Good for your soul

I love Fall baking! Using fresh ingredients like apples and pumpkins are so fun and tasty!

This is a really easy bread to make. Simple steps and yummy results!

Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon together and set aside. You will love the brown sugar in this bread.

Chop up your apples and toss with a little cinnamon sugar to coat. Save the rest of the cinnamon sugar for the bread. I left the skin on.

Mix the butter with the sugar and beat until smooth. Then beat in the eggs and vanilla until blended.

In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.

Combine the two bowls and stir until well blended. Pour the milk in the batter and mix until smooth.

Pour half the batter into a prepared bread pan. Add half of the chopped apples, then the rest of the batter. Top with the rest of the chopped apples and press slightly into the batter, then add the rest of the cinnamon sugar on top.

Bake in preheated oven at 350 for 60 – 70 minutes. You want the toothpick to come out clean. Allow bread to cool.

Mix the powdered sugar, butter, milk and vanilla to make the glaze. Pour the glaze on top of the bread.

This is a great fall treat to wrap the bread and give as a gift to someone! Enjoy!

Amish Apple Fritter Bread (makes one loaf)

INGREDIENTS

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/2 tsp. Cinnamon

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

2/3 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp. Vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup milk

1 1/2 cups diced apples (about 4 med apples) mixed with a little cinnamon and sugar to coat.

Powdered Sugar Glaze

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/2 Tablespoon butter, softened

2 tablespoons milk

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 350°. Spray loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray so it slides out easily. Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the sugar and butter until smooth. Beat in the eggs and vanilla until blended. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add this mixture to the other and stir until well blended. Pour the milk into the batter and blend until smooth. Pour half the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Then add half of your chopped apple mixture. Pour the rest of the batter on top of the apples. Top with remaining apples and pat them slightly into the batter. Sprinkle with the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture vou had set aside. Bake in a preheated oven until a toothpick comes out clean, approximately 60 to 70 minutes. To make the powdered sugar glaze, blend the powdered sugar and butter together until smooth, mix in the milk and vanilla until a nice, smooth glaze consistency. Let the Apple fritter loaf cool about 30 minutes before pouring the glaze on top. Wrap up to give as gifts or slice into desired slices.