Apple Cinnamon Bread Recipe

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple bread, apple bread recipe, apple pie spice bread, apple quick bread no yeast, glazed apple bread

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 1

Cooling Time: 1

Total Time: 2 15

Servings:

Calories: 364kcal

Author: Jessica Formicola

This EASY Apple Bread recipe combines sweet apples with brown sugar and warm spices to create the most decadent and moist quick bread!

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Equipment

Ingredients

2 cups green apples , peeled and chopped (about 2 medium)
⅓ cup light brown sugar , packed
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 ½ cups flour
1 ½ teaspoons apple pie spice ,
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup salted butter , softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs , room temperature
½ cup whole milk , room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup powdered sugar icing , click for recipe

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray a 9x5 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray or line with parchment paper, and set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, toss together the chopped 2 cups green apples with the⅓ cup light brown sugar and 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon to coat, set aside.
Ina separate bowl, whisk or sift together the 1 ½ cups flour, 1 ½ teaspoons apple pie spice, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and ½ teaspoon baking soda. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a medium bowl using a an electric of a hand mixer, cream the softened ½ cup salted butter and 1 cup sugar on medium speed until well combined, about 2 minutes.
Add the 2 eggs one at a time, mixing gently on low speed.
Add in the dry ingredients and mix using a rubber spatula
Slowly pour in the ½ cup whole milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and combine gently until the batter is creamy, about 1 minute.
Pour half of the completed batter into the bottom of your loaf pan, then pour half of the prepared apple mixture.
Repeat layers ending with the other half of the apple mixture. Swirl in a figure-eight pattern; I found using a butter knife works best for this. Then, tap the pan to settle.
Place the bread into the oven for one hour or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the loaf or even better, check the internal temperature for 200°F using a digital thermometer.
Let the bread cool for one hour and then drizzle with the 1/2 cup powdered sugar icing . Slice using a serrated knife.
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Notes

Storage:

Store wrapped in plastic wrap or aluminum foil at room temperature for up to 5 days. The bread is best right after baking. After that and towards the end of the 5 days, reheat it for 10-15 seconds in the microwave to soften the butter and gluten.

Freezing:

This bread is freezer friendly. Wrap well and in at least 2 layers of aluminum foil and/or plastic wrap and place in an airtight plastic bag, getting out as much air as possible. Remember, air is the enemy! Freeze for up to 6 months. Thaw at room temperature.

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