Snickerdoodle Apple Bread

Anyone who knows me would tell you I am not much of a baker (other than pies which I cover in a previous entry). But since I'm training for a half marathon I seem to have acquired an insatiable appetite. I saw this recipe on Cookiesandcups.com, check out the site if you're a baker or like looking at sweet treats. Most of the ingredients for the bread are pantry staples and it's a very simple recipe. And your house will never smell better while the bread is cooking. It's a perfect Sunday morning treat for you and yours. Here's what you will need:

• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 C flower
• 1/2 cup butter, room temp
• 1 C light brown sugar
• 1/4 C granulated sugar
• 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon
• 2 eggs
• 1 Tbsp vanilla
• 1/2 C milk
• 1 sour apple, diced and peeled

Cinnamon sugar topping:

• 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Here's what you do:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• grease 9x5 loaf pan
• whisk together salt, baking powder and flour, set aside.
• In a bowl of stand mixer or bowl large enough to accommodate all ingredients to mix with hand blender, beat butter, both sugars and cinnamon for 2 mins on medium speed and add in both eggs and vanilla and continue mixing until smooth, scrape sides if needed. 
• Turn mixer to low and add in flower mixture and milk until combined. Set mixer aside.
• Add the diced apple to mixture and stir until combined. Pour mixture into prepared loaf pan.

• Mix together the sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle on top of the batter

Finally, bake for 50-55 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool for ten minutes and then transfer to warming rack and then -- GET. IN. THERE.