Step 1

Katie Ledecky's favorite Pumpkin Apple Bread

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350F and butter and flour two 9 by 5 by 3-inch loaf pans.

Step 3

For the topping:

Step 4

In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon and butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.

Step 5

For the pumpkin apple bread:

Step 6

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and allspice.

Step 7

In another large bowl, whisk together the pumpkin, oil, sugar and eggs.

Step 8

Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture, stirring until the mixture is well combined. Fold in the apples. Divide the batter between the pans.

Step 9

Sprinkle the topping evenly on each loaf and bake the loaves in the middle of the oven for 50 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Let the loaves cool in the pans for 45 min. Then cool completely.