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GLAZED APPLE WALNUT BREAD – Butter with a Side of Bread by Gordon Ramsay

Apple walnut bread is a sweet apple bread recipe with walnuts! Perfect apple quick bread recipe with a light glaze that everyone loves!

Apple walnut bread is a sweet quick bread recipe that you are going to love. It’s very moist and versatile so feel free to adapt it over time and make a few changes here and there to get it to fit your own tastebuds.

Walnut Bread Tip

Lining your bread pans with parchment paper will really help to keep the bread stay together when you go to pull your loaf out of the pan. Don’t you hate when you go to remove a quick bread from the loaf pan only to have the bottom part break into sections and leave your hard work ruined?

Sure it tastes great, but now you cant stick it in the toaster or make matching slices. Parchment paper is the key to a successful bread loaf bottom! Grease and flour work well too, but they require more effort and I like things simple and easy.

What Type of Apples Should I Use?

I like to use Pink Ladies but you can use any tart apple for a nice contrast to the sweetness in the bread. Good baking apples like Granny Smith apples are able to withstand the baking process without becoming too mushy or grainy like a softer apple variety.

Can You Make Mini Apple Bread Loaves?

This recipe makes 1 large loaf of bread and 1 mini loaf, but it can be adapted to make 3 smaller mini loaf versions as well. Make the recipe as directed and then divide the batter into 3 prepared mini loaf pans. You’ll need to adjust the cooking time so after 35 minutes start checking it with a toothpick every 5 minutes to make sure that they don’t become overbaked or burnt.

Apple Bread Ingredients

-1 cup Smooth Unsweetened Applesauce

-1/2 cup Sugar plus 1 tbsp for sprinkling

-1/2 cup Packed Light Brown Sugar

-2 large Eggs

-1/4 cup Canola or Vegetable Oil

-1/4 cup Plain (or Vanilla) Yogurt

-1 tsp Vanilla Extract

-2 cups Flour

-1 tsp Baking Powder

-1/2 tsp Baking Soda

-3/4 tsp Salt

-1/2 tsp Cinnamon

-1/8 tsp Nutmeg

-1 cup Apple, peeled, cored, and finely diced

-1/2 cup Chopped Walnuts

How to Make Double Apple Walnut Bread

Line a 9- by 5-inch loaf pan with waxed or parchment paper (or grease and flour it), then set it aside. Heat the oven to 350° degrees F.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the applesauce, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, oil, yogurt, and vanilla extract in. Whisk well to blend everything together.

In another large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients with a wooden spoon and then pour in the applesauce mixture. Stir just enough to combine, but do not overmix. Fold in the apples and walnuts.

Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spoon. Evenly sprinkle one tablespoon of sugar over the top. Bake on the center oven rack until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean, about 50 to 55 minutes.

Remove the pan from the oven and put it on a cooling rack for about 15 minutes, then remove the loaf from the pan and place it on the rack to finish cooling. Makes 10 servings.

AVOID SUNKEN BREAD

The easiest and best way to avoid sunken bread is to use a cooking thermometer to check the inside of the loaf. Fully cooked bread will register 200°F on a thermometer. My all-time favorite thermometer is the Thermapen. It’s super fast and incredibly durable. Another great cooking thermometer is the ThermoPop which is a more basic version that works just as well!

Double Apple Walnut Bread

Apple walnut bread is a sweet apple bread recipe with walnuts! Perfect apple quick bread recipe with a light glaze that everyone loves!

