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Yields:
8 serving(s)
Prep Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 35 mins
This apple-studded, cinnamon-spiced bread is one of my all time favorite apple recipes to make when it starts getting chilly outside. Or on days when it's hot as blazes but you desperately wish it was just a little bit chilly outside. The magic of this fall dessert is in the different textures: tender-crisp apples, crunchy walnuts, and the moist bread. Brush some apricot jam over the top to give in a little extra sweetness and pretty shine, and you're all set! A slice of this apple-cinnamon dessert is begging to be dunked in your morning cup of coffee.
What is apple bread made of?
It's made with pretty standard quick bread ingredients, like flour, sugar, baking powder and soda, oil, vanilla, and eggs. Buttermilk adds moisture, cinnamon and apples give it flavor, and walnuts give it a little crunch.
What's the best apples for baking bread?
I use Granny Smith, because they're sweet, a little tart, and hold their shape when baked without becoming mushy. Honeycrisp or Gala apples are different types of apples that could also be used.
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Ingredients
Salted butter, for the pan
- 1 3/4 cups
plus 1 tbsp. all-purpose flour, plus more for the pan
- 2
Granny Smith apples, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch chunks, plus 1 whole apple for garnish
- 1 Tbsp.
ground cinnamon
- 1 cup
sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp.
baking powder
- 1 tsp.
kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp.
baking soda
- 1/2 cup
vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup
buttermilk
- 1 Tbsp.
vanilla extract
- 2
large eggs
- 1/2 cup
walnuts
- 2 Tbsp.
apricot jam
Directions
- Step 1Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Butter and flour a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
- Step 2 In a medium bowl, toss the apple chunks with the cinnamon, 1/4 cup of the sugar, and 1 tablespoon of the flour. i
- Step 3In a large bowl, whisk together the baking powder, salt, baking soda, remaining 3/4 cup sugar, and remaining 1 3/4 cups flour.
- Step 4In another medium bowl, whisk together the vegetable oil, buttermilk, vanilla, and eggs, then add to the flour mixture and mix until just combined. Fold in the apples (and any accumulated juices) and walnuts. Pour into the prepared loaf pan and spread evenly.
- Step 5Cut the remaining apple crosswise through the center to make 3 thin slices (1/8 inch thick); remove the seeds. Shingle the slices across the top of the loaf, gently pressing them into the batter.
- Step 6Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean, 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then carefully remove the bread to a wire cooling rack.
- Step 7Heat the jam in the microwave until loosened and brush it on the warm bread. Let cool completely.
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