Thanks to my Lovely Wife--I think

I just saw this in one of my wife’s recipes and had to pass it around on my blog.  Now you know why I weighed so much in the past.  I think I taught her some “evil” ways along the way.  LOL

Country apple fritter bread - awesome!

 

 

 

Serves 8

Bread Loaf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:

1/3 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup milk
2 ea. apples, peeled and chopped (any kind), mixed with 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Old-Fashioned Crème Glaze

1/2 cup of powdered sugar

1-3 tablespoons of milk or cream- (depending on thickness of glaze wanted)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use a 9x5-inch loaf pan and spray with non-stick spray or line with foil and spray with non-stick spray to get out easily for slicing. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl. Set aside. In another medium-sized bowl, beat white sugar and butter together using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until blended in; add in vanilla extract. Combine & whisk flour and baking powder together in another bowl and add into creamed butter mixture and stir until blended. Mix milk into batter until smooth. Pour half the batter into the prepared loaf pan; add half the apples and half the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture. Lightly pat apple mixture into batter. Pour the remaining batter over apple layer and top with remaining apples and brown sugar/cinnamon mixture. Lightly pat apples into batter; swirl brown sugar mixture through apples using knife or spoon. Bake in the reheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, approximately 50-60 minutes. To make glaze, mix powdered sugar and milk or cream together until well mixed.

Let cool for about 15 minutes before drizzling with glaze.

Optional Next time I think I would add in walnuts. You can always use other fruit, or you could add in chocolate chips too! (Of course)

Substitutions: I've also substituted this with 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt, 1/3 cup milk and add 1/4 teaspoon baking soda instead of 1/2 cup milk as called out in the bread loaf ingredients.

Baking options: Bake 30-40 min. for 2 loaf recipe, 15-20 minutes for muffins or 50 -60 minutes for one full loaf recipe or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

This is another recipe that I found that looks fantastic...Tell me what you think

Apple Fritter Cake!

This recipe is filed under the “If a little is good, then more is better” category!  I really wanted to create a GIANT Apple Fritter inspired cake that would last me for days and days! LOL! I cut shallow slices all over this cake just to give it those fritter-like hills and valleys to hold all of that classic glaze and to ensure a glaze filled bite every time, just like an authentic Apple Fritter! Oh boy~~oh boy, did this ever work!  I’m talking about warm, apple filled cake that’s spiced to perfection with the classic flavors of that doughnut from heaven!  Big bites of real Apple filling are studded between clouds of cinnamony cake, which are literally dripping in sweet glaze!  Perfect for that Fall/holiday table and SO easy like, super easy!  You will LOVE it!

Ingredients:

1          can                  (21 oz.) Apple Pie Filling

1          1/2 cup            self-rising flour
1          cup                  sugar
1/2       cup                  apple juice/cider
2-3       tbsp.                Cinnamon... (Yep...lots!)
                                   9″ round cake pan. For an authentic “fritter” look

The Glaze:

1 1/2    cups powdered sugar, milk or cream, enough to get it nice and thick...about 1/4 cup or so, but add slowly!
Directions:
Chop up the apple pie filling into small pieces; you still want to know what they are in the cake though! In a large bowl add the flour, cinnamon, sugar and apple juice. Mix the dry ingredients until well combined! Now, add in the chopped apple pie filling and gently mix well…Pour the batter into the sprayed and lined baking pan, even out the top…Bake it at 350 for approx. 25-30 minutes, or until it’s golden and cooked all the way through. Let it cool completely…When it’s cool, slice shallow, 1″ or so slices evenly throughout the cake, making sure not to cut all the way through.  The glaze with soften the bottom up, and it will be easy to separate! Pour that glaze a.k.a the BEST part. All in, on, over, under and around that glorious apple fritter cake! Now serve it up…Try not to eat it all yourself…But if you do, no one has to know...lol!  Enjoy!

 

Then again, this is one my wife makes all of the time.  Whenever she feels like the dinner need an “extra” kick”.  You will love this!

 

Grand girl’s Fresh Apple Cake from Georgia

Paula Deen’s (my idol) Recipe

 

 

 

 

Total Time: 3 hr.

Prep: 30 min

Inactive: 1 hr.

Cook: 1 hr. 30 min  

Yield: 16 to 20 servings

Level: Easy

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

Cake:

Butter, for greasing pan

2 cups sugar

3 eggs

1 1/2 cups vegetable oil

1/4 cup orange juice

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

3 cups peeled and finely chopped apples

1 cup shredded coconut

1 cup chopped pecans

Sauce:

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325F. Generously grease a tube pan. For the cake: in a large bowl, combine the sugar, eggs, oil, orange juice, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and vanilla extract; and mix well. Fold apples, coconut, and pecans into batter. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a tester comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours. Shortly before the cake is done, make the sauce: Melt the butter in a large saucepan, stir in the sugar, buttermilk, and baking soda, and bring to a good rolling boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 1 minute. Pour the sauce over the hot cake in the pan as soon as you remove it from the oven. Let stand 1 hour, and then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

 

 

I thought this would make a great Christmas Gift!!

 

 

Cranberry Honey Butter

If you are traveling to a friend's or loved ones for the holidays, bring them something even better than a bottle of wine—this easy to whip up treat! You will probably have to let it sit for a while, so the flavors blend. Can you imagine this on some Toast, and with Herbal Tea in the morning?

 24 Servings
Prep/Total Time: 10 min.
 






Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup finely chopped dried cranberries
1/4 cup honey
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt 
Directions:
In a small bowl, beat all ingredients until blended. Store in an
airtight container in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks or freeze up to
3 months. Yield: 24 servings.