Apple Praline Bread

Ingredients:

1 cup granulated sugar
8 ounces sour cream
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups peeled chopped tart apples
1 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar

Directions:

1.   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
2.   Using an electric mixer on low speed, beat together the granulated sugar, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla until combined; raise speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes.
3.   In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, nutmeg, baking powder, soda, and salt; gradually add to sugar/sour cream mixture on low speed until combined.
4.   By hand, stir in the chopped apple and 1/2 cup of the pecans.
5.   Turn batter into the greased loaf pan; sprinkle with the remaining chopped pecans and press nuts lightly into the batter.
6.   Bake in a 350 degree oven for 55 to 60 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; if bread is turning too brown, cover top of the bread loosely with foil for the last 10 minutes.
7.   Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
8.   While bread is cooling, in a small saucepan over medium-high heat combine the butter and brown sugar and cook, stirring, until mixture comes to a boil.
9.   Reduce heat and simmer gently for 1 minute to make caramel topping.
10. Remove bread from pan; drizzle top with the caramel and let cool.
11. Serve and enjoy!