Apple Bread

It snowed this weekend. Granted, we did not get nearly as much as the Tri-State area, but DC doesn't usually get snow at all, let alone in October. And cold weather is yet another trigger that makes me want to bake.

So I decided to make some apple bread. Apples are a great fall flavor and I have been wanting to incorporate them into a recipe for a few weeks now. I also recently bought a bread pan that I wanted to break in, so a bread was definitely in order.

Ingredients:

2 Apples, chopped

1 Stick of butter

3/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon cloves

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Combine butter and sugar until smooth

3. Beat in eggs

4. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves

5. Mix dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until dough forms.

6. Fold in apple pieces

7. Bake for 1 hour

I wish I could share how it turned out, but it is still baking. My apartment smells amazing right now, though, which is always a good sign. The aroma is also helping my creative process, my NanoWrimo outline is coming together splendidly.

Apple Bacon Pizza

A friend and I had an experimental cooking session yesterday that I need to share with you all because the results were the most heavenly thing I've ever eaten. The ingredients are not traditional however the flavors together work perfectly. First pre-heat the oven to 500 degrees.

Ingredients:

• Pre made pizza crust like Boboli (we aren't cool enough to make our own dough)
• Apple Butter (used instead of sauce)
• 6 slices of bacon, crumbled
• 8-10 slices of granny smith apple
• apple smoked guyere cheese, shredded (regular guyere works too)
• chopped red onion

I told you the ingredients weren't traditional. They are so much better.

Spread the apple butter over the crust like sauce. shred the cheese on top of that. Place apple slices, bacon, and onion on top. Let cook for 10 minutes. Voila! The best non-traditional pizza you will have in your life.