Description
Apple fritter bread is that tender, cinnamon-swirled loaf you bake when you want your kitchen to smell like a bakery, with chunks of fresh apples throughout and a sweet glaze dripping down the sides that makes every slice feel like a little celebration.
Ingredients
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Dry ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Wet ingredients:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 medium apples, peeled and diced
Glaze:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 350°F and coat a loaf pan with butter or cooking spray.
- Peel your 2 medium apples, dice them into small pieces, and toss them with 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 1/3 cup brown sugar in a small bowl.
- Combine 2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and set this mixture aside.
- In a large bowl, beat 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter with 2/3 cup granulated sugar for about 2 minutes until your mixture becomes light and fluffy.
- Add your 2 eggs one at a time to the butter mixture, beating well after each addition.
- Pour in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and stir it through.
- Add one-third of your flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir gently with a wooden spoon.
- Pour in half of your 1/2 cup milk and fold it in carefully.
- Repeat step 7 and 8 with another third of flour and the remaining milk, then finish with the last portion of flour.
- Spread half your batter into the prepared loaf pan and layer half your cinnamon-apple mixture over top.
- Add the remaining batter and finish with the rest of your apples on top.
- Run a knife through the batter in a few figure-eight motions to create a swirled effect.
- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes at 350°F until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs.
- Let your bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn it out onto a wire rack to finish cooling completely.
- Whisk together 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon milk until your glaze reaches a pourable consistency, then drizzle it across your cooled bread.
Notes
- Keep your apples relatively small when dicing so they distribute evenly throughout the bread and cook at the same rate as the batter.
- Don’t overmix the batter once you add the dry ingredients, as this develops gluten and makes the bread tough instead of tender and moist.
- Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick in the center around the 50-minute mark, since oven temperatures vary and baking time can shift by several minutes depending on your appliance.
- If your bread is browning too quickly on top before the center cooks through, tent it loosely with foil for the final 15-20 minutes of baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes-1 hour
- Category: Donuts & Breads
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 271 kcal
- Sugar: 23 g
- Sodium: 145 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 3.5 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg