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Homemade Cinnamon Streusel Apple Bread

This Homemade Cinnamon Streusel Apple Bread (also known as Dutch Apple Bread or Apple Fritter Bread) is the ultimate fall quick bread recipe! Ultra-moist, buttery spiced batter is packed with tender juicy Honeycrisp apples, layered with a brown sugar cinnamon swirl, and finished with a crunchy streusel crumble and sweet vanilla glaze.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 10 thick slices
Calories: 325
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Spiced Cinnamon Apple Filling
  • 2 medium Honeycrisp or Granny Smith apples peeled, cored, and finely diced into 1/4-inch pieces
  • 2 tbsp light brown sugar packed
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Moist Quick Bread Batter
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1.5 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup whole milk room temperature
  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
  • 1.5 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
Crunchy Brown Sugar Streusel & Glaze
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 3 tbsp cold unsalted butter cubed
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' powdered sugar for glaze
  • 1 tbsp milk or heavy cream for glaze
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract for glaze

Method
 

  1. Prep oven and loaf pan: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a standard 9x5-inch metal loaf pan and line with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on the sides for effortless removal.
  2. Toss apples: In a small bowl, toss the finely diced Honeycrisp apples with 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon until evenly coated. Set aside.
  3. Make the streusel topping: In another small bowl, mix 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Cut in 3 tablespoons of cold cubed butter using a pastry cutter or fork until coarse crumbly clumps form. Chill in refrigerator while making the batter.
  4. Cream butter and sugar: In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, beat the softened butter and granulated sugar together on medium-high speed for 2 to 3 minutes until pale, light, and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, followed by vanilla extract.
  5. Combine wet and dry: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sea salt, and nutmeg. Add half the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, followed by the whole milk, and finish with the remaining dry ingredients. Mix on low speed just until combined (do not overmix).
  6. Layer batter and apples: Spread half of the thick batter evenly into the bottom of the prepared loaf pan. Scatter half of the cinnamon spiced apples over the batter. Spread the remaining batter on top, then crown with the remaining spiced apples. Scatter the chilled crunchy streusel evenly across the entire surface, pressing very gently so it adheres.
  7. Bake to golden perfection: Bake at 350°F for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a wooden skewer or toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean with a few moist crumbs (no wet batter). If the streusel browns too quickly near minute 40, loosely tent the top with aluminum foil.
  8. Cool, glaze and serve: Let the bread cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then use the parchment handles to lift the loaf onto the rack to cool completely. In a small bowl, whisk powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Drizzle generously over the crunchy streusel, let set for 5 minutes, slice thickly, and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 325kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 210mgPotassium: 135mgFiber: 2gSugar: 31gVitamin A: 380IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 55mgIron: 1.6mg

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