Cinnamon Apple Bread Recipe
Add Nuts If You Like
Apples are coming in at our local orchard, which signals the commencement of apple recipe season for me! I dearly love all of the wonderful flavors of this season and like to take full advantage of fresh local apples whenever possible. Today’s recipe for Cinnamon Apple Bread Loaded with Crunch is a showstopper.
Ingredients for Cinnamon Apple Bread Recipe
You’ll need:
- Brown sugar (light or dark, whatever you have is fine)
- Cinnamon
- White sugar
- Butter
- Eggs
- Milk
- Self rising flour
- Vanilla
- Apples
- Powdered sugar
- Walnuts or pecans (nuts are completely optional though unless you want that crunch).
How To Make Cinnamon Apple Bread
- Begin by making your cinnamon topping by stirring together the brown sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. Set this aside.
- Go ahead and peel and dice your apples as well. Place them in a bowl with granulated sugar, cinnamon and stir that together. Set this aside also. (exact measurements for topping and filling are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post).
- In a large mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, beat together room temp butter and granulated sugar until fluffy.
- Add in eggs, milk, vanilla, and flour and beat until well incorporated and smooth, scraping sides as needed.
- Pour half of this batter into greased 9×5 loaf pan.
- Sprinkle batter with half of the apple mixture, half the chopped nuts, and half of the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Top with remaining batter.
- Top that with the remaining apple filling mixture and the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Bake the Cinnamon Apple Bread at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in the pan for ten minutes before turning out onto a platter and then allow to cool completely.
- Once cooled mix together glaze ingredients until smooth and use a spoon to drizzle generously over the top.
Get ready to impress!
Cinnamon Apple Bread Loaded with Crunch is perfect for a sweet breakfast, afternoon pick me up, or evening coffee and conversation.
Ingredients
Cinnamon Topping
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Apple filling:
- 3 medium Granny Smith apples
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans optional
- 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Batter:
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 stick butter softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1.5 cups self rising flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Glaze:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 3 Tablespoons milk heavy cream, or half and half
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare 9 X 5 loaf pan by spraying with non-stick spray.
Cinnamon Topping- In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
Apple filling-Peel and finely dice apples into medium bowl. Sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon and stir to coat. Set this aside along with the chopped nuts.
Bread Batter:
- In a large mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, beat together room temp butter and granulated sugar until fluffy. Add in eggs, milk, vanilla, and flour and beat until well incorporated and smooth, scraping sides as needed.
- Pour half of bread batter into loaf pan.
- Top with 1/2 of the apple filling, 1/2 the nuts, and 1/2 of the cinnamon topping. Spread remaining bread batter over filling. Top with remaining apple filling, nuts, and sprinkle remaining brown sugar cinnamon topping over loaf.
- Bake for 55-60 minutes or until tests done. Cool in pan for 10 minutes and turn out onto platter. Cool completely.
Glaze: Mix together powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Use a spoon to drizzle glaze over cooled bread.
Notes
If you really want to take this up a notch, add 1/2 teaspoon allspice to the cinnamon sugar mixture!
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