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Course: bread, Breakfast, Snack/ Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Apple Walnut Bread

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings: 16

Calories: 185kcal

Ingredients

1 cup Unsweetened Applesauce
1/2 cup Granulated Sugar plus 1 tbsp for sprinkling
1/2 cup Brown Sugar packed
2 large Eggs
1/4 cup Canola Oil
1/4 cup Plain (or Vanilla) Yogurt
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 cups Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
3/4 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/8 tsp Nutmeg
1 cup Apple, peeled, cored, and finely diced
1/2 cup Chopped Walnuts

Instructions

Line a 9- by 5-inch loaf pan with waxed or parchment paper (or grease and flour it), then set it aside. Also grease a mini loaf pan. Heat the oven to 350°F.
Combine the applesauce, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, oil, yogurt, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Whisk well to blend.
In another large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Make a well in the dry ingredients with a wooden spoon and pour in the applesauce mixture. Stir just enough to combine; do not overmix. Fold in the apples and walnuts.
Scrape the batter into the prepared pans and smooth the top with a spoon. Evenly sprinkle one tablespoon of sugar over the top. Bake on the center oven rack about 30 to 35 minutes for the mini loaf and 50 to 55 minutes for the large loaf. (Loaf will register 200 degrees F on a cooking thermometer.)
Remove the pan from the oven and put it on a cooling rack for about 15 minutes, then remove the loaf from the pan and place it on the rack to finish cooling.
OPTIONAL GLAZE: Whisk 1/2 cup powdered sugar with 2-3 TBSP HOT water. Drizzle on cooled bread and let set.

Nutrition

Can I Use Sweetened or Cinnamon Flavored Apple Sauce?

You can but note that the bread will turn out sweeter and if you use the cinnamon flavored, you may wish to omit the ground cinnamon unless you think you’ll like that much in one recipe. I personally love cinnamon, so I see nothing wrong with this but others may not like it so rich since it can be an overwhelming flavor.

Can You Freeze Apple Bread?

Yes! This bread freezes so well! Once your loaf has finished completely cooling down and is at room temperature, wrap it well with plastic wrap and place it into an airtight storage container like a gallon sized Ziploc bag. This should be able to get your double apple walnut bread to last up to 3 months in the freezer.

How Do I Store Apple Walnut Bread?

Store your leftover apple walnut bread in an airtight storage container or plastic zipper topped bag. You can keep it like this on the counter at room temperature for a few days (about 4 or 5 days).

Can’t Get Enough Apple Recipes? Us Either! Check Out These Apple Filled Recipes You’re Going to Enjoy!

This simple apple bread recipe is so delicious and versatile that you’re going to love it. So what are you waiting for? Make your loaf of double apple walnut bread today!

Mama Reed’s Caramel Apple Cake by Gordon Ramsay

Mama Reed didn’t really have a recipe for Mama Reed’s Caramel Apple Cake, but I took one of her recipes and used it as the base to build it on so I decided to give her credit. It’s sort of like a collaboration with the great grandmother I know only through stories, and I like how that feels. After making a spiced baked apple cake I topped it with a Caramel Fudge icing, similar to my Peanut Butter Fudge Icing and Chocolate Fudge Icing, but even better, because it’s caramel :).

How To Make Caramel Apple Cake

For the cake part, you’ll need: a couple of apples (any kind, 2 large or 3 medium or whatever you have), self rising flour**, eggs, vanilla, sugar, vegetable oil, and water.

Eek! You also need some cinnamon and allspice. I would tell you that I didn’t know where my head was but I actually do – it was on fifty other things. Y’all know how that is.

The icing ingredients are down a little further in the post but they are all together like one big happy family at the bottom.

**To make your own self rising flour, simply add 1+1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt for EACH cup of all purpose flour.

Stir together your self rising flour and sugar in a bowl.

Peel and chop apples until you are tired of chopping apples.

Then dump them in the bowl with the flour along with all of the other ingredients.

Stir that by hand really well until it is all nice and blendy looking.

Or until you get tired of fooling with it.

So much of the timing in my recipes is gauged by that… Some people are really precise and everything has to be perfect. I’m of the school that if it is edible and looks good from ten yards on a galloping horse, it’s good enough.

Pour that into a 9×13 baking dish that you’ve sprayed with cooking spray.

Bake this at 350 for about 45 minutes, or until set and lightly browned.

There we are. A lovely photo of our baked cake in my dark and shadowy kitchen 🙂

This cake looks a little boopy doopy when it is done on account of the apples.

