Apple Cinnamon Bread

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Devour this delectable, gooey Apple Cinnamon Bread like nobody’s business!  Understand, this is what you crave when apples, cinnamon and Fall all come together and baking season begins.  In essence, quick breads are the definition of cozy and this one is easy to whip up!

Drizzle this buttermilk apple cinnamon swirl bread with a vanilla butter glaze, serve at room temperature or warm it up in the microwave!  YUM!  You may want to dive into this Healthy Apple Zucchini Bread, this Awesome Country Apple Fritter Bread Recipe and this Farmhouse Apple Walnut Loaf!

Apples and Cinnamon Go Together!

The most common spice that goes with apples is cinnamon in this apple cinnamon quick bread.  It’s got a warm, spicy zing and most Americans associate the fragrance of cinnamon cooked with apples with comfort and warmth.

If you’re looking to add more cinnamon to your cooking and baking, look no further than natural cinnamon pairings like these.  Of course, it shouldn’t surprise you, apples top the list of cinnamon pairings!  Cinnamon is such a great match for so many ingredients and we can’t get enough of it!

Cinnamon is also widely used in cooking due to its intense aroma and flavor. It is intoxicating! It can be used in its bark state (cinnamon sticks) or ground to a fine powder.

There are four main species of commercially cultivated cinnamon.  We used Vietnamese cinnamon (or also called Saigon cinnamon) in this bread, but to get to know your cinnamons better, what goes best with sweet and savory, check out Types of Cinnamon.

The whole house is going to smell like cinnamon and apple heaven!

Baking with cinnamon, you get sweet and spicy swirly flavors going on throughout the apple cinnamon swirl bread, with delicious bits of baked apples in every bite!  It quite nicely, resembles a coffee cake, only it’s baked in a loaf pan!

This cinnamon apple bread recipe is just what the doctor ordered!  Time to bake a loaf or two, like this Super Easy Banana Bread Recipe!

Ingredients You Need for Apple Cinnamon Quick Bread

Apple Cinnamon Quick Bread Recipe

• all purpose flour
• granulated sugar
• baking soda
• salt
• buttermilk or 1 cup milk + 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice. let sit for 5 minutes before using
• egg
• canola oil
• vanilla extract
• 2 medium to large apples (2 ½ cups) chop into small ¼ inches, I used Granny Smith

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Swirl

• ground cinnamon
• brown sugar
• granulated sugar

Vanilla Butter Glaze

• confectioner’s sugar
• butter, melted
• milk or water
• vanilla extract

How to Make Cinnamon Apple Bread Recipe 

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Swirl

1. In a small bowl, combine 2 ½ teaspoons cinnamon, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and ¼ cup granulated sugar and set aside.

Apple Cinnamon Quick Bread

1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, 1 cup sugar, baking soda, and salt together, set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the buttermilk, egg, vanilla and oil, then add in the dry ingredients just until moistened. Do not overmix.

Assembly

1. Spray with non-stick a 9X5 loaf pan and pour in half of the batter.
2. Sprinkle with ⅔rds of the cinnamon sugar mix on top of the batter and ⅔rds of the chopped apples and then top with remaining batter.
3. Sprinkle top of bread loaf with remaining cinnamon sugar and chopped apples and cut through batter with a knife to swirl the cinnamon around into the batter.
4. Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes until done in middle using a tester or feel the top with your finger tip to make sure it’s firm and baked through.
5. Let cool on a baker’s rack for 20 minutes or more before slicing. Yum! Great warm or room temperature!

Vanilla Butter Glaze

1. To make glaze, add melted butter, confectioner’s sugar, milk/water and vanilla together and whisk together get the consistency you want.  Add extra powdered sugar or milk accordingly and drizzle glaze on top of your loaf.  Let stand 3 minutes or until thickened. Drizzle on cake. Let set.

Apple Cinnamon Swirl Bread Tips

• OUR most important tip is to not ever over-mix your batter.  Mix only until the dry ingredients are just combined with the wet ingredients to avoid tunnels and a tough texture.
• We used buttermilk. If you don’t have buttermilk, which most of the time, we do not, just do this easy trick!  All you need to make a substitute for buttermilk in baking recipes is milk and white vinegar, or lemon juice. Use 2%, whole milk or even non-dairy milks will work to make your buttermilk.
• Add measure 2 teaspoons of white vinegar or lemon juice into 1/2 cup of your milk choice, stir and let it sit for 5 minutes.  Ta-dahhh!  Instant buttermilk!  That way we get some twang to get a delish buttermilk apple bread!
• Bake your bread fully.  This is not the time to under-bake like you do with cookies, bars and brownies.  Try using a thin-bladed knife, like a paring knife and push the blade into the center and draw it out. Do this several times to make sure you do not see any wet batter or moist crumbs clinging to the blade.  Since the bread has the gooey cinnamon swirls, do the text several times for consistency.

Storing Apple Bread

• Store your cinnamon apple bread at room temperature covered for up to 1 week. Reheat in a microwave for about 15 seconds for amazing out of the oven tastiness!
• The whole family will love and don’t forget you can also freeze up to 3 months!  Slice the bread into individual slices. Next, wrap each slice of homemade apple bread in cling wrap, then in aluminum foil.
• Place into a large freezer bag and store in the freezer flat, so bread doesn’t get smooshed.  When ready to eat the bread, defrost first. Defrost at room temperature or put it in the microwave for about 30 seconds or so.

It’s time to bake to get a delish buttermilk cinnamon apple bread recipe with lots of cinnamon and apple love like this Apple Butter Spice Cake, Apple Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake, these 4 Amazing Apple Coffee Cakes and this Caramel Glazed Apple Crumble Coffee Cake!

More Fall Breads & Dessert Recipes!

• Maple Apple Pecan Bread with Maple Glaze
• Sour Cream Banana Bread
• Starbucks Gingerbread Loaf
• 20 Smashing Pumpkin Breads for Fall!
• Country Cinnamon Swirl Buttermilk Loaf
• ‘Cinnamon Roll’ Apple Dumplings
• Easy Apple Bread Pudding
• Chunky Apple Walnut Cake