Cinnamon-Apple-Pecan Bread

• 3 large Gala apples, peeled and cubed
• 12 tablespoons butter, divided
• 4 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon, divided
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped toasted pecans

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
2. Combine apples, 4 tablespoons butter, honey, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, and cinnamon stick in a saucepan over medium heat. Cover with a lid and cook, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes.
3. While apples are simmering, sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
4. Combine remaining 8 tablespoons butter, remaining 1 tablespoon cinnamon, and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat together until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time; beat until fully incorporated. Add vanilla extract.
5. Discard cinnamon stick and mash cooked apples. Add mashed apples and pecans to the batter. Use a rubber spatula to mix in flour mixture until just incorporated. Transfer batter to the prepared loaf pan.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack.

gala apples, butter, honey, ground cinnamon, cinnamon, flour, baking powder, salt, white sugar, eggs, vanilla, pecans

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/267843/cinnamon-apple-pecan-bread/ (may not work)