Cinnamon Apple Bread
This soft and spiced cinnamon apple bread is moist, flavorful, and perfect for fall baking! It's an easy quick bread recipe baked with fresh shredded apples, swirled with a buttery cinnamon sugar streusel.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 55 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (118ml) vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp (7.5ml) pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup (190g) granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (118ml) sour cream
- 1+1/2 cup (210g) all-purpose flour
- 1+1/2 tsp (6.5g) baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 heaping cup, peeled & grated apples (2-3 large granny smith apples)
- 1 tbsp (7.5g) ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon (44g) all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp (41g) light brown sugar
- 2 tbsp (42g) granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp (7.5g) ground cinnamon
- 3 tbsp (42g) butter, cold
Instructions
- 1
. Prepare a loaf pan. Spray with cooking spray and line the bottom and sides with parchment paper.
- 2
Combine the eggs, oil and vanilla extract. Beat together until well combined.
- 3
Next add the granulated sugar, beating until combined then add the sour cream and continue mixing until all ingredients are well combined.
- 4
in a bowl: flour, baking soda and salt. Whisk to combine. Add the dry ingredients to the batter and mix just until the flour starts to combine.
- 5
using a grater. Drain the moisture from the apples and then fluff with a fork. Then mix in the cinnamon. Fold the grated apples into the batter.
- 6
combine the dry ingredients and whisk to combine. Next add the cold butter. Using a fork or pastry cutter, press the butter together with the dry ingredients until it’s well combined. The mixture should be crumbly but stick together when pressed between your fingers.
- 7
In the loaf pan, layer half the batter in the pan, then add half the streusel and gently swirl. Add the remaining batter on top and finally, the remaining streusel.
- 8
at 350°F for 50-60 minutes on the middle rack of the oven or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool for at least 1 hour before slicing.