Description
Warm apple cider cinnamon bread fills your kitchen with comforting autumn aromas that make everyone feel right at home. Perfect with a morning coffee, this simple quick bread delivers pure seasonal happiness in just one delightful slice.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups apple cider
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup unsalted butter
Wet Ingredients:
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
Dry Ingredients and Spices:
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Cinnamon Sugar Topping:
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Reduce apple cider in a saucepan over medium heat to ½ cup, allowing it to cool completely before using.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and prepare a 9×5-inch loaf pan with butter or parchment paper.
- Combine ½ cup melted butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup brown sugar, 2 eggs, ½ cup sour cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and the reduced cider in a mixing bowl.
- Whisk together 1 ½ cups flour, 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, and ¼ teaspoon salt in a separate bowl.
- Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just combined, avoiding overmixing.
- Transfer batter to the prepared loaf pan, smoothing the top evenly.
- Bake at 350°F for 45-50 minutes, checking with a toothpick for doneness.
- Cool the bread in the pan for 10 minutes, then move to a wire rack.
- Mix ¼ cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon for the topping.
- Brush the warm bread with 2 tablespoons melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Gently press the topping to help it adhere to the bread’s surface.
Notes
- Always start with cold butter when reducing apple cider to control the simmering process and prevent burning.
- Check the bread’s doneness by inserting a toothpick at a slight angle to ensure accurate testing near the center.
- For a gluten-free version, swap standard flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free baking blend and add 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum.
- Allow the bread to cool completely before slicing to help the crumb set and prevent crumbling, giving cleaner, more precise cuts.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45-50 minutes
- Category: Breads
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 243 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 146 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg