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Apple Streusel Bread Recipe

Moist apple bread topped with cinnamon streusel and drizzled with sweet cider glaze—perfect for breakfast or dessert.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
cooling time10 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 16 slices
Calories: 236kcal
Author: Lucy Brewer

Ingredients

  • 2 medium apples
  • 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
  • ½ cup apple cider
  • 1 large egg

Streusel:

  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter

Frosting:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider

Instructions

Bread

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Peel, core, and chop 2 medium apples into ½” cubes and set aside.
  • Grease and line a bread pan and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl add 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ¼ teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg. Then stir to combine and set aside.
    A glass bowl with flour, cinnamon, and baking powder on a white surface, surrounded by apples, an egg, sugar, apple juice, and a whisk.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, add 1 cup sugar, ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly, ½ cup apple cider, and 1 large egg. Using a whisk, stir to combine so all of the ingredients are well combined.
    A bowl with an egg, melted butter, