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    Quick: Praline-Apple Bread


    Source of Recipe


    Debbie Grusska

    Recipe Introduction


    Praline-Apple Bread is decadent enough to serve as dessert. Sour cream is the secret to the rich, moist texture of this bread. There's no butter or oil in the batter¯only in the glaze.

    List of Ingredients




    1 1/2 cups chopped pecans, divided
    1 (8-oz.) container sour cream
    1 cup granulated sugar
    2 large eggs
    1 tablespoon vanilla extract
    2 cups all-purpose flour
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 1/2 cups finely chopped, peeled Granny Smith apples (about 3/4 lb.)
    1/2 cup butter
    1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

    Recipe



    1. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake 1/2 cup pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 6 to 8 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring after 4 minutes.

    2. Beat sour cream and next 3 ingredients at low speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until blended.

    3. Stir together flour and next 3 ingredients. Add to sour cream mixture, beating just until blended. Stir in apples and 1/2 cup toasted pecans. Spoon batter into a greased and floured 9- x 5-inch loaf pan. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup chopped pecans; lightly press pecans into batter.

    4. Bake at 350° for 1 hour to 1 hour and 5 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, shielding with aluminum foil after 50 minutes to prevent excessive browning. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack.

    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 1 hour).

    Note: To freeze, cool bread completely; wrap in plastic wrap, then in aluminum foil. Freeze up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature.

    Prep: 20 min.; Bake: 1 hr., 6 min.; Cool: 1 hr., 10 min.; Cook: 5 min.

    Yield: Makes 1 loaf



 

 

 


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