Description
Amish Apple Bread brings warm farmhouse comfort straight to your kitchen table, with sweet cinnamon-kissed apples nestled into a tender, golden loaf that feels like a warm hug from grandma.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 apples
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup milk
Supporting Ingredients:
- ⅔ cup white sugar
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Finishing Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 12 tablespoons milk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and coat a 9×5-inch loaf pan with butter or cooking spray.
- Mix ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar with 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon in a small bowl for the swirl topping.
- Cream ⅔ cup white sugar with ½ cup softened unsalted butter until the mixture looks fluffy and light.
- Add 2 large eggs to the sugar-butter mixture, beating thoroughly after each addition. Stir in 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract.
- Whisk 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour with 1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder in a separate bowl.
- Gradually fold the flour mixture and ½ cup milk into the butter mixture, alternating between dry and wet ingredients.
- Pour half the batter into the prepared pan, then sprinkle half of the chopped apples and half the cinnamon-sugar mixture on top.
- Use a knife to create gentle swirls through the first layer of batter, apples, and sugar.
- Add the remaining batter, top with the rest of the chopped apples and cinnamon-sugar mixture, and swirl again.
- Bake at 350°F for 50-60 minutes, checking doneness with a toothpick inserted in the center.
- Let the bread cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
- Whisk ½ cup powdered sugar with 1-2 tablespoons milk and ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract to create a smooth glaze.
- Drizzle the glaze over the completely cooled bread before serving.
Notes
- Use ripe, firm apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp for the best texture and flavor balance in the bread.
- Gently fold the flour mixture into the wet ingredients to keep the batter light and prevent tough bread.
- When swirling the cinnamon-sugar and apples, use a light touch to create beautiful marbled layers without overmixing.
- For a gluten-free version, swap regular flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free blend and ensure your baking powder is gluten-free.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes - 1 hour
- Category: Breads
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 253 kcal
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 105 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg