Apple Praline Bread

By MelanieAnn

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Sour Cream
• 1 Cup Brown Sugar
• 2 - Eggs
• 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 Cups all purpose flour, sifted
• 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 2 cups peeled and finely chopped Fuji or Braeburn apples
• 1 Cup Pecans or Walnuts (Divided into 2 half cups)
• Praline Sauce
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar

Details

Adapted from facebook.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350F. Lightly grease bread loaf pan with butter. With an electric mixer or by hand, beat together eggs, sour cream, sugar, and vanilla until thoroughly blended. Then add in the sifted flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix together until thoroughly blended.

Before transferring into your lightly greased bread loaf pan, fold in the apples and 1/2 cup of nuts. Pour mixture into loaf pan. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of nuts on top and gently press them into the mixture. Bake at 350 for approximately 60 minutes. Or until center comes out clean when tested. Let cool in loaf pan for 15-20 minutes. Let cool down completely on a cooling rack.

Using a small sauce pan, combine 1/4 cup of brown sugar, and 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter over medium heat. Bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to LOW and let simmer for a minute or until the sauce thickens. Immediately pour over cooled bread. Let cool completely.