Relishments

Savoring life in the Berkshires

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • About
    • Start Here
    • Relishments Around the Web
    • Flexitarianism
      • Cookbooks
  • Recipes
    • Recipe Reviews
  • The Berkshires
    • Boothbay, Midcoast Maine and More
    • Adventures in Other Places
  • Contact
    • Sponsor

Step by Step: Apple Bread

Published on September 28, 2009 By Emily. Updated on August 8, 2020

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

Somehow my husband made it through the first 24 years of his life without going apple picking.  At least, that’s what he tells me.  I can’t imagine a fall without apple picking, so last weekend we had our first (but definitely not last!) apple picking date.  Now I’m in the midst of brainstorming all the apple recipes I can because we picked way more apples than we need! This recipe is one of my favorites.  What is with me and baking lately?  Anyway, if you also picked way more apples than you need, remember: you can freeze this bread after you’ve baked it and defrost it later when you’re craving apples again!

Apple Bread

Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Servings 1 loaf

Ingredients
  

For bread:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp. vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp. milk
  • 1 3/4 cups apples
  • 1/2 cup nuts I prefer walnuts

For topping:

  • 2 Tbsp. flour
  • 1 Tbsp. sugar
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 Tbsp. butter

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • Cream butter and sugar using a hand mixer or stand mixer.
  • Add the eggs to the mixture and beat well.
  • Peel, pare and chop apples until you have 1 3/4 cups (I used 1 large Golden Delicious, but use as many of any kind of apple as it takes)
  • Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl.
  • Mix vinegar and milk in another bowl.  The mixture will curdle a bit!  Don't worry, it's supposed to.  If you have buttermilk on hand, you can use that instead.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the creamed butter and sugar alternately with the milk mixture.  Start and end with the dry ingredients.  (In other words, add 1/3 of the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture.  Mix.  Add 1/2 the milk mixture. Mix.  Add another 1/3 of the dry ingredients.  Mix.  Add the rest of the milk mixture.  Mix.  Add the last of the dry ingredients.  Mix until fully combined.)
  • Stir in apples and nuts and combine with a spoon or spatula, not your mixer.
  • Pour batter into a greased loaf pan.
  • Create the topping by combining the flour, sugar, cinnamon and butter (melted)
  • Spread the topping over the batter (it doesn't have to be perfect!)
  • Bake at 350° for about 1 hour, or until cooked through.
  • Enjoy!

Related Posts

DIY Frozen Egg Rolls
April’s King Arthur Flour #Bakealong: Chocol...
Make Lunch Ahead: Baked Chili Brown Rice and Veget...
Satisfying Minestrone Soup and Amazing Biscuits
Did you enjoy this post? Share it!

Filed Under: bread, breakfast, recipe Tagged With: baking, recipe

« Happy Birthday to Me!
My First Frittata! »

Comments

  1. FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com says

    September 28, 2009 at 8:54 am

    I always feel as though I can’t bake or do anything cool because I don’t have a good blender or a mixer.

    Then I think: How the heck did they bake back then without that stuff? I’m an IDIOT!! I should just give it a try and whisk the food until my arm falls off…

    Thanks for the recipe, and most of all, thanks for coming by the blog!

  2. College Football DVD says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:17 am

    I admit, I have not been on this webpage in a long time… however it was an additional pleasure to see It is this kind of an important topic and ignored by so numerous, even professionals. I thank you to assist making people more aware of feasible issueGreat stuff as usual…

  3. Kelly says

    September 19, 2014 at 6:01 pm

    Thanks for linking to this recipe today. I’m hoping to go apple picking this weekend and I have a feeling I’ll have enough apples for several different delicious apple baked goods!

    • Emily says

      September 20, 2014 at 8:30 am

      Apple picking is on my agenda for the near future too. I love this time of year. Also, I definitely checked out a supermarket bottle of cider the other day to see if it was pasteurized with you in mind. It was, thank goodness.

      • Kelly says

        September 20, 2014 at 8:46 am

        Oh yay! I’ll have to find some to get my cider fix.

Trackbacks

  1. Apple Bread | Brownies and Zucchini says:
    October 8, 2014 at 7:04 am

    […] recipes out there, then it would be easier for me to choose which one to make! When I saw this recipe for Apple Bread on Relishments, it seemed simple and perfect. Bonus:  Emily took photos at each major step!  In […]

  2. Cranberry Apple Crisp | Relishments says:
    October 14, 2015 at 7:58 pm

    […] mouths, but I’ve managed a be more creative with a few of them.  Last weekend, I revisited this apple bread (which was even better than I remembered), but my very favorite apple dessert is apple […]

  3. Highlights: Apples (2016) | Relishments says:
    September 18, 2016 at 3:19 pm

    […] Apple Bread: Step by Step […]

Welcome!

photo of EmilyWelcome to Relishments! Follow along with my adventures in cooking and eating in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts.

The Berkshires
Recipe Index
CSA Menu Plan
First Time?
 

Support Relishments on Patreon

Just so you know…

I’m just a girl who loves to cook and eat. This site is not a source for nutritional information.

Relishments is affiliated with various sponsors. Some product links on this site are affiliates; I may get portion of the sale. All opinions on this site are honest, regardless of revenue opportunities. Find out more about my policies here

relishments

Emily
Last week Brian and I finally got around to hiring Last week Brian and I finally got around to hiring a sitter for a rare night out. We went to dinner at @publicna and took advantage of the opportunity with drinks, appetizers and dessert.

