CINNAMON APPLE LOAF

I am not much of a sweet eater, but... I love having something delicious and satisfying when I do get the urge!!! It's always great to have something "home made", that you already know is awesome, when friends stop by too!!!
This is the time of year that I pull all the "Fall" Recipes out, and... where I look for things that are wholesome, delicious, and don't take too much time to make.
I love this!!! It's not a cake, and... it's not a bread. It is between the two. *LOL*. I look forward at night, to having it in the morning, and so will your family... lightly toasted with a little butter. Mmmm... it doesn't get much better than this!!!
The recipe is quick, and made from scratch. You really can't make a mistake, unless you undercook it. But we will watch this step closely. It doesn't require a lot of ingredients, and... You will be so, happy later... that you took the time. If you have 5 more minutes, then MAKE 2!!!

 

 

Ingredients:
 

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup white sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar (not packed)

2 eggs

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 cup milk

1/4 cup apple juice

1 apple, peeled and chopped

Loaf Pan
Electric Hand Mixer

*missing from photo: milk and apple juice*

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Lightly grease a Loaf Pan. (I use a bit of butter on a piece of wax paper.)
• Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together and set aside. (leave a handful aside for the top of your loaf too.)
• Beat white sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy
• Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, mixing
• Add vanilla extract
• Combine flour and baking powder together in another bowl
• Stir into creamed butter mixture.
• Add milk and juice, into batter, mix until smooth.
• Pour half the batter into the greased loaf pan
• Add half the apples and 1/2 the brown sugar cinnamon mixture
• Push down  a little bit on the apples and sugar mixture, into the batter with the back of a spoon 
• Now, lightly swirl apple mixture into batter with a fork, you don't want to mix it, but you do want those nice brown swirls to be seen throughout the batter
• Pour the remaining batter on top; layer with remaining apples and more brown sugar/cinnamon mixture. Swirling again, through the dough you just poured. You want to see some nice brown swirls in the dough again.
• Add more brown sugar/cinnamon mixture to the top of your loaf. This will become the nice crumbly topping.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out lean... (about) 40 to 45 minutes. I use an electric oven, so check at 35 min, if you have any doubt.

It doesn't get any better than this!!!

 

NOW ENJOY!

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