Description
This mouthwatering Amish apple fritter bread showcases classic midwestern baking traditions. Sweet cinnamon-spiced apples nestle within tender, golden bread that delights both family and friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large apples (peeled, cored, and diced)
- 1 ½ cups (190 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 large eggs (at room temperature)
- ½ cup (120 ml) milk
- ½ cup (100 g) light brown sugar
- ½ cup (100 g) white sugar
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2–3 tbsps (30–45 ml) milk or cream (for glaze)
Instructions
- Preparation: Warm the oven to 350°F and prepare a loaf pan with grease or parchment paper.
- Apple Coating: Craft a cinnamon-sugar blend and thoroughly coat diced apples, ensuring even distribution of the sweet spice mixture.
- Batter Foundation: Cream white sugar and butter until fluffy, then integrate eggs individually, followed by vanilla extract, creating a smooth base.
- Dry Ingredient Integration: Sift flour and baking powder, then fold into the wet mixture alternating with milk to develop a uniform batter consistency.
- Layer Construction: Spread half the batter in the pan, strategically place cinnamon-coated apple pieces, then cover with remaining batter and apple chunks, creating a marbled effect with gentle knife swirls.
- Baking Process: Bake for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick emerges clean and the surface achieves a rich golden-brown color with slight pan edge separation.
- Cooling and Finishing: Allow bread to rest in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling before adorning with a silky powdered sugar glaze drizzled across the top.
Notes
- Maximize Apple Flavor: Select ripe, crisp apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp for the best texture and tangy sweetness in your bread.
- Prevent Sinking Apples: Toss diced apples in a light coating of flour before adding to the batter to prevent them from sinking during baking.
- Ensure Perfect Moisture: Do not overmix the batter to maintain a tender, delicate crumb that doesn’t become tough or dry.
- Master the Swirl Technique: Use a gentle swirling motion with a knife to create beautiful marbling and distribute apples evenly throughout the bread.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 306
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 135 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg