Apple Bread Recipe
Serves 10
This apple cinnamon bread recipe belongs in your fall baking rotation! It's moist, warmly spiced, and full of fresh apples and crunchy walnuts. I love that it's easy to make with simple ingredients and equipment.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup brown sugar or cane sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup vegetable oil or other neutral oil
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups peeled and diced apple, about 2 small to medium apples
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease an 8x4-inch loaf pan. If desired, line the bottom and two long sides with a sheet of parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, and nutmeg.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, applesauce, oil, milk, and vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined, then fold the apples and walnuts into the batter.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, or until the top springs back to the touch and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. I like to check the loaf after 45 minutes. If the top is golden brown, I cover it with foil for the remaining bake time to prevent further browning.
- Let cool completely in the pan before slicing and serving.