AMISH APPLE BREAD RECIPE (2024)

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Amish Apple Bread Recipe is loaded with apples and cinnamon and topped with caramel. It’s soft, moist, sweet, and delicious, the ultimate fall comfort.

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AMISH APPLE BREAD RECIPE

One of my favorite things I like about this bread it is so versatile. It’s great for a special breakfast, afternoon snack, or delicious dessert topped with vanilla ice cream. Additionally, you can make it into muffins for a quicker cooking time. I don’t know anyone that has an abundance of time in the morning! Right?

I used 2 cups of diced Honeycrisp apples. I diced them pretty small, not minced, but not chunks. Two cups of apples are almost two medium apples. Of course, you can add two apples, but I want to give you the exact measurements. At two cups, it was the perfect bread to apple ratio.

Amish Apple Bread is a quick bread which simply means it does not have yeast in it. There’s no time waiting for the bread to rise, you can mix then bake it. This recipe is super simple. You can mix it together in no time. However, it does take 50 minutes to bake in a loaf pan.

This recipe doesn’t make a large loaf, which personally I like.

BEST APPLES FOR BAKING

For the best pies, crisps, and other baked treats, apples need to be firm enough to hold their own during the cooking process. The best apples are the ones that are in season. Look for firm apples with no bruises or bug holes. Fresh, ripe apples will have a strong apple aroma.

A few of the best baking apples are:

Braeburn
Honey Crisp
Jonathan
Fuji
Gala
Granny Smith

CARAMEL FROSTING

I drizzled Caramel Frosting over my loaf of bread. It’s totally optional. Here is the recipe: Brown Sugar Caramel Sauce

While you’re here, I’d love for you to see some of my other recipes!

Strawberry Bread
Easy Strawberry Bread
Peanut Butter Bread
No Yeast Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls
Lemon Blueberry Streusel Bread
Chocolate Pumpkin Bread

Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary based on products used.

Amish Apple Bread

Amish Apple Bread Recipe is loaded with apples and cinnamon and topped with caramel. It's soft, moist, sweet, and delicious, the ultimate fall comfort.

Ingredients

½ cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
⅔ cup granulated sugar
½ cup butter at room temperature
2 large eggs at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 and ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 and ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ cup heavy cream
2 cups apple chopped and diced

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Grease and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl and set aside.
In the bowl of yourstand mixercombine white sugar and butter and beat until smooth. Add eggs one and a time and beat on medium speed until combined. Add the vanilla and mix.
Turn the mixer to low and add flour and baking powder, then milk.
Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan. Cover with half of the apples and sprinkle with half of sugar and cinnamon mixture. Pour the remaining batter over apple layer then top with remaining apples and brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.
Bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool in pan 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Optional: Drizzle with Brown Sugar Caramel Sauce recipe here.

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FAQs

Why does my apple bread fall apart? ›

Too much moisture is the most likely reason your apple bread is falling apart. If the apples are producing too much moisture, you will have to compensate by reducing the milk in the recipe by 1-2 tablespoons. One of the other reasons is not baking the bread as soon as the batter is ready.

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Why is it called Amish friendship bread? ›

Amish friendship bread is a type of bread or cake made from a sourdough starter that is often shared in a manner similar to a chain letter. The starter is a substitute for baking yeast and can be used to make many kinds of yeast-based breads, shared with friends, or frozen for future use.

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Why does my Amish Friendship bread sink in the middle? ›

Keep the oven door closed while your Amish Friendship Bread is baking. You may be tempted to peek, but sudden temperature drops can result in the bread collapsing in the middle.

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How do you keep homemade bread from crumbling? ›

Too much flour and not enough water can cause crumbly bread – people often do this if the dough is too sticky and they add more flour rather than kneading through it. Other culprits can be overproving or not kneading enough – the things you need to do to get a good structure.

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How do you keep homemade bread from falling apart? ›

The longer the dough rises, the more active the yeast becomes. If it goes too far, the gluten relaxes too much, and the bread will collapse or go flat while it bakes. By restricting it, you produce better bread with a more reliable crumb. Poke your finger into the dough to check if it has sufficiently risen.

What causes bread to break apart? ›

If the dough was too dry it can form a crust too early before it's had time to rise, then when it begins to rise it forms cracks which then burst in odd places when the pressure builds up. Steam is important in this stage of baking of some breads like sourdoughs so it's a good thing to try and use steam.

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How do you fix falling apart dough? ›

If tearing is a frequent problem, Chef Felice suggests :

Add a bit of extra-virgin olive oil to the dough to make it more elastic. ...
Be sure to check out Chef Felice's techniques here to ensure the dough itself is made properly.
Knead the dough a little bit longer than normal to improve the gluten structure.

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Why is my homemade bread falling? ›

Some ovens run hotter than its settings, some cooler. If the oven is too hot the loaf will be brown and crispy on the outside but doughy in the middle and may collapse as it cools. When bread is baked at too low a temperature it will not rise enough in the oven resulting in a dense and sunken loaf.