Apple Bread With Crumb Topping
This bread is the perfect way to usher in the fall season. Filled with the taste and smell of autumn, this apple bread is great alongside coffee in the morning or as a yummy warm dessert fresh out of the oven after dinner. Serve it alongside vanilla ice cream!
Ingredients
- 1 minced apple save 1/4 cup for sprinkling over top
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup room temp butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup apple sauce
- nuts optional
- CRUMB TOPPING
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp room temp butter
- 1/3 cup flour
- dash cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Cream butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla extract, stirring until just combined. Mix in applesauce.
- Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt into the wet ingredients. Gradually whisk in the dry ingredients until fully incorporated.
- Fold in diced apples.
- Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan, or line with parchment paper.
- Transfer half of the batter into the prepared pan. Smooth the top and tap the pan to remove air bubbles. Spread half of the cinnamon sugar mixture over the batter. Add the remaining batter on top.
- Prepare crumb topping by mixing brown sugar, butter, flour, and a dash of cinnamon. Sprinkle over the batter. Distribute remaining diced apples on top.
- Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, checking for doneness with a cake tester.
Allow to cool in the pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes to 1 hour before slicing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 341kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 5gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 68mgSodium: 250mgFiber: 2gSugar: 28g
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