Apple Ale Quick Bread

Hot on the heels of last nights success with the cheddar beer bread, I woke up with the idea of an apple ale bread, since I knew we had some. Using my basic quick bread recipe, I came up with this. It was fantastic!

3 C. all-purpose flour

1 T. baking powder

1 t. kosher salt

1/4 C. brown sugar

1 t. cinnamon

1 apple, diced (about 2 C)

1/4 C. vegetable oil

1 - 12 oz. apple ale (you can use hard cider, but you might want to reduce the sugar in the rest of the recipe. I used Redd's Apple Ale)

topping-

1/4 C. brown sugar

1 t. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 375° and grease loaf pan.

In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon for topping; set aside.

In a large bowl, thoroughly combine first five ingredients. Add apples and toss until evenly distributed. Add oil and ale; stir until no dry flour is visible (lumps are okay). Spread dough into loaf pan. Sprinkle topping mixture evenly over the dough. Bake for 50 minutes or until pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven; cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on rack (about 1 hour). Slice and serve.