orange chia bread

Makes: One Loaf

Ingredients:

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1 3/4 cup flour
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1/4 cup oatmeal
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1/2 cup chia seeds
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1 tsp baking powder
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1 tsp baking soda
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Pinch of salt
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2 cups apple sauce
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1/3 cup oil
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2/3 cup sugar
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1 tbsp melted butter
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1/2 tbsp orange juice
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Zest of one orange
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Topping:
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3 tbsp sugar
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3 tbsp oatmeal 
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1 tbsp orange zest
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1 tbsp water
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Directions:

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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
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Prepare a loaf pan, or similar sized cake pan by oiling the bottom and sides of the pan then dust with flour. Make sure to shake out the excess.

In a large bowl combine your flour, oatmeal, baking soda and powder, Chia Seeds, and salt. Mix with a whisk until well combined.

In a large bowl add your apple sauce, sugar, oil, orange juice, zest, and melted butter. Mix this with a whisk until well combined.

Now pour the wet ingredients on top of the dry ingredients and mix until everything just comes together, essentially when all the flour is hydrated. Try not to over mix there will be lumps which is okay, you want to avoid building Gluten.

Pour your batter into your loaf pan. Now combine all ingredients for your topping in a bowl and mix well. Using a spoon or your fingers sprinkle the topping as evenly as you can accross the top.

 Place in the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, depending on your dish 45-50 minutes approximately.

Remove from the oven and let cool completely before trying to remove from the pan.