Description
Whipping up Apple Fritter Bread brings pure comfort straight from your kitchen, delivering sweet cinnamon-apple goodness in each delightful slice. Warm, tender crumbs packed with chunky apple bits and a crackly cinnamon glaze make this quick bread a total crowd-pleaser you cannot resist.
Ingredients
Scale
Base Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup milk
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp salt
Fruit and Spice Additions:
- 2 large apples
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
Finishing Touches:
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1–2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Warm your oven to 350°F and coat a 9×5-inch loaf pan thoroughly with butter or cooking spray.
- Cream ½ cup butter with 1 cup sugar using an electric mixer until the mixture becomes airy and pale.
- Beat in 2 large eggs individually, ensuring each is fully incorporated before adding the next.
- Pour 1 tsp vanilla extract and ⅓ cup milk into the butter mixture, stirring until smooth.
- Combine 2 cups flour, 2 tsp baking powder, and ½ tsp salt in a separate bowl.
- Fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture gently, mixing just until a consistent batter forms.
- Carefully peel and dice 2 large apples into small, consistent cubes.
- Blend ⅓ cup brown sugar with 2 tsp ground cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Pour half the batter into the prepared loaf pan, spreading evenly.
- Scatter half the apple pieces and sprinkle half the cinnamon-sugar mixture over the first batter layer.
- Add remaining batter on top, then distribute the rest of the apple pieces and cinnamon-sugar.
- Use a knife to create gentle swirls through the layers, creating a marbled pattern.
- Slide the pan into the preheated oven and bake for 55 minutes, checking doneness with a toothpick.
- After baking, let the bread rest in the pan for 10 minutes to settle.
- Transfer the loaf to a wire rack and allow it to cool completely.
- Whisk ¼ cup powdered sugar with 1-2 tbsp milk until a smooth glaze forms.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cooled bread in an artistic pattern before serving.
Notes
- Use very cold butter for the fluffiest, most tender crumb in the batter.
- Dice apples into small, uniform pieces to ensure even distribution and consistent baking.
- Let the bread cool completely before glazing to prevent the sugar from melting and becoming runny.
- For a gluten-free version, swap all-purpose flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free baking blend and add an extra teaspoon of baking powder.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes - 1 hour
- Category: Breads
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 310 kcal
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 190 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg