This decadent Praline Apple Bread is the epitome of indulgent snacking. Whether you enjoy it for breakfast, brunch or a mid-afternoon treat, you’re certain to make it over and over again.
Making and serving quick breads like this apple bread just makes people happy. Sweet breads like my Almond Blueberry Yogurt Bread and cream cheese filled Pumpkin Bread, are almost cake-like. They’re the perfect excuse to have cake for breakfast along with classic Coffee Cake, of course. Unlike sandwich style breads, these sorts of breads don’t require yeast, so bakers of all skill levels can make them with success.
Harvest season is associated with autumn when all apples seem to come in with a vengeance. Apples are readily available year-round and there’s no reason to limit them to one short season.
Ingredients :
1 cup sour cream
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups Granny Smith apples, peeled and finely chopped
1 cup nuts (walnut or pecan or a combo), divided
For the praline sauce:
¼ cup brown sugar and ¼ cup butter
Directions :
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan. Set aside. (I used stoneware loaf pan for perfect cooking)
Using an electric mixer, beat together the sour cream, sugar, eggs and vanilla on low speed for a couple of minutes until well blended. Stop the mixer and then add in the flour, leavening agents and salt. Continue to beat on low until well combined.
Fold in the apples and half the nuts into the batter. Transfer the batter into the greased loaf pan.
Sprinkle the rest of the nuts on top and then press them lightly into the batter. Bake for about 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool in the loaf pan for about 20-30 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. So it doesn’t get too dark, I suggest using a light colored loaf pan.
For the praline sauce:
In a small sauce pan, place the butter and brown sugar. Using medium heat, bring to a boil. Lower the heat and then simmer lightly for about one minute, stirring constantly until the sauce thickens. Remove from heat and then drizzle over the bread. Apple Praline Bread
Cool completely