Lovin' From the Oven

Apple Fritter Bread

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Every once in a blue moon, I’ll make a recipe that completely blows my socks off. This was one of those times! Can’t you tell just by looking at the first photo?

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I’m so glad that spring break is over. Working flights during that time means complete chaos with all of the kids traveling. I worked a flight to Washington D.C. two weeks ago that had 100 middle school kids and not nearly enough chaperones. We ran out of Sprite, Coke, Gingerale, Coke Zero, Sprite Zero, all  of our juices, and Seltzer. I’ve NEVER run out of soda on any flight until now! Those kids made us work the entire flight. I was exhausted.

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Middle school kids are at the awkward stage in their lives where everyone’s trying to fit in, but no one knows what they’re supposed to do. All the boys are trying to get the girls’ attentions while the girls are trying to get in the “coolest” group. I already told my DH that whenever we have kids, they’re all his the moment they hit their tween/teenager stage. That’s by far the hardest age to deal with!

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I did receive the strangest compliment while working that flight, though. One of the girls reached out to me after I gave her her apple juice and said, “This is going to sound really weird, but I think you have beautiful hands! You should be a hand model or something!”

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So that was sweet. Pretty much the only sweet thing to happen during that 5 1/2 hour flight.

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Let’s talk about this apple fritter bread, shall we? The apple layer in the middle gives just the right amount of apple without being overboard. The bread alone would have even been great. It’s a great base for anything you feel like experimenting with. Don’t have apples on hand? Try peaches or pear!

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The top is what did me in. It does taste like a fritter without any frying involved. That’s a magical thing, if you ask me. Recipe from Rumbly Tumbly.

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Apple Fritter Bread

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 cup milk (I used almond milk)
  • 1 apple, peeled and chopped, mixed with 1 T granulated sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon
    • For the glaze:
  • 1 cup of powdered sugar + 1-3 tablespoons of milk or cream, mixed together to a drizzling consistency

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
  2. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl. Set aside.
  3. Cream together the white sugar and butter. Add in the eggs and vanilla extract.
  4. Gradually stir in the flour and baking powder. Mix milk into batter until smooth.
  5. Pour half the batter into the prepared loaf pan; add half the apples and half the brown sugar mixture.
  6. Pour the remaining batter over apple layer; top with remaining apples and brown sugar mixture.
  7. Swirl brown sugar mixture through apples using a knife.
  8. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
  9. Let cool for 15 minutes before drizzling with glaze.
https://lovintheoven.com/apple-fritter-bread/

Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal in a Rice Cooker

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Growing up in an Asian household, rice was a staple for every meal. It was even the first thing that I learned to make! My mom would call from work when I was in elementary school and ask us to make rice so that it would be ready by the time she got off of work. We used the finger method, never quite measuring the water to rice ratio. Once the water hit a certain spot on your finger, it was ready to cook.

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We only made rice in our rice cooker… nothing else. There was white rice, red rice, and sticky rice. Panasonic sent over an electronic rice cooker and gave me a challenge. I had to make breakfast using their rice cooker for their #RiseAndShine Better Breakfast Month Challenge!

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The cooker itself comes with a steaming tray. That’s brilliant! How come I never thought of that before? You could fill the rice cooker with water and then put your vegetables on top of the tray. Close the lid and let the vegetables cook.

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I’ve never owned a rice cooker that had more than one button. Usually, it’s just press down to cook and that’s it. I mean, it makes sense to have more buttons since brown rice takes longer than white rice to cook. For a more versatile rice cooker, you need to have more options. This does just that.
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I chose to make oatmeal. Steel cut oats, to be exact. I figured that since steel cut oats had to sit on the stove for a while to cook, a rice cooker would be just as efficient. I tossed the oats in with some liquids, spices, and apples.
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The finished product was a thick, fully cooked, flavorful, and chunky bowl of oats.

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The apples became really soft, so if you prefer a harder apple, toss in your chopped apples after the oatmeal is done cooking.

