A Loaf Affair with Apples

Fall is my absolute favourite season. I adore when the leaves start to change and every forest becomes a symphony of reds, yellows and oranges. I love outfits comprised of sweaters and jeans and the perfect pair of boots. I love the smell of cinnamon, although I must confess to you- I’ve never tried a Pumpkin Spiced Latte. I know, I know, it’s shameful. Don’t judge me.

Every year when September comes my family goes apple picking. It’s been a tradition in our family since my sister and I were little. We all dress up in our matching plaid shirts and take smiling photos, creating a perfect autumn scene. But let’s be real here: you and I both know that the pictures are a load of bullshit. There is much yelling, plenty of whining but still, every year we go and return with bags filled to the brim with crisp, delicious apples.

The question inevitably becomes - what the shit are we doing with all these apples? Enter- the apple loaf. I’m a big fan of a loaf, whatever flavour it comes in and the apple loaf is no exception. I’d say it’s in my top 3 loafs if you’re counting; number one being my cat Ruth. She looks like a giant fluffy loaf of perfection when she sleeps. But back to the apples.

This particular apple loaf is wicked easy to make and uses 2-3 apples per batch. That means you only have to make 357 loaves to make a dent in your apple picking haul! I believe in you! But seriously, make the loaf. You’ll be happy you did.

WHAT GOES IN IT

1/2 cup of light brown sugar

1/2 cup of white sugar

2 eggs

1-2 of tsp pure vanilla extract

1/2 of cup melted butter

1 1/2 of cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp of salt

1 1/2 of tsp baking powder

1 cup of grated apple of your choice

1-2 tsp of ground cinnamon

HOW YOU MAKE IT

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Go to that now, I’ll wait.

In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, vanilla and butter and mix those babies until well combined. Set them aside.

In a slightly larger bowl combine the flour, salt and baking powder and stir. Now, combine your bowl of wet ingredients with the bowl of dry ingredients and stir together until everything is smooth and you can’t see any more powder. Now you’re going to take a page from David Rose and fold in your grated apple and cinnamon and stir once more until you have a goopy, lumpy apple mixture that smells divine.

Pour the mixture into a well greased loaf pan and bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Mushy loaves are terrible and you deserve so much better than that. Cut yourself a thick-ass slice, slather it in butter and take a bite of fall perfection.