Yield

1 loaf (9×5 pan)

Ingredients

Spice Bread – Dry

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1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

1 cup packed brown sugar

¼ cup granulated sugar

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp ground ginger

½ tsp nutmeg

¼ tsp allspice

¼ tsp cloves

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Spice Bread – Wet

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2 large eggs

½ cup vegetable or canola oil

½ cup applesauce

½ cup milk or buttermilk

2 tsp vanilla

1 cup sourdough discard (100% hydration — see note)

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Cream Cheese Swirl

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8 oz cream cheese, softened

⅓ cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 egg yolk

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Optional Streusel

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½ cup flour

½ cup brown sugar

¼ cup butter, melted

1 tsp cinnamon

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Mix with fork until crumbly.

Sweet Cream Cheese Drizzle

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4 oz cream cheese, softened

½ cup powdered sugar

1–3 tbsp milk or cream (to thin)

½ tsp vanilla

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Whisk smooth.

Instructions

Prepare

1. Preheat oven to 350°F / 175°C.

2. Grease and line a 9×5 loaf pan with parchment.

   Make Bread Batter

3. Mix all dry ingredients in one bowl.

4. In another bowl, whisk eggs, oil, applesauce, milk/buttermilk, vanilla, and sourdough discard until smooth.

5. Pour wet into dry and stir gently until just combined.

   Cream Cheese Swirl

6. Beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and egg yolk until smooth.

   Assemble

7. Pour half the bread batter into the pan.

8. Spoon cream cheese mixture over batter.

9. Add remaining batter on top and gently swirl with a knife.

10. If using streusel, sprinkle it evenly over the top.

    Bake

11. Bake 50–65 minutes. Start checking at 48–50 minutes.

12. Loaf is done when a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs but not wet batter.

13. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then remove to cool completely.

    Drizzle

14. Whisk drizzle ingredients until smooth.

15. Drizzle over completely cooled loaf.

Tips

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If your discard is very thick, loosen with 2–4 tbsp milk or water first.

Buttermilk gives extra tenderness.

Don’t over-swirl cream cheese or it disappears.

If loaf seems dry, brush lightly with simple syrup while warm.

Stores best refrigerated; slice at room temp for serving.

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