Spiced Applesauce Bread

I was in the mood for some cinnamon-apple bread I normally buy at a local grocery store, but I didn't want to go out and buy it. I started searching for some recipes, but all I could find was recipes with chunks of apples in it, so I decided to use applesauce instead of diced apples.

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups applesauce
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
3 tablespoons milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. I recommend using butter to grease the pan. It will give the bread more flavor on the edges.
2) In a large bowl, combine the applesauce, sugar, oil, eggs and milk; bear well. Sift in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt; stir until smooth. If using, fold in the pecans. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
3) Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.

Add a twist!
Carefully, dump the loaf out of the pan onto whatever plate you will store it on. While hot, spread a thin coat of butter on the top of the bread and sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the loaf. This will stick the sugar to the bread when it dries.