country apple fritter bread
When deep frying feels like a no-no but an apple treat is a yes-yes.
Ingredients
- 2 medium honeycrisp apples, diced
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp dark brown sugar
- 3 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup plain whole milk Greek yogurt, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
vanilla glaze
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with butter or oil.
- In a bowl, toss the chopped apples with 2 tbsp brown sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, toss the remaining 1/2 cup of brown sugar and the remaining 2 tsp cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a third bowl, beat the oil with the sugar until combined, then whip in the eggs, one at a time, the vanilla, and the yogurt. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix until just combined.
- Pour half of the batter into the loaf pan in an even layer. Sprinkle on half of the apples then half of the cinnamon sugar. Spread the remaining half of the batter, the remaining apples, and the remaining sugar.
- Bake for 60-70 minutes. Start checking the bread at 50 minutes and every 5 minutes thereafter, until an inserted skewer emerges with just a few moist crumbs. Remove the loaf from the oven and cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack, flip upright, and cool at least another 30 minutes.
- For the glaze, combine the powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk until a glaze forms. Pour or drizzle over the loaf. Let set for 5-10 minutes, then slice and serve.