Apple Fritter Bread

Apple Fritter Bread - 100% a Pinterest win! My Mom posted snapshots of this on Facebook on Sunday afternoon and the clamor for the recipe was pretty crazy! I must confess that this bread turned out light and full of flavor - it is definitely delicious and perfect for Fall!

What You Need

- Brown Sugar Cinnamon Mixture

•  1/3 cup light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

- Bread Loaf

• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs @ room temp
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk or almond milk @ room temp

- Chopped Apple Mixture

• 2 large apples of any kind; peeled & chopped small but not fine. Toss the applies with 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.

- Old Fashioned Cream Glaze

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 - 3 tablespoons of milk or cream, depending on the thickness of glaze wanted.

What You Do

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use a 9x5 inch loaf pan and spray with non-stick spray or line with foil & spray with non-stick spray to get bread out of pan easily.
• Mix 1/3 cup brown sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon together in a bowl. Set aside.
• Combine & whisk 1 and 1/2 cups flour and 1 and 3/4 teaspoons baking powder together in another bowl & set aside.
• In another medium-sized bowl, beat 2/3 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 cup softened butter together using an electric mixer until smooth & creamy.
• Beat in 2 eggs, one at a time until blended in; add in 1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract & mix in.
• Add the flour mixture into the creamed butter mixture and mix until blended.
• Mix 1/2 cup milk into batter & keep mixing until smooth.
• Pour half the batter into the prepared loaf pan; add half the chopped apple mixture with sugar & cinnamon added in. 
• Sprinkle 1/2 of the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture you set aside earlier on top of apple layer.
• Pour the remaining batter over the apple layer and top with remaining chopped apples, then the remaining brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.
• Lightly pat the apples into the batter; swirl brown sugar mixture through apples using a knife.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean; about 60 minutes.
• To make the glad, mix 1/2 cup powdered sugar & 1 to 3 tablespoons milk or cream together until well mixed.
• Let the loaf rest until cooled before removing from pan. Drizzle with glaze. 

This recipe makes just one loaf but it's quite a substantial loaf and because of that, I'd note that we actually cooked our loaf about 70 minutes. When I checked it after 60 minutes it wasn't quite done in the center, so it went for an additional 10 minutes. You could also add in nuts if that's something you enjoy... another comment on the recipe suggested chocolate chips but I can't say I see cinnamon apple and chocolate chips as two things I'd combine.

While there are a few steps, all in all this recipe is quite easy and the result is well worth the time spent whipping it up! Enjoy!