Apple Fritter Bread

Apple fritter bread is full of fresh cinnamon-apples. Moist vanilla cake with layers of apples and cinnamon sugar. This easy quick bread recipe makes two loaves, ready in 60-minutes.

Bakery-style apple loaf will be your favorite for Thanksgiving brunch.

Amish apple fritter bread is similar to Amish-style apple loaf found in church cookbooks throughout New England and Pennsylvania. This old-fashioned apple fritter loaf is a must-have for Thanksgiving brunch or any occasion.

For more great fall recipes, be sure and try our apple pie recipe, apple crisp, fried apple pies, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cake recipe, pumpkin crumb muffins, chocolate zucchini bread, and banana zucchini bread.

Why this recipe works

• Flavor – Soft, buttery crumb, moist and delicious. Tender crumb with pockets of gooey cinnamon apples.
• Fall quick bread – Perfect for fall baking, gift giving or bake sales.
• Freezer friendly – This recipe makes two loaves. Place the cooled loaves into bread bags with twist ties and freeze for later. They will last for a month in the freezer.
• Ease – Can be made in a bowl of a stand mixer, electric hand mixer or mixed with a whisk.
• Uses simple ingredients – Readily available in your local grocery store.
• Prep ahead of time – It’s the type of quick bread that becomes even more moist the second day.

What you’ll need

• Apples – We love Honeycrisp apples, chopped very small and layered into the cake.
• Brown sugar – Mixed with cinnamon and sprinkled over apples in the cake batter. Makes the cinnamon swirl.
• Cinnamon – Plenty of spice for cinnamon swirl in the batter.
• Sugar – Adds sweetness to this apple quick bread recipe.
• Butter – Creamed together with the sugar, helps keep the cake fluffy.
• Sour cream – Adds tanginess and moisture. Substitute Greek yogurt.
• Buttermilk – Adds tanginess and moisture to the cake. Substitute whole milk if needed.
• Eggs – Adds moisture and help the cake rise. With all of our baking recipes, we recommend using large eggs.
• Flour – Use a high-quality brand of unbleached all-purpose flour.
• Baking powder – Leavening agent that helps the quick bread rise.
• Salt – Always added to baked goods to enhance the flavors.
• Vanilla extract – Adds flavor to the cake batter.

How to make apple fritter bread

• Prep apples – Chop apples very small, toss with cinnamon and sugar. Set aside.
• Preheat oven – Preheat the oven to ensure loaves rise properly.
• Prepare loaf pans – Spray two 9 x 5- inch loaf pans with cooking spray or line with paper liners. (This makes cleanup very easy)
• Cream butter and sugar – In a large mixing bowl of a stand mixer or an electric hand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar.
• Combine the wet ingredients – Add eggs, vanilla, and sour cream and combine.
• Add the dry ingredients – Add the flour, baking powder and salt, stirring to combine. Scape the bowl occasionally with a spatula.
• Scoop half into baking pans –
• Add apples & cinnamon mixture –
• Scoop remaining batter –
• Bake – Bake for 60-65 minutes

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Apple Fritter Bread

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr

Total Time1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Apple fritter bread is full of fresh cinnamon-apples. Vanilla cake layered with apples and cinnamon sugar.

Course: Breakfast or Brunch, Desserts

Cuisine: American

Servings: 2 loaves

Calories: 3085kcal

Author: Jessica Robinson

Ingredients

Apple filling

• ▢ 2 large Honeycrisp apples (peeled, cored, chopped very small)
• ▢ 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Cinnamon mixture

• ▢ ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Cake batter

• ▢ 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
• ▢ 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• ▢ 4 large eggs (room temperature)
• ▢ ¾ cup full-fat sour cream
• ▢ ½ cup whole cultured buttermilk (or whole milk)
• ▢ 3 ½ cups all-purpose or cake flour (sifted)
• ▢ 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Glaze

• ▢ 1 cup powdered sugar
• ▢ ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 2-3 tablespoons whole milk or evaporated milk

Instructions

Apple filling

• In a small bowl, combine the chopped apples with sugar and cinnamon, set aside.

Cinnamon mixture

• In another bowl, make the cinnamon sugar mixture; stir together the brown sugar and cinnamon, set aside.

Cake batter

• Preheat the oven to 375-degrees F. Line two (9×5-inch) loaf pans with paper liners or spray with cooking spray, set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl of a stand mixer or use an electric hand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar.
• Add the eggs, vanilla, and sour cream and combine. Occasionally scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the flour, baking powder and salt, stirring to combine.
• Spread half the batter into the prepared baking pans. Top with half of the apple mixture, sprinkle with half of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Spoon remaining batter over the apples, use a butter knife or rubber spatula to spread evenly. Top with remaining apples and cinnamon sugar mixture.
• Place the baking pans on a half sheet pan, lined with parchment paper. (This helps catch any dropped batter and helps easily rotate pans.) Place into the oven.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes and LOWER the temperature to 350-degrees F, baking for 60-65-minutes or until a toothpick when inserted comes out mostly clean, with a few moist crumbs. Towards the end of the baking process carefully rotate pans 180-degrees.
• Remove loaves from the oven. Let cool in the baking pans for 5-10 minutes. Turn out of baking pans, place loaves on a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
• In a small bowl, whisk together ingredients for the glaze; powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk. While loaves are still warm, drizzle the glaze over the top. Let the loaves cool for a minimum of 30-minutes before slicing.

Recipe Notes

To get loaves to rise beautifully – preheat the oven to 375-degrees F. Place loaves inside and lower the temperature to 350-degrees F after 8-10 minutes. (This helps with heat that is lost while the oven is open.)

All ovens are different! Be sure and use an oven thermometer to monitor your oven temperature.

Nutrition

Calories: 3085kcal | Carbohydrates: 468g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 123g | Saturated Fat: 72g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 32g | Trans Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 631mg | Sodium: 2138mg | Potassium: 1505mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 287g | Vitamin A: 4099IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 611mg | Iron: 13mg

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