Apple Pie Bread (Soft Cinnamon Apple Loaf)

Apple Pie Bread is a moist sweet loaf that tastes like apple pie in bread form. It has soft cake-like texture, cinnamon apples, and sometimes a light glaze on top.

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🍞 Full Apple Pie Bread Recipe

⏱ Time

• Prep: 20 minutes

• Bake: 50–60 minutes

• Total: ~1 hour 15 minutes

• Yield: 1 loaf (8–10 slices)

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🧾 Ingredients

For the Bread Batter

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp baking soda

• ½ tsp salt

• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

• ½ tsp nutmeg

• ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)

• ¾ cup granulated sugar

• 2 large eggs

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• ½ cup milk

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For the Apple Filling

• 2 medium apples, peeled and diced

• 2 tbsp brown sugar

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 1 tsp lemon juice

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Optional Cinnamon Swirl

• 3 tbsp brown sugar

• 1 tsp cinnamon

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Optional Glaze

• 1 cup powdered sugar

• 2 tbsp milk

• ½ tsp vanilla

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🍏 Instructions

1️⃣ Prepare Oven

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).

2. Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan or line with parchment.

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2️⃣ Cook the Apples

1. In a small pan combine:

   • diced apples

   • brown sugar

   • cinnamon

   • lemon juice

2. Cook 3–5 minutes until apples soften slightly.

3. Let cool.

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3️⃣ Mix Dry Ingredients

In a bowl whisk:

• flour

• baking powder

• baking soda

• salt

• cinnamon

• nutmeg

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4️⃣ Make Batter

1. In another bowl beat:

   • butter

   • sugar

   until light and fluffy.

2. Add:

   • eggs (one at a time)

   • vanilla

3. Add dry ingredients alternating with milk until smooth.

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5️⃣ Assemble Bread

1. Pour half the batter into loaf pan.

2. Add half the apples.

3. Sprinkle cinnamon swirl mixture (optional).

4. Add remaining batter.

5. Top with remaining apples.

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6️⃣ Bake

Bake 50–60 minutes until:

• top is golden

• toothpick comes out clean.

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7️⃣ Cool & Glaze

1. Cool for 15 minutes in pan.

2. Remove and cool completely.

3. Drizzle glaze if desired.

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⭐ Tips for Perfect Apple Pie Bread

✔ Use Granny Smith or Honeycrisp apples.
✔ Don’t overmix the batter.
✔ Dice apples small for even baking.
✔ Best flavor the next day.

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🍎 Flavor Variations

• Add ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans

• Mix caramel sauce swirl

• Add raisins or cranberries

• Make cream cheese swirl apple bread

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✅ If you’d like, I can also give you:

• Bakery-style Apple Pie Bread (extra moist professional recipe)

• Apple Fritter Bread (very famous viral recipe)

• Apple Cinnamon Bread without oven (pot or pan method).