Now for the icing part. Oh mercy mercy mercy is this stuff amazing? Yes. Yes, it is.

You’ll need: Confectioner’s sugar, butter, more vanilla, brown sugar (light or dark works but I prefer dark for this), and heavy cream, sometimes known as whipping cream.

You can use whole milk in place of cream if you like. Please don’t use skim or 2 percent. You can, of course, but whole milk is just one step down from heavy cream, once you get into the skim stuff you’re pretty far removed and it will make a taste difference. Having said that, what business is it of mine to tell you not to use skim or 2 percent? I’m just gonna get my nose out of your kitchen and back into my own pots. Apologize for the intrusion :).

Place your cream (or milk), butter, and brown sugar in a medium sauce pot.

Stir this CONSTANTLY over medium heat until the butter is melted (mostly 😉 and it is all a nice brown mixture like this.

Now crank up that heat to medium high and STIR CONSTANTLY (not kidding here) to bring it to a full rolling boil. Once it is boiling, set your timer for 2 minutes. Exactly. Immediately remove from heat, stir in vanilla, and stir in confectioners’s sugar.

Like this. Stir fast because this stuff is gonna set up pretty quickly.

Quickly: Websters defines quickly as in something that is done or happens in a short amount of time.

I define quickly as “Hurry up or you’ll have concrete.”

It is still a little lumpy here so I’m going to switch to a whisk.

BOOM! Now it is smooth and creamy. Okay, so it still has some lumps of confectioner’s sugar in it but I’m tired of stirring it and that is good enough for me!

Quickly spread it over your cooled cake. Quick. Because it gets hard fast.

Why are you still sitting here when you have an amazing cake just waiting for you to bake it?

Mama Reed’s Caramel Apple Cake

Ingredients

2 cups self rising flour
2-3 apples peeled and chopped
2 eggs
1 +1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup water
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon vanilla

For Icing

4 Tablespoons butter or margarine
8 Tablespoons heavy cream or milk
1 cup packed dark brown sugar light is okay
2 cups confectioner’s sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix by hand with a wooden spoon until well blended and smooth. Spread into a greased 9×13 cake pan.
Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

For icing

Stir together butter, cream, and brown sugar in a sauce pot. Place over medium heat and stir constantly until butter is melted and mixture is well blended. Turn heat up to medium high and stir constantly until it comes to a rolling boil. Once boiling, cook for 2 minutes and then remove from heat. Stir in confectioners sugar and vanilla until smooth. Work quickly and use a wire whisk or electric mixer if you prefer. You can add up to 1/2 cup more confectioner’s sugar if needed to thicken. Ice cooled cake as soon as possible.

If you were born after 1950, don’t try to ice a layer cake with a boiled icing. Stick with 9×13 sheet cakes. Trust me 🙂

“Happiness is not determined by what’s happening around you, but rather what’s happening inside you. Most people depend on others to gain happiness, but the truth is, it always comes from within.”

~Unknown

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Caramel Apple Dump Cake – Southern Plate by Gordon Ramsay

Enjoy this delicious mouth watering Caramel Apple Dump Cake and scroll down to find out where the “dump” comes from.

I’m a caramel person, always have been, always will be. When I was a little girl I’d save my pennies and walk to the store around the corner from our house where I’d buy penny caramels. This was back in the early seventies when six year olds could walk to a candy store by themselves and no one thought twice about it. I’d count out a caramel for each penny I had, saving a few pennies for tax, then come home with my little brown paper bag of penny caramels and hide them under my blue jeans in the drawer because I was convinced that everyone loved them as much as I did (they didn’t). Then, I’d ration them out to one a day, all the while saving up more pennies for when my stock ran low.

Nowadays, I have a whole grocery budget and a wonderful Fall Baking season to bring my love of caramel into play! This dump cake brings in the thrill of apples and a flavorful butter topped cake for a perfect dessert.

But before we get to the recipe first let’s answer the age old question…

What is dump cake?

