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The Best Apple Bread Recipe

There’s nothing quite like the comforting aroma of freshly baked apple bread filling your kitchen. With just 15 minutes of prep and a little over an hour in the oven, you’ll have a golden loaf that’s perfect for breakfast, snacks, or dessert.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 1 minute
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 352
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

For apples/topping
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar (50 g)
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 Tablespoons butter melted (salted or unsalted is fine)
For apple bread
  • 1 ½ cups finely chopped apples peeled & cored (about 2 apples) (215 g)
  • 2 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour (290 g)
  • ½ cup light brown sugar firmly packed (100 g)
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar (50 g)
  • 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter melted (113 g)
  • ¾ cup sour cream (170 g)
  • ¼ cup whole milk (60 ml)
  • 2 large eggs lightly beaten
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line a 9×5” bread pan with a sling of parchment paper (or lightly spray with baking spray).
  2. Whisk together granulated sugar and cinnamon for the topping. Set aside. Pour apples in a bowl and sprinkle with 1 ½ Tablespoons of the cinnamon/sugar mixture (save the remaining cinnamon/sugar for later). Stir together apples and cinnamon/sugar and set aside. You will not need the 2 Tbsp of butter yet, but should have it ready.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, brown and granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
  4. In a separate bowl or large measuring cup, whisk together ½ cup melted butter, sour cream, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract.
  5. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and use a wooden spoon or spatula to gently fold together until mostly combined.
  6. Add apples and stir until completely combined (don’t over-mix).
  7. Pour batter into bread pan.
  8. Melt 2 Tablespoons butter and drizzle evenly over the top of the bread. Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon/sugar mixture from earlier.
  9. Place pan with apple bread on a foil or parchment paper lined baking sheet (in case any butter spills this will keep you from having a smoky mess in your oven) and transfer to center rack of 350F (175C) oven. Bake for 65-70 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
  10. Allow to cool in bread pan for at least an hour before carefully transferring to a cooling rack to slice and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 352kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 5gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 352mgPotassium: 116mgFiber: 2gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 530IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 128mgIron: 2mg
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