Caramel Apple Quick Bread Recipes

CARAMEL-GLAZED APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans with cooking spray or shortening.
• In large bowl, stir together apples, 1 cup brown sugar, the buttermilk, oil and eggs. Stir in remaining bread ingredients just until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour into pans.
• Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes on cooling rack. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans and place top sides up on cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in 1/4 cup brown sugar. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; reduce heat to low. Boil and stir 2 minutes. Stir in milk. Heat to boiling; remove from heat. Cool to lukewarm, about 30 minutes.
• Gradually stir powdered sugar into glaze mixture. Place saucepan of glaze in bowl of cold water. Beat with spoon until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. If glaze becomes too stiff, stir in additional milk, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, or heat over low heat, stirring constantly. Drizzle glaze over loaves. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.

CARAMEL APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F/175C. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and sugar.
• In a medium bowl whisk the egg, then add oil, vanilla extract and yogurt until combined. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Fold in the chopped apple. Pour the batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean. If the top is getting too brown while baking, cover pan loosely with aluminum foil. Allow to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
• To make the glaze: In a medium saucepan, mix together sugar, heavy cream, and butter and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and let the mixture simmer for 1-2 minutes, whisking occasionally. Remove saucepan from the heat, and let cool slightly. Add 1 tablespoon powdered sugar and whisk until smooth and combined. Mixture should be thick, if it's still liquid, add another tablespoon until thick but pourable. Spread caramel mixture evenly over the bread.
• Bread can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days or in refrigerator for 5 days. Serve at room temperature.

APPLE QUICK BREAD WITH OATMEAL-WALNUT CRUMBLE AND CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 5-by-9-inch loaf pan. Whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Mix together oil and sugar with a mixer on medium speed until combined. With machine running, add eggs, 1 at a time. Reduce speed to low, and beat in flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with 1/2 cup cider and the brandy (if not using brandy, use an additional 1/4 cup cider), beginning and ending with flour. Add vanilla, and fold in apples. Pour mixture into pan, and top with oatmeal-walnut crumble.
• Place pan on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake until a tester inserted into center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack, and let cool for 15 minutes. Invert pan to remove bread. Let cool completely on a wire rack, crumble side up. Drizzle with caramel sauce just before serving.

CARAMEL APPLE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° and grease and flour a 9x5 loaf pan.
• Unwrap caramels and with a scissors, cut each one into 8 small pieces.
• Toss caramels with 1 tablespoon of the flour in a small bowl to keep them from sticking together; set aside.
• Beat together butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time and beat well after each.
• In another bowl, stir together remaining flour, cinnamon allspice and salt.
• Add flour mixture to butter mixture and blend well.
• By hand, stir in apples and caramel mixture.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 60 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool completely on a wire rack, then remove from pan.

CARAMEL APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the yogurt, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to yogurt mixture and beat until just combined. Fold in apples and pecans., Pour into a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack., In a small saucepan, bring the brown sugar, butter and milk to a boil, stirring constantly. Cover and cook for 1 minute. Cool slightly. Spread over cooled bread. Let stand for 15 minutes.

CARAMEL SAUCE FOR APPLE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Bring all ingredients to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, and cook for 5 minutes. Let cool slightly.

CARAMEL APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2. Cube apple, measuring about 2 cups, toss with 2-3 T. of pudding mix. Set aside.
• 3. In large bowl, whisk together the pudding mixes and the buttermilk. Add the butterscotch extract. This will be very thick.
• 4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, spices, baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour.
• 5. Add dry ingredients to pudding mixture a little at a time, alternating with apple juice and blend well after each addition.
• 6. Fold in the apples.
• 7. Bake in a greased bundt pan or small loaf pans. Time for large bundt pan will be 45-50 minutes. The small loaves will take only 20. Test with toothpick to make sure the bread is done.
• 8. Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes. Remove from pan.
• 9. Cool completely. When cool, drizzle caramel syrup on the top. You should get 12 mini-loaves or 12 slices from bundt.
• 10. (You can substitute sugar-free butterscotch pudding mixes for the French Vanilla and the butterscotch extract.)