Buttery Apple Loaf

Redneck Epicurean's Note:

I walked in my kitchen while this was baking and I thought I would melt and run down in my shoes. It smelled SOOO good in there...the apples..the cinnamon...HEAVEN! I cannot take credit for this, however. I got it from an e-zine I get in the email. I immediately got in my car and bought the ingredients, came home, and whipped this up. Since I'm diabetic, I'll be sending it off to Pop's for the shop monkey's (the shop mechanics/my taste-testers) approval. If they like it, it's a keeper!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 loaf

Strudel

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 medium granny smith apple, peeled and diced very small

Batter

• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spray the largest loaf pan you have. (original recipe calls for a 9 x 5, but I used a 12" and it was almost too small!).
2. Stir together the strudel topping; set aside.
3. Beat the eggs lightly with a fork to blend. Stir in butter and milk. Add flour and sugar, stir with a spatula until moist (batter will be lumpy).
4. Layer 1/2 the batter, apples and strudel: repeat layers. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about an hour. Cool ten minutes in the pan; remove and let cool completely. Serve with ice cream.

Reviews

[ladyjmc]

To be honest i changed the recipe a bit, i changed the butter to apple puree and added a bit of oil to the batter as a few reviews suggested it was a bit dry. i also added some vanilla essence. As my loaf pan is tiny i decided to put it in a muffin tray! i put batter then a few pieces of tinned peach and pear a dollop of custard then a bit of strudle then moor batter with a dollop of strudle on top! My gosh! it is delicious! So amazingling yummy and they look fantastic! Thanks! :-)

[meglupo18]

I made this exactly by the recipe and it turned out very pretty. It did smell good baking, but my boyfriend and I agreed that its a little dull on flavor and pretty dry. I was hoping it would get more moist the longer it sat like some breads I've made but it didnt. Its not terrible its just "ok" to me. very easy to make though. Maybe with some ice cream it would be worth the calories? Or maybe I just did it wrong I dunno.

[SandeeLynn]

I made this exactly as directed and it tasted really good, but it was pretty dry. Thanks for posting!