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Cinnamon Apple Streusel Bread

Carissa Erzen
This cinnamon apple streusel bread is the perfect combination of spiced apples, moist bread, and crunchy streusel. It comes together in just 30 minutes, since the apples don't need to be peeled or cooked.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine German
Servings 12 slices
Calories 300 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Streusel

  • ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar (both light and dark brown sugar work)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 4 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

Apple Bread

  • 1 medium apple, chopped (makes about 1¼ cups chopped apples)
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature (1 stick)
  • ½ cup brown sugar (either light or dark brown sugar)
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

Make the Streusel

  • Prepare the streusel by combining the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and softened butter, in a mixing bowl. Use a large spoon, silicone spatula, or your hands to crumble the mixture until it looks like wet sand. Set aside.

Make the Apple Bread

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 5-inch by 9-inch (or similar) loaf pan with butter or line it with parchment paper.
  • Finely chop your apple and discard the core (no need to peel the apple). Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, use a hand mixer to cream the softened stick of butter with the brown sugar and granulated sugar until it is soft and fluffy, after 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Add the eggs and vanilla to the creamed butter. Mix until it is creamy.
  • Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients in three additions, mixing slowly with a large spoon or silicone spatula after each addition, until there is no dry flour visible.
    Fold in the chopped apples.
  • Pour the batter into the greased loaf pan. Sprinkle the streusel on top.
  • Bake for 55 to 70 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean. (It’s okay if crumbs stick to the toothpick, you just don’t want to see wet batter, otherwise it needs to bake longer).
  • Let the bread cool for at least 30 minutes, then slice and enjoy!!

Notes

  • Don't overmix: Be careful not to overmix your bread batter, or else it’ll end up dense and and tough. Stop mixing when you no longer see pockets of dry flour. 
  • Stiff batter: The bread batter will be kind of dry and stiff when you add all the dry ingredients. Since the apples release moisture as they bake, we don’t want the bread to be too wet.
  • Storing: Store cooled bread in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap at room temperature for up to 3 days, or in the fridge for up to 4 days.
  • Freezing: Wrap the whole loaf or individual slices in plastic wrap then aluminum foil. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight or at room temperature for a couple hours. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 195mgPotassium: 83mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 402IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 2mg
Keyword apple streusel bread
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