EASY CINNAMON APPLE SWEET BREAD OR AS MY SISTER CALLED IT DUTCH APPLE LOAF IS THE PERFECT DESSERT LOAF OR SNACK. A DELICIOUS COMBINATION OF CINNAMON AND APPLES MAKES THIS AN EASY SWEET BREAD FOR FALL. Being of Dutch descent, I knew I had to try this recipe for a moist, fruity quick bread. It freezes well, so I often have a loaf on hand for church bazaars. Apple Bread made from scratch with butter, sugar & plenty of fresh apples. Topped with a cinnamon streusel & drizzled with warm vanilla glaze, it’s amazing. Forget the homemade pie crust and get all the flavors of fall in a quick & easy cinnamon apple pie bread recipe with brown sugar and cinnamon topping that’s as sweet as apple pie! Folks, this week I’m pleased to introduce you to my occasional sous-chef, also known as my Sweetie Pie husband. He is quite competent in the kitchen. So competent in fact that he recently signed himself up to be on the snack-volunteer rotation at church. And when his name comes up, he asks me “What should I make?” And then I get to pick out a recipe from my files that I’ve been wanting to try out, and he makes it! I tell you, it’s a wonderful arrangement. So when that happened last week, I went digging through my copy of More with Less to find a yummy snack recipe. When I asked the Sweetie Pie if he had any comments he’d like to share about his bread, this is what he said:
Recipe image source : www.butterwithasideofbread.com/dutch-apple-bread
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 10
Ingredients
1/2 cup softened butter 1 cube
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cups diced peeled a green apple
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Topping:
5 TBSP cold butter
1/3 cup flour
2 TBSP granulated sugar
2 TBSP brown sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
Vanilla Glaze: Whisk all ingredients together until smooth. Set aside.
1 TBSP melted butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 TBSP milk
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a bread pan with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add in eggs, milk, and vanilla and stir to incorporate. Mix in flour, salt, and baking powder. Fold in apples and nuts. Transfer mixture to prepared baking pan.
For topping, combine all ingredients and mix with a fork or pastry mixer until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter in pan.
Bake for 55-60 minutes, until toothpick inserted in bread, comes out clean. (Internal temperature of bread will be 200 degrees F when fully cooked.)
Let cool. Remove from pan and drizzle top with vanilla glaze. Slice and serve.
Store leftovers in an airtight container.