Caramel Apple Bread Recipes

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-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.