Apple Cinnamon Bread

5 from 3 votes

Add this apple cinnamon bread to the top of your fall baking list! You'll love combination of a tender crumb, the satisfying burst of juicy apples with every bite, and the wonderful swirls of cinnamon apple pie spice and brown sugar.

Prep Time20

Cook Time55

Total Time1 15

Course: breakfast, dessert, snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Calories: 315kcal

Author: Amanda Mason

Equipment

9x5 bread loaf pan

Ingredients

½ cup dark brown sugar
1 Tablespoon + ½ teaspoon apple pie spice, divided
2 eggs
½ cup butter, salted
½ cup sugar, granulated
½ cup buttermilk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ tespoon salt
3 Honeycrisp apples, peeled, cored, and finely chopped

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Grease the loaf pan with cooking spray or butter. Set aside.
Peel, core, and finely chop the 3 apples. Set aside.
In a small bowl, add ½ cup dark brown sugar and 1 Tablespoon of apple pie spice mix. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, add 2 eggs and ½ cup granulated sugar and mix on low speed for 1 minute.
Next, add in the ½ cup of melted butter, ½ cup buttermilk, and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix on low speed for 1 minute until well combined.
Add in 1 ¾ cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, remaining ½ teaspoon apple pie spice, and ¼ teaspoon salt.
Mix on low speed for 1 minute.
Gently fold in the chopped apples into the batter.
Add half of the batter to the loaf pan. From there, add a layer of the brown sugar and spice mixture and spread evenly.
Add the remaining bread batter on top of the brown sugar layer, then top with the remaining brown sugar and spice mixture.
Using a spoon, level the brown sugar and spice mixture while slightly swirling it into the top layer of the bread batter.
Bake for 55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Allow to completely cool before slicing and serving.

Notes

- Avoid using softer apples like Red Delicious, Gala, or McIntosh that become mushy when baked. Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, Pink Lady, and Fuji are some of the best apples for baking as they hold their shape and flavor as they bake.

- To enjoy the "fresh baked" warmth, even after a day or two, just loosely wrap a slice of bread in a paper towel and microwave for 5-10 seconds before eating.

- When dicing the apples, try to dice them as small as you can without mincing them, if left too big, the bread may have a difficult time staying together when you slice it.

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