Apple Fritter Bread

Apple Fritter Bread

Makes one 9x5" loaf

• Bread Batter
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups gluten free 1:1 flour (Bob's Red Mill 1:1 works great)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk

• Apple Mixture
• 2 large apples, peeled and chopped small
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

• Sugar/Cinnamon Mixture
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

• Glaze
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1-3 tablespoons milk (depending on thickness desired)

Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a 9x5" loaf pan by spring with non-stick cooking spray. In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and 2/3 cup sugar until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat well. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and beat until combined. Add the milk and beat until a smooth batter.

Prepare the apple mixture by combining the chopped apples with 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.

Prepare the sugar/cinnamon mixture by combining the brown sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.

Pour half of the batter into the loaf pan and smooth out. Top with half of the apple mixture and half of the sugar/cinnamon mixture. Repeat layers. Using a knife, swirl through the mixture a few times. Bake for about 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let the bread rest on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then carefully remove from the pan and cool completely. Combine glaze ingredients and drizzle over the bread. You can make a double batch if you like or make it thicker like a frosting.

Step-by-step tutorial:

Gather your ingredients. You will need butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, gluten free flour, baking powder, salt, milk, apples, cinnamon and brown sugar.

Preheat your oven to 350°F. In a mixing bowl, beat together 1 stick of butter (1/2 cup) with 2/3 cup sugar. Add 2 eggs and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat until smooth. Add your dry ingredients (1 1/2 cups flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt). Beat until thick and mixed.

While beating, slowly add 1/2 cup milk. Beat until you have a nice smooth batter. Set aside.

In a bowl, combine 1 teaspoon cinnamon with 2 tablespoons sugar. Add the chopped apples and stir to coat. In another bowl, combine 1 teaspoon cinnamon with 1/3 cup brown sugar. Now you have the three layers of the bread ready.

In a greased 9x5" loaf pan, spread half of the bread batter on the bottom with a spatula. Top with half of the apples and half of the cinnamon/brown sugar mixture. Repeat layers again.

Using a knife, gently swirl through the bread a few times.

Bake for 60 minutes or until center is set and toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.

Carefully remove the bread from the pan and allow to cool completely on a wire rack. It will smell amazing!

Prepare your glaze, getting desired thickness, then pour over the cooled loaf. I like to do a thin glaze, so it resembles an apple fritter donut. So delicious!

Slice and enjoy! The perfect fall dessert (or breakfast....I won't judge!) with fresh apples in season.

The tender baked apples, cinnamon and brown sugar swirl, and glaze make this quite incredible.

Recipe Source: Recipe adapted from a recipe at The Baking ChocolaTess