Pictured:
- Citrus Braised Beef Tacos
- "Chicken and Waffles"
- House Fries with Garlic Aioli
- Fried Chickpeas
- Blood Orange Cheesecake
It was no surprise that Public was close to full on a Wednesday night - everything was so good. 

.
.
.
#igers413_food #igers413 #BerkshireFoodies #InTheBerkshires #EatLocal #WesternMA #WesternMass #Berkshires  #VisitTheBerkshires #NorthAdams #NAmazing #PublicEatAndDrink
New year, new theme word! This year's word is "enr New year, new theme word!
This year's word is "enrich" and I'm really excited about it.

I've written more about this year's theme on the blog. Click in the link in my profile or follow the link below to read the post.
.
https://www.relishments.com/blog/my-2023-theme-word-enrich/
.
.
.
#YearlyTheme #MyOneWord #2023 #enrich2023 #NewYearsResolution
It's not New Year's Eve without a Top 9 post. It's It's not New Year's Eve without a Top 9 post.
It's almost all #Berkshires content this year, which is great.
1. A pasta salad reel that took longer to create than the recipe took to make.
2. A reel from North Carolina where I could have watched birds all day.
3. The @thelazygenius book giveaway.
4.@plantconnector 
5. @berkshiremuseum 
6.@sculpture.now at @themountlenox 
7. @massmoca 
8. @mountainviewfarm413 
9. The #AshuwillticookRailTrail
New on the blog: My 2022 reflections on last year' New on the blog: My 2022 reflections on last year's theme word - resume. 

I was able to get back to many activities that were meaningful to me this year and I'm calling this theme a success. Follow the link below or click the link in my profile to read more.
.
.
.
https://www.relishments.com/blog/reflections-on-resuming-in-2022/
.
#resume2022 #newyearsresolution #myoneword #yearlytheme
New on the blog: My Favorite Recipes of 2022. For New on the blog: My Favorite Recipes of 2022.

For the fourth year, I've recapped the best new (to me) recipes I made this year in the hope that they'll give you some new dishes to try. This year's list is short, but delicious. It includes @budgetbytes My Favorite Recipes of 2022
Published on December 30, 2022 By Emily. Updated on December 30, 2022

It’s hard to believe that 2022 is basically behind us. Though overall this year found me getting back to the person I want to be (post-babies and “post”-pandemic), I did not try nearly as many new recipes this year as I used to. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised to see that I’d made note of any new-to-me recipes I wanted to share in this post. This year’s list is short, but delicious. It includes recipes from @budgetbytes, @smittenkitchen and @howsweeteats.
.
.
.
Read the post by visiting the link in my profile or 
https://www.relishments.com/blog/my-favorite-recipes-of-2022/
.
.
.
#RecipeRoundUp #BestRecipes2022 #FavoriteRecipes
@coastalmainebotanicalgardens continues to be one @coastalmainebotanicalgardens continues to be one of the highlights of all my return trips to Boothbay and their annual Gardens Aglow event continues to impress. It was great to be back to walking the gardens instead of the pandemic drive through and there seemed to be more lights than ever.  I'm already looking forward to next year.
.
.
.
#Boothbay #BoothbayMaine #CoastalMaineBotanicalGardens #GardensAglow #BotanicalGarden #MidcoastMaine
It has been a while, but there is finally a new CS It has been a while, but there is finally a new CSA menu plan on the blog! Visit the link below or in my profile to see how I plan to make use of some of the @mightyfoodfarm produce seen here.
.
.
https://www.relishments.com/blog/welcome-to-winter-farm-share-csa-menu-plan-148/
.
#MightyFoodFarm #EatLocal #EatSeasonal #VermontGrown #CSApickup #CSAshare #KnowYourFarmerKnowYourFood #MenuPlanning #MealPlanning #igers413 #igers413_food #BerkshireFoodies
Fall in the Berkshires is always incredible, but t Fall in the Berkshires is always incredible, but this year we've had weather that has also been outstanding. The past 2 weekends have included time at Jaeschke Orchards, the Greylock Glen, and the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail as well as stopping to photograph any random foliage I see. 
Check out the last slide for video of some feathered friends we saw on a walk.
.
.
.
#igers413 #InTheBerkshires #EatLocal #WesternMA #WesternMass #Berkshires  #VisitTheBerkshires #FallFoliage #FallColors #autumn #AshuwillticookRailTrail #JaeschkeOrchards #GreylockGlen
@freshgrassfestival continues to be one of my favo @freshgrassfestival continues to be one of my favorite events each year, and it doesn't hurt that it's just minutes away from home. Enjoying the festival with my kids is definitely a different experience than without, but it's still a good time. The weather was especially cooperative today which was great for all the laps I did around the @massmoca campus pushing a stroller. I'm already looking forward to next year.
.
.
.
#igers413 #InTheBerkshires #WesternMA #WesternMass #Berkshires  #VisitTheBerkshires #NorthAdams #NAmazing #FreshGrass #FreshGrassFestival #MassMoCA #MusicFestival
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Copyright © 2023 · Foodie Pro Theme On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in