Apple Bread
This quick apple bread is a soft, spiced loaf filled with juicy cinnamon apples. Mix the batter in one bowl, and it's ready for the oven in 10 minutes!
Servings: 10
Equipment
Ingredients
For the apples:
- 1½ cups Granny Smith apples peeled and chopped
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
For the bread batter:
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup milk
- 1¾ cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Prepare the apples. Peel and chop your apples. Do not go with small cubes; aim for bite-sized pieces. Toss the apples with the sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
- Prepare to bake. Heat your oven to 350ºF. Line your 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Make the bread batter. Using an electric mixer, cream the butter with the granulated sugar and brown sugar in a large bowl. Add eggs, beating well after each addition. Add yogurt, vanilla, and milk, stir to combine.
- Add the dry ingredients. Using a mesh strainer or a sifter, sift the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, and baking soda over the liquid mixture. Stir until just combined.
- Assemble. Transfer half of the bread batter to the loaf pan. Add half of the apples on top. Pour the remaining batter over the apples, then add the remaining apples on top of the batter.
- Bake. Bake the bread for 60-70 minutes, covering it with aluminum foil halfway through baking.
- Serve. Remove the bread from the oven and let it rest in the pan for about 10 minutes, then transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Test it for doneness: Bread is baked when the inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Best apples: You can use Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Honeycrisp, or Fuji apples.
- Swap the spices: Instead of cinnamon and nutmeg, you can use gingerbread spice mix. It is very flavorful.
- Let the bread cool: Do not slice the warm bread, or it will fall apart.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 299kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 81mg | Potassium: 151mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 363IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 1mg
