Sour Cream Apple Cardamom Quick Bread Recipes

APPLE CARDAMOM CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon cardamom and the salt; set aside.
• In medium bowl, beat softened butter and 3/4 cup granulated sugar with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds; increase speed to medium, and beat 2 to 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; beat in eggs, one at a time, just until smooth. Beat in vanilla. On low speed, beat in one-third of the flour mixture, then half of the milk, beating well after each addition, just until smooth. Repeat with flour mixture and milk, ending with flour mixture. Scrape side of bowl occasionally. Beat in sour cream until blended. Spread batter in pie plate.
• Arrange apple slices over batter. In small bowl, mix 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar and 1/8 teaspoon cardamom until blended. Sprinkle over apple slices.
• Bake 30 to 34 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes.
• When ready to serve, sprinkle powdered sugar over top. For 8 servings, cut into 8 wedges. Store covered at room temperature.

SOUR CREAM APPLE CARDAMOM QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter and flour two 6- to 8-cup loaf pans and reserve.
• In a mixer, cream together the butter, oil and sugars.
• Add the eggs, vanilla and sour cream.
• Sift together the cardamom, salt, baking powder, baking soda and flour.
• Mix into the creamed ingredients, a little at a time, until incorporated, taking care not to overmix.
• Stir in the walnuts and apple.
• Divide batter between the prepared pans.
• Tap pans on the counter to remove any air bubbles.
• Bake for approximately 60 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick poked in centers comes out clean.
• Rotate pans halfway through baking.
• After 45 minutes, place sheets of foil loosely over loaves to prevent overbrowning.
• (Ovens bake differently, so use your best judgment and a doneness test when gauging cooking time for baked goods.) Cool in pans for 10 minutes, then remove to a rack and turn right-side-up to cool completely.

APPLE WALNUT SOUR CREAM BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cardamom, and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla, beating until smooth.
• Fold dry ingredients and sour cream alternately into the creamed mixture until just combined. Don't over mix! The batter should be a little thick and lumpy. Fold in apple and walnuts and spread into a greased and floured 9x5x3-inch loaf pan and smooth out the top.
• Bake for 1 hour at 350°F or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool upright in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out on a wire rack and cool. Wrap tightly in foil and store at room temperature overnight.
• Serve either plain or with cream cheese. Enjoy!
• Makes 1 loaf.