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Experience fall with this quick bread, full of cinnamon apple warmth.
Fall brings an unmistakable urge to fill the home with the scents of the season, and this quick bread is your ticket there. As it bakes, the aroma of cinnamon mingling with sugary apples envelops the kitchen like a cozy blanket. The bread emerges from the oven with a golden crust, its cinnamon-sugar swirl crackling on top—a sweet promise of the flavors inside.
Every slice reveals a tender crumb speckled with soft, cooked apple bits that add a gentle sweetness and moist texture. Serving this bread is inviting people to share in the comfort of autumn, whether you’re enjoying it warmed with your morning coffee or as an afternoon treat. Swirling the cinnamon topping with a knife gives each piece a perfectly marbled look and ensures that every bite carries that burst of warmth.
Though this recipe is simple, the pleasure it brings belies its ease. Its straightforward approach invites even the most occasional baker to roll up their sleeves and dive in. Relax and let this bread join your seasonal traditions—it doesn’t take long to bake up something this satisfying.
Ingredients
For the bread:
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 large apple diced and peeled
- 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
For the topping:
- 1/3 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- vanilla glaze optional, to taste
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease three loaf pans.
- Combine 1 cup of the sugar, the flour, the baking powder, and the salt in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, beat the egg, the milk, and the oil until combined.
- Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet mixture until just moist.
- Add the apple and 1/2 tablespoon of the cinnamon, folding gently.
- Pour the batter into the loaf pans, only filling each about 2/3.
- Combine the remaining sugar and the remaining cinnamon.
- Spoon the topping mixture evenly over each loaf and swirl it with a knife.
- Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
- Serve with the glaze.
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