Description
Homemade Amish apple fritter bread delivers classic comfort from rural Pennsylvania kitchens. Sweet cinnamon-spiced apples nestle within tender bread layers, promising delightful weekend breakfast memories you can savor with family.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (115 g / 4 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, and diced (about 2 cups)
- 1 ½ cups (190 g / 6.7 oz) all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup (135 g / 4.8 oz) granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup (65 g / 2.3 oz) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup (80 ml / 2.7 fl oz) milk
- 1 ¾ tsps baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsps granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ cup (60 g / 2.1 oz) powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp milk
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prep Oven: Heat to 350F (175C), line loaf pan with parchment paper, lightly grease surface.
- Create Batter Base: Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, blend in eggs and vanilla systematically, ensuring smooth integration of ingredients.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: Sift flour and baking powder, gently fold into butter mixture alternating with milk to maintain silky texture.
- Prepare Apple Mixture: Toss diced apples with sugar and cinnamon, creating a fragrant fruit component for layering.
- Layer Bread: Pour half the batter into pan, scatter apple pieces, sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mixture, then cover with remaining batter and top with additional apples and cinnamon swirl.
- Marble Texture: Use knife to gently weave apple and cinnamon elements throughout batter, creating intricate flavor pockets.
- Bake and Cool: Bake 55-60 minutes until toothpick comes out clean, rest in pan 10 minutes, then transfer to wire rack for complete cooling.
- Finish with Glaze: Whisk powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla to create smooth glaze, drizzle over cooled bread and allow to set before serving.
Notes
- Prevent Apple Browning: Toss diced apples in lemon juice to maintain fresh color and prevent oxidation during preparation.
- Achieve Moisture Balance: Do not overmix batter to keep bread tender; fold ingredients gently to preserve air pockets and prevent dense texture.
- Control Cinnamon Swirl: Create distinct cinnamon layers by using a light hand when marbling to ensure beautiful, visible swirls throughout the bread.
- Glaze Consistency Tip: Start with minimal milk when making glaze, adding gradually to control thickness and prevent runny or overly thick coating.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg