Country Apple Fritter Bread

Ingredients

Brown Sugar/Cinnamon Mixture

⅓ cup light brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Apple Bread Loaf Recipe

½ cup butter softened

⅔ cup granulated sugar

2 eggs room temperature

1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder

½ cup milk or almond milk room temp

Chopped Apple Mixture

2 large apples like Granny Smith, peeled and chopped small, but not fine.

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Old-Fashioned Creme Glaze

½ cup powdered sugar

1-3 tablespoons of milk or cream depending on thickness of glaze wanted. For more apple fritter style like the apple fritter donut- use more milk for a thinner glaze that you can pour over the whole loaf.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use a 9x5-inch loaf pan and spray with non-stick cooking spray, can also line with foil or parchment paper to get out easily for slicing and spray with non-stick cooking spray.

Brown Sugar/Cinnamon Mixture

Mix 1/3 cup brown sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon together in a bowl. Set aside.

Apple Bread Loaf Recipe

Combine & whisk 1 & 1/2 cups flour and 1 & 3/4 teaspoons baking powder together in another bowl and 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 and creamy.

Beat in 2 eggs, one at a time until blended into the butter/sugar mixture; add in 1 & 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract and mix in.

Add the flour mixture into creamed butter mixture and mix until blended.

Mix 1/2 cup milk into batter and continue mixing until smooth.

Chopped Apple Mixture

Toss chopped apples with 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a bowl. Get ready for layering.

Assembling the Apple Fritter Layers

Pour half the apple bread batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread out, then top with half the chopped apple mix.

Sprinkle 1/2 of the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture on top. Get ready to repeat layers.

Repeat Layer: Pour the remaining apple bread batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread out, then top with the remaining chopped apple mixture.

Next, sprinkle the remaining brown sugar/cinnamon mixture on top.

Use a knife and swirl through the mixture a few times.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, approximately 60 minutes.

Old-Fashioned Creme Glaze

To make glaze, mix 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1 to 3 tablespoons milk or cream together until well mixed. (Place mixture in microwave for 10 seconds to get it pourable if it needs a boost.)

Let loaf rest in pan for about 15 minutes before removing from pan to let cool off completely on a cooling rack. Drizzle with glaze.

If you want more glaze, make a double batch.

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