Description
Homemade cinnamon apple bread blends sweet orchard apples with warm spices in a moist, comforting loaf. Rich cinnamon notes complement tender apple chunks, offering you a delightful slice of seasonal comfort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large eggs
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened (at room temperature)
- ½ cup milk
- 1 large apple, peeled, cored, and chopped into small pieces
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cups confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Prep Foundation: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl until uniformly blended, creating a smooth dry base.
- Cream Base: Beat butter, sugar, and vanilla in a mixer until the mixture transforms into a light, airy consistency with a pale complexion.
- Egg Integration: Add eggs one at a time, thoroughly incorporating each before introducing the next, ensuring a homogeneous mixture.
- Batter Construction: Alternate folding flour mixture and milk into the wet ingredients, minimizing stirring to preserve the bread’s delicate texture.
- Apple Flavor Infusion: Toss diced apples with brown sugar and cinnamon, coating them in a fragrant, sweet spice blend.
- Layering Technique: Pour half the batter into a prepared loaf pan, creating an initial foundation for the bread’s structure.
- Apple Distribution: Spread half the apple mixture across the first batter layer, gently swirling to create a marbled effect.
- Final Assembly: Top with remaining batter and apple mixture, continuing the intricate layering pattern.
- Topping Finale: Sprinkle a cinnamon-brown sugar mixture over the surface to enhance flavor and create a crisp exterior.
- Baking Process: Slide into a preheated oven and bake until a testing skewer reveals minimal moist crumbs, signaling perfect doneness.
- Cooling Technique: Rest bread briefly in the pan, then transfer to a cooling rack to stabilize its internal structure.
- Glaze Completion: Whisk confectioners’ sugar, cinnamon, and water into a smooth glaze, then artfully drizzle over the completely cooled bread.
Notes
- Prevent Over-mixing: Stir flour mixture minimally to maintain bread’s soft, tender crumb and avoid developing tough, dense texture.
- Apple Preparation Tip: Pat diced apples dry with paper towels to reduce excess moisture, ensuring bread doesn’t become soggy during baking.
- Strategic Layering Technique: Create beautiful marbled effect by carefully distributing apple mixture between batter layers, using gentle swirling motion with a knife.
- Cooling Crucial Step: Allow bread to rest in pan for 10-15 minutes before transferring to cooling rack, helping structural integrity and preventing potential crumbling.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg