Apple Cinnamon Bread

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple cinnamon bread

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 55 minutes

Cool: 15 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes

Servings:

Calories: 276kcal

Simply the perfect fall recipe! Moist, flavorful and delicious!

1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup unsalted Challenge butter 1 stick, room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt omit if using salted butter
1/2 cup milk
1 large apple peeled and finely chopped (about 1 1/4 cups chopped) - I used Granny Smith

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Grease and flour a 9" x 5" loaf pan, and/or line with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon, and set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter until smooth, then add white sugar and continue to blend until fully incorporated.
Add eggs and vanilla and blend until well combined.
Slowly add flour, baking powder, salt and then milk, and blend just until all ingredients are well combined. Do not over-mix.
Pour HALF of the batter into the prepared pan.
Top batter with half of the diced apples, and half of the cinnamon sugar mixture.
Press apples and cinnamon sugar into the batter just a bit (with the back of a large spoon).
Pour the remaining batter on top of the apple layer (spread as needed), then top with remaining apples and remaining cinnamon sugar.
Again, press the apples and cinnamon sugar into the batter a bit.
Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then transfer loaf to a cooling rack to continue cooling.

I used Challenge butter in this recipe, but please feel free to use a high quality brand of your choice.