smurfnsmurfette87- Praline Apple Bread
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans, divided (optional)
1 (8-oz) container sour cream/cream cheese (I used cream cheese)
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt (optional, I didn't add)
1 1/2 cups finely chopped, peeled granny smith apples (about 3/4 lbs.. I used 2 medium Macintosh apples and still had about half an apple left)
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1. Preheat oven to 350. Bake 1/2 cup pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 6-8mins or until toasted and fragrant, stirring after 4mins.
2. Beat sour cream/cream cheese and next 3 ingredients at low speed with an electric mixer 2mins or until blended.
3. Stir together flour and next 3 ingredients. Add to sour cream/cream cheese mixture, beating just until blended. Stir in apples and 1/2 cup toasted pecans. Spoon batter into a greased and floured 9x5 loaf pan. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup chopped pecans; lightly press pecans into batter.
4. Bake at 350 for 1hr-1hr 5min, or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean, shielding with aluminum foil after 50mins to prevent excessive browning. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10mins; remove from pan to wire rack. (Better to place in a container for next step)
5. Bring butter and brown sugar to a boil in a 1-qt heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly; boil 1 minute. Remove from heat and spoon over top of bread. Let cool completely (about 1hr).
This bread is DELICIOUS!!
I made it last night & it was awesome.. LOL.
I added in my substitutes, but you can do what you want.
I used cream cheese so it wouldn't have the semi sour taste as sour cream & didn't use pecans because my mom doesn't like them.
I also didn't add the salt because I hate adding salt to things.. If you put too much, it overpowers everything.
14 years, 3 months & 12 days ago
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