Apple Cinnamon Bread
Apple Cinnamon Bread is a moist, cozy quick bread layered with tender apples and warm cinnamon spice in every bite. It’s the kind of old-fashioned loaf that fills your kitchen with fall comfort and tastes even better the next day. 🍎🍞
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup peeled and chopped apples yes you can use dehydrated apples
Instructions
Preheat and Prep
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan and set aside.
Mix the Dry Ingredients
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon until evenly combined.
Cream and Combine
- In a separate large bowl, cream the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the applesauce until smooth.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, stirring just until combined. Gently fold in the chopped apples. Do not overmix.
Bake
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Bake for 50–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool and Serve
- Let the loaf cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then carefully turn it out onto a wire rack to finish cooling. Serve warm or completely cooled — it’s lovely either way.
Notes
Optional but delicious topping:
¼ cup brown sugar (packed)
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons cold butter, cubed
Ingredients
½ cup all-purpose flour¼ cup brown sugar (packed)
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons cold butter, cubed
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
- Add the cold cubed butter.
- Using a fork, pastry cutter, or your fingertips, cut the butter into the dry mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs with small pea-sized pieces.
- Sprinkle evenly over the prepared batter just before baking.
- Lightly press into the surface so it adheres, then bake as directed.