The Best Apple Bread Recipe
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The Best Apple Bread Recipe
Description
This apple bread recipe incorporates finely chopped apples into a batter mixed from all-purpose flour, two types of sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Wet ingredients include melted butter, sour cream, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract, which bring moisture and tenderness. The batter is gently folded to avoid overmixing, preserving a soft crumb.
The apples are coated in cinnamon and sugar before incorporation, infusing their tartness with a sweet spiced flavor. The top is finished with a drizzle of melted butter and remaining cinnamon-sugar for a delicate crust once baked in a loaf pan at 350°F.
The resulting bread holds a moist, tender crumb with bursts of apple pieces and warmly spiced notes. It pairs well with butter or cream cheese and can serve as a breakfast treat or dessert.
Firm apples such as Granny Smith or Gala provide the best texture and tartness balance. The bread stores well at room temperature for up to five days in an airtight container or wrapped to maintain freshness.
Ingredients
For apples/topping
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 Tablespoons butter melted (salted or unsalted is fine)
For apple bread
- 1 ½ cups apple peeled & cored (about 2 apples, finely chopped
- 2 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter melted, unsalted
- ¾ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup milk whole
- 2 egg lightly beaten, large
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line a 9x5” bread pan with a sling of parchment paper (or lightly spray with baking spray).
- 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.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, brown and granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
- In a separate bowl or large measuring cup, whisk together ½ cup melted butter, sour cream, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and use a wooden spoon or spatula to gently fold together until mostly combined.
- Add apples and stir until completely combined (don’t over-mix).
- Pour batter into bread pan.
- Melt 2 Tablespoons butter and drizzle evenly over the top of the bread. Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon/sugar mixture from earlier.
- 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.
- Allow to cool in bread pan for at least an hour before carefully transferring to a cooling rack to slice and enjoy!
Notes
- Firm, tart apples like Granny Smith or Gala work best for texture and flavor balance.
- Store wrapped or in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days to keep freshness.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 352 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 352kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 74mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 352mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 116mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 24g | 48% |
| Vitamin A | 530IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 128mg | 13% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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