Thursday, October 31, 2024

Caramel Apple Fritter Bread

 Caramel Apple Fritter Bread























Warning!  This incredibly delicious, decadent, delightful, delectable bread is not for the faint of heart!   It is awesome. It’s wonderful. It’s everything you want in a sweet quick bread.  This is the bread I love to give away for gifts during the holidays.  It will blow your mind.  But then you could have figured that out by the title right?


Caramel Apple Fritter Bread

Bread:

 cup brown sugar, not packed
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
 cup white granulated sugar
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
¼ teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract 
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1¾ teaspoons baking powder
½ cup whole milk
2 Honey Crisp or Pink Lady apples, peeled and chopped 
½ cup salted caramel sauce (I used Smuckers Salted Caramel Topping)






NOTE:  you will need two 9 x 5 loaf pans for this recipe. One for mixing and one for baking.










Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Set out two loaf pans.  Spray one of the  
9 x 5 loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray. No need to spray the other one.

























Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar for about 2-3 minutes until very light and fluffy.  Add in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down after each addition. Finally, mix in the vanilla.
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, salt, and baking powder.  Add these dry ingredients to your creamed butter and sugar mixture and stir until well blended.  Add the milk and continue to mix until you have a smooth batter.

Next pour only half the batter into the loaf pan that is not sprayed. Sprinkle only half the apples on top of the batter and then sprinkle just half the brown sugar mixture all over the top.  Finally drizzle ¼ cup of the salted caramel across the top. Now repeat that process with the next layer.  

























Pour the remaining batter in the same loaf pan and follow with the remaining apples. Top the apples with the remaining brown sugar mixture and drizzle the remaining ¼ cup of caramel sauce over the top.

Now you are ready for the other loaf pan that has been sprayed. Using a large spoon, scoop the batter from the loaf pan with the batter and apples and drop into the sprayed loaf pan. This will give you the swirled effect without having to run a knife through it. Once you have scooped all the batter into the pan, tap pan on the counter to even out.




























Bake at 350 degrees for about 50-60 minutes or until  a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Remove from oven when finished baking and allow the bread to rest for about 5 minutes before flipping it out on a wire rack to cool for another 15 minutes.  You are now ready to glaze.
























Caramel Glaze

¼ cup salted caramel sauce or topping
½ cup of powdered sugar
1-3 tablespoons whole milk or half and half
Whisk together the powdered sugar, salted caramel sauce or topping, and a tablespoon at a time of the milk until smooth and there are no visible powdered sugar lumps. Use more or less milk to get the consistency you want. Drizzle glaze on bread.

























Recipe adapted from Sweet Recipeas

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Classic Brown Gravy Meatloaf

 

Classic Brown Gravy Meatloaf























You will love this meatloaf!  This is my Mom’s traditional meatloaf made with rich brown gravy. It's so moist and the gravy makes it incredible.   Forget about those ketchup smothered meatloaf recipes. This one is to die for!
Love this meatloaf! It is juicy and flavorful, and no pun intended, this is the way every mom should make it. Forget about those ketchup smothered meatloaf recipes. Since veal stock isn't always available, we tend to use 1 cup of beef stock and 1 cup of chicken stock, but really you could use whatever you have.
Classic Brown Gravy Meatloaf

2 teaspoons butter
3/4 pound ground beef
1/4 pound ground pork
1 cup minced onions
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
2 eggs
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup bread crumbs
Salt and fresh ground black pepper

Gravy

2 cups beef stock
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons water
salt and pepper to taste

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a baking dish with the butter. 

In a large bowl, add beef, pork, onions, garlic, eggs, cream, salt and pepper, and bread crumbs. Blend thoroughly with hands to make sure everything is mixed in. 





















Shape the mixture into a loaf and place on the prepared pan. Pour the beef stock over the top of the loaf. Bake for about 60-90 minutes or until done.






















Remove the pan from the oven and transfer your meatloaf to a platter while you make your gravy.






















Pour drippings from baking pan into saucepan and place on medium high heat. In a small bowl, whisk the flour with 2 tablespoons water to make slurry.  Add slurry to the drippings bring the liquid to a boil, stirring constantly. Season the gravy with salt and pepper.  Slice the meatloaf and top with gravy.

























Serve with mashed potatoes and green beans for memories of home.  Want a bite?  
























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Frosted Meatloaf

 Frosted Meatloaf























Okay, I’ll admit it. Sometimes I get a little too creative in the kitchen. I get a little carried away with my ideas. Like this one.  Last week and I wanted to bake a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting but I was disappointed when I discovered I didn’t have all the ingredients.  So I put that idea aside and decided to make dinner.  Then I get this idea.  I might not be able to frost a cake today, but I can sure frost a meatloaf.  I know. I know.  Crazy right?   Nope!  It turned out delicious!  I mean what goes with meatloaf?  Mashed potatoes!  Who says I can’t frost a meatloaf with them?  I did! 
 





















Frosted Meatloaf


2 pounds meat loaf mix (ground beef, pork and veal)
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot shredded
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 ½ cups bread crumbs
1 pkg Onion Soup Mix
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/3 cup ketchup
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Pepper
½ teaspoon dried thyme
 cup parsley
2 eggs beaten

Topping

1-½ cup Ketchup
 cups Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon Dry Mustard

Mix all ingredients and set aside.


Frosting (mashed potatoes)


2-3 cups mashed potatoes (or use pre-made like Simply Potatoes)


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

Using your hands, combine meatloaf mix with the soup mix, breadcrumbs, chopped onion, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper, thyme, carrot, cheese, ketchup and eggs in a large bowl. 

 




















Once ingredients are thoroughly mixed together, form mixture into an oval or rectangle. Place meatloaf in oven for 35 minutes. At 35 minutes, spread the topping mixture over the meatloaf and put it back in the office for another 5 minutes.

 




















To prepare frosting, use a mixer to whip potatoes and butter together. I like to use Yukon gold and boil them until tender. Add butter and a little cream and whip until smooth.  But you can make your mashed potatoes the way you like them. I have even used Bob Evans ready made potatoes or Simply Mashed Potatoes.  Microwave them and spread them on your meatloaf.

 




















Once your meatloaf is finished cooking, place on counter and frost with mashed potatoes.  Serve with a vegetable or side salad. YUM!




















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