Carmel Apple Bread

With both girls in school all day I have some more free time on my hands. After they got on the bus the other day I decided to whip up a batch of this bread. It will be a great recipe to make in a few weeks when the weather turns cool and the apples are in season.



Caramel Apple Bread 
1 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp lemon juice
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups coarsely chopped apples ( I used red ones but any kind would work. I also peeled them first)
Caramel sundae sauce ( I used Smuckers)

For Crumb Mixture:
1 tsp cinnamon
4 Tbsp flour
4 Tbsp brown sugar
4 Tbsp cold butter
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray loaf pan with non stick cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until creamy. In a separate bowl, dissolve the baking soda into the lemon juice. Mixture will foam up; that’s normal. Once dissolved, add the baking soda mixture, eggs and vanilla to the butter and beat to combine.
3. Add the flour and salt until a thick batter has formed. Stir in the chopped apples by hand.
4. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the crumb ingredients until mixture forms coarse crumbs. Set aside.
5.Spread 1/4 batter in the bottom of each loaf pan. Sprinkle heavily with the crumb mixture and drizzle a generous amount of caramel on top. Repeat with another layer of each batter, crumb and caramel.
6. Bake for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out mostly clean.

Original Recipe was found here