Description
This Amish Apple Fritter Bread is a moist and flavorful loaf packed with tender chunks of baking apples, warm cinnamon, and ginger spices. Topped with a sweet vanilla glaze, it makes a perfect breakfast treat or snack that’s easy to prepare and bake in a simple loaf pan.
Ingredients
Scale
Apple Mixture
- 2 medium baking apples peeled and chopped
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon heaping spoonfuls
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
Batter
- 1 large egg room temperature
- ⅓ cup white granulated sugar
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup full-fat sour cream room temperature
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat Oven and Prepare Pan: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and grease your loaf pan with nonstick spray or cake release to ensure easy removal of the bread.
- Mix Apple Filling: In a medium bowl, combine the chopped apples, light brown sugar, cinnamon, and ground ginger. Stir well and set aside to allow the flavors to meld.
- Combine Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the egg, white granulated sugar, vegetable oil, sour cream, and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth and well combined.
- Add Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and kosher salt together. Gradually add this dry mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon until just combined without overmixing.
- Fold in Apples: Fold about three-quarters of the apple-cinnamon mixture gently into the batter until evenly distributed.
- Assemble and Bake: Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Top the loaf with the remaining apple mixture pieces. Bake in the preheated oven for 55 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted in the center reads 200 degrees F.
- Cool the Bread: Allow the bread to cool in the pan for at least 30 minutes, preferably up to an hour, or until it reaches room temperature before glazing or slicing.
- Prepare Glaze: In a small bowl, whisk powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and milk until smooth. Adjust thickness by adding more powdered sugar if needed for desired consistency.
- Glaze and Serve: Drizzle the glaze generously over the cooled apple fritter bread just before serving for an extra sweet finish.
Notes
- You can bake this recipe as an apple cake in a 6-cup bundt pan, baking until the internal temperature reaches 200 degrees F.
- Use baking apple varieties such as Empire, Pink Lady, Granny Smith, or Honeycrisp for the best texture that holds up during baking.
- This recipe fits well in 8×4 inch, 9×5 inch, or 10.1×5.7×3.2 inch loaf pans.
- To store, wrap the cooled bread in plastic wrap and keep in a zip-top bag at room temperature for up to 2 days, or refrigerate for up to 1 week.
- For freezing, wrap the cooled bread tightly with multiple layers of plastic wrap and place in a freezer-safe bag; freeze up to 3 months.
- Thaw frozen bread at room temperature overnight before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
