Awesome Country Apple Fritter Bread

A bit of work, but SO worth it !

Awesome Country Apple Fritter Bread

Bread loaf

1/3 cup light brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2/3 cup white sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 eggs

 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 /12 cups all purpose flour

1 3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup milk or almond milk

Apple Mixture

2 apples, peeled and shipped (any baking apple will do) 

 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 

 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup chopped walnuts - optional

Old-Fashioned Creme Glaze

1/2 cup of powdered sugar

1-3 tablespoons of milk or cream - (depending on thickness of glaze wanted)

Preheat oven to 350°.   Use a 9x5 inch loaf pan and spray with nonstick spray or line with foil and spray with nonstick spray to get out easily for slicing.

Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl, set aside.

In another medium sized bowl, beat white sugar and butter together using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.    

Beat in eggs one at a time, until blended in.    Add in vanilla extract.

Combine and whisk flour and baking powder together in another bowl and add into creamed butter mixture and stir until blended  Mix milk into batter until smooth.

Pour half the batter into the prepared loaf pan; add half the apple mixture, then half the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.    Lightly pat apple mixture into batter.  Repeat with remaining ingredients.    Swirl brown sugar mixture through apples using knife of spoon.

Bake in preheat oven until toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.   Approximately 50-60 minutes.

To make glaze,  mix powdered sugar and milk or cream together until well mixed.   Let bread cool about 15 minutes, then drizzle with glaze.