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Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal in a Rice Cooker

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup steel cut oats
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 2/3 cups almond milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 apple, finely chopped

Directions

  1. Mix together all ingredients in your rice cooker.
  2. Close the cover and press "porridge" to cook.
https://lovintheoven.com/cinnamon-apple-oatmeal-rice-cooker/

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Apple Cinnamon Baked Donuts

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Donuts are by far my favorite snack. They’re so bad, yet soooo good. I’ve never met a person that doesn’t like donuts. If that person even exists, well, let’s just say I’m okay with not knowing them.

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No, but seriously guys. How can you look at those two above pictures and have no desire to eat it? These apple cinnamon baked donuts would be great for after Thanksgiving or Christmas breakfast. They’ll make your house smell heavenly, waking up all of your guests to come join you in the kitchen.

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With PAM Baking Spray, I can put my one donut pan to use and make more batches faster without having to scrub down in between every batch. If I can whip out donuts in a shorter time period, then I can have more time enjoying breakfast with my house guests. The holiday season really is about getting together with family, not slaving away in the kitchen.

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Be careful, once you press down on that red nozzle, the spray comes out quite quickly. I was a bit generous in spraying my donut pan because I didn’t want the apples to stick. With PAM, the apples didn’t stand a chance.

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After letting the donuts cool in the pan for a couple of minutes, I inverted the pan onto a metal wire rack and they slid right out. There was no tapping, pushing, or slamming necessary. I always hold my breath when I have to flip the pan over. If the bottom half of the dough sticks to the pan, my time spent prepping and baking the dessert would go to waste. It’s important (especially during the holiday season) that things go as planned the first time through. Can you imagine if I had to bake 20 dozen cookies twice because the first time through, everything stuck to the baking sheet? That would be a nightmare and I’d miss Thanksgiving/Christmas dinner!

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Not only that, but the donuts rose as beautifully as they normally would have without any spray. PAM didn’t affect the flavor or the baking process of the dough, which is just as important as having a non-sticking pan. It saves me time during prep and clean up since I don’t have to grease AND flour the pan prior to baking. This one step spray will do it all.

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I remember trying to make a bundt cake one time for a dinner party. Since the bundt pan was a “non-stick” pan, I figured I’d be okay just dumping the batter right in. Little did I know what I was doing. The bundt cake was a very thick consistency with a cinnamon swirl in the middle. When I flipped over the pan, only half of the cake came out because the cinnamon swirl made the top half stick. If only I had used PAM back then, I would have had a full bundt cake.

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PAM Cooking Spray leaves up to 99% less residue buildup than margarine or bargain brand cooking sprays while still offering superior no-stick results. Their formula also has zero calories per serving. After all, who needs the extra calories during the holiday season?

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Since I didn’t have a large grater for my apple, I simply chopped them finely using a sharp knife. The thicker chunks were perfect for me. These donuts scream autumn. They have lots of fall spices and apple flavor. I made a quick cinnamon glaze to top them off with, but they’d be just as good rolled in some cinnamon sugar.

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Recipe adapted from Joy the Baker

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Apple Cinnamon Baked Donuts

Yield: 6 donuts

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup peeled and grated fresh apple
    • For the glaze
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons buttermilk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a donut pan with PAM and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the butter, egg, buttermilk, and vanilla.
  3. Gently add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, spices, and brown sugar until just combined.
  4. Fold in the grated apple.
  5. Use a small spoon to dollop batter into the prepared pan. Smooth out and fill each doughnut in the pan three-quarters full with batter.
  6. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  7. While the doughnuts cool, make the glaze.
  8. To make the glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and buttermilk.
  9. Once the doughnuts are completely cool, evenly spread the glaze on each donut.
  10. Allow the glaze to harden for 15 minutes. They're best serve the day they’re made.
https://lovintheoven.com/apple-cinnamon-baked-donuts/

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