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Caramelized Apple Cranberry Upside Down Bread

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time1 hour 35 minutes
Author: Mary Ann Dwyer

Ingredients

  • 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 2/3 cup lightly packed brown sugar
  • 2 Braeburn or Granny Smith apples peeled, cored and sliced
  • 1/3 cup dried cranberries
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup applesauce
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • 3 tbsp. milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour sifted
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp. kosher salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Spray 9x5 loaf pan generously with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar.
  • Add sliced apples and mix together until thoroughly coated. Cook for two minutes until somewhat soft.
  • Place apple mixture in the prepared pan and sprinkle with the cranberries.
  • In a large bowl, combine granulated sugar, vegetable oil, applesauce, eggs, milk and vanilla.
  • In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
  • Add flour mixture to applesauce mixture until just combined. Do not over mix.
  • Gently spoon the batter over the apple cranberry mixture in the prepared pan.
  • Place the pan on a large baking sheet and bake for 65 minutes.
  • Cool for 15 minutes. Before inverting onto platter, carefully slice off top mound so bread sits flat.
  • Cool completely before slicing and serving.