Apple Cream Cheese Bread

Recipe Rating:	2 Ratings5
Categories:	Sweet Breads, Savory Breads, Other Breads, Quick & Easy, For Kids, Vegetarian
Serves:	a bunch
Prep Time:	15 Min
Cook Time:	30 Min

Ingredients

	dry indredients:
1 1/4 c	flour
1 1/4 tsp	baking powder
1 tsp	cinnamon
1/2 tsp	cardamom
1/4 tsp	salt
1/4	pepper
	wet ingredients:
1 stk	unsalted butter
2/3 c	brown sugar
1	egg
2/3 c	apple pie filling
1/2	granny smith apple, diced (skin on)
1 1/2 Tbsp	vanilla extract
	cream cheese dollops:
8 oz	cream cheese
1/3 c	brown sugar

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Monica H

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Monica's Notes:

Very moist and especially flavorful with the brown sugar and spices; the combination is very intriguing... don't omit the pepper or the cardamom (you might be tempted to do so if you are not the adventurous-let's-try-this-it-sounds-like-it-might-be-crazy type, but DON'T!).

A slice is lovely all by itself, but its also good with a strong cup of coffee, or something else that is bitter to counteract the bread's sweetness.

NOTE: Try some after it has cooled, and try some the next day. You will taste the difference. Next day, this is such a treat. I store this bread overnight just on a serving platter (like in the picture), covered with a paper towel that's tucked under the plate.

Directions

Melt stick of butter and set aside to cool. Take out cream cheese to soften. Preheat oven to 350*.

Combine all the dry ingredients in bowl. Set aside.

Combine all the wet ingredients in a different bowl: Start with butter and brown sugar; mix lightly. Add egg; mix. Add apple filling and vanilla. Mix lightly.

Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredient bowl. Then fold in the diced apple.

Grease and dust loaf pan with flour.

Pour batter into loaf pan.

Combine cream cheese with brown sugar and "drop" onto top of batter.

Bake 30-35 minutes, until edges are browned and knife comes out clean (clean from bread part; the cream cheese will get on the knife). Remove from oven and let cool about 15 minutes. Now you can slice the bread around edge of pan and use a big spatula to help remove it from the pan. Let cool 5-10 more minutes before slicing / serving.

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Cindy Bodnar Sindrah

Aug 19, 2011

YUM!!! Sounds DELICIOUS! SAVED! Thank you for posting this! I have new neighbors moving in next door, and I think I will try this to welcome them! What's there not to love? LOL!

Monica H MonisiaHossa

Aug 19, 2011

Hi, Cindy; yes... this is perfect as a gift; they will love it for sure! :)

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Carly Lemke celticfire

Dec 11, 2011

This is in the oven right now....will let you know how it turns out!

Carly Lemke celticfire

Dec 11, 2011

Tried this recipe and it turned out great! I used my own home-made apple sauce instead of the canned apple pie filling, and slightly reduced the amount of cream cheese...45 minutes instead of 35, and it's REALLY amazing bread! Kudos on the cardamom and pepper, too, it's a nice, flavorful addition. Thank you!

Part Time Jealith

Dec 28, 2011

Went to buy cardamom at Acme and it was $27.00! I haven't bought that spice for years, guess I won't ever again. Too bad, I used to really love the flavor.

Monica H MonisiaHossa