When I share the caramel apple dump cake recipe, I get this question a lot.

Dump cake simply means a cake where you ‘dump’ the ingredients in the pan and bake it! Yep that’s it.

If you find yourself needing a caramel fix, here ya go!

The ingredients for this one are easy peasy: Butter cake mix (We’re using golden butter but you can use whatever you like), two cans apple pie filling, cinnamon (and some allspice if you like), and Kraft Caramel Baking Bits is what I used.

Begin by mixing up your cake mix according to package directions.

‘Dump’ both cans of apples into a bowl and add spices.
Stir to coat and place in bottom of 3 quart baking dish (or 9×13 cake pan). Sprinkle caramel bits on top.
Now pour that prepared cake mix on top of this.

Can I use a different cake mix for my caramel apple dump cake?

Absolutely! Yellow cake mix is what I use but others have recommended spiced cake mix, or vanilla cake mix. But choose whatever your heart desires.

Slice an entire stick of butter into pats and arrange over top of mix. Sprinkle with a wee bit more cinnamon, if you like. Or add a bit of nutmeg to spice things up.

By now some of you are starting to think that this is probably not one of my diet recipes….you catch on quick. But it sure is good! 😉

Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes, or until top is golden brown.
Serve warm with ice cream and caramel sauce to take it over the top!

There you have it, the best caramel apple dump cake that will ever cross your lips 🙂 Enjoy!

Ingredients

2 20 oz cans of apple pie filling 21 oz each
1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon If you are using a spice cake mix might want to decrease the cinnamon a bit.
1/2 teaspoon of allspice
1/2 cup or a good handful Kraft caramel bits – can use more if you like!
1 box of yellow cake mix (or any cake mix you prefer) prepared
1 stick of butter
Optional: Vanilla Ice Cream and Caramel Sauce
Optional: Nutmeg (adds a little more spice)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Prepare cake mix according to package directions, set aside.
In a mixing bowl, mix together apple pie filling, allspice and cinnamon.
Spoon into a greased 3 quart baking dish or a 9×13 cake pan.
Top with caramel bits and then yellow cake mix. Smooth until it covers the caramels evenly.
Cut butter into slices and cover the entire yellow cake mix. Don’t be afraid to use more!
Bake for 50 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
Serve with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce!

Looking for another caramel apple cake treat?

Check out:

Mama Reed’s Caramel Apple Cake

And just in case you want some more apple recipe desserts, here you go…

Apple Dapple Cake

Apple Spice Muffins – my mama and I ❤️ these

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Chef Gordon Ramsay Recipes

Tag: Apple

GLAZED APPLE WALNUT BREAD – Butter with a Side of Bread by Gordon Ramsay

Walnut Bread Tip

What Type of Apples Should I Use?

Can You Make Mini Apple Bread Loaves?

Apple Bread Ingredients

How to Make Double Apple Walnut Bread

AVOID SUNKEN BREAD

Double Apple Walnut Bread

Ingredients

Instructions

Nutrition

Can I Use Sweetened or Cinnamon Flavored Apple Sauce?

Can You Freeze Apple Bread?

How Do I Store Apple Walnut Bread?

Can’t Get Enough Apple Recipes? Us Either! Check Out These Apple Filled Recipes You’re Going to Enjoy!

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Mama Reed’s Caramel Apple Cake by Gordon Ramsay

How To Make Caramel Apple Cake

Mama Reed’s Caramel Apple Cake

Ingredients

For Icing

Instructions

For icing

If you were born after 1950, don’t try to ice a layer cake with a boiled icing. Stick with 9×13 sheet cakes. Trust me 🙂

“Happiness is not determined by what’s happening around you, but rather what’s happening inside you. Most people depend on others to gain happiness, but the truth is, it always comes from within.”

Caramel Apple Dump Cake – Southern Plate by Gordon Ramsay

What is dump cake?

Can I use a different cake mix for my caramel apple dump cake?

Ingredients

Instructions