Amish Apple/Pear Fritter Bread

 Original recipe posted on Homemade Recipes Facebook Group.  Recipe revised and rewritten.

This one's for you, DD!

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Step One

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease 9" loaf pan, bottom and sides.

Dice 3-4 apples and or pears or 1 1/2 cup of fruit, set aside.

Step Two

1/3 cup brown sugar

1 tsp. ground cinnamon,  I doubled this.  We love cinnamon!

Mix the sugar with ground cinnamon in separate bowl and set aside.

Step Three

1/2 cup butter, softened

2/3 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla extract

With butter softened but not melted, blend in the granulated sugar until it is one smooth mass.

Add eggs and vanilla, blend well until smooth.

Step Three

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

Place flour, baking powder and salt in flour sifter that is sitting on wax paper.  Sift into other ingredients, including the small amount that filtered through sifter onto wax paper.  Mix well.

1/2 cup milk

Add, the milk, blend carefully at first, then more vigorously (I'm really messy).  Blend until smooth.

Step Four

1 1/2 -- cups diced apples or pears  (I used a bit more due to having an over ripe pear.)

Pour half the batter into prepared loaf pan.

Layer half the fruit on top batter and half the brown sugar cinnamon mix.

Pour remaining batter on top of previous layers, top with remaining fruit and brown sugar mix.

Bake for 60-70 minutes until done.

Step Five

Serve and enjoy!

Original recipe had a powdered sugar glaze for over the top and it would look great.  I'm going without to cut a bit of the sugar and make it easier for the fruit taste to come through.  I also added ripe pears to the fruit.  Original just had apples.

Taste test!  We ate half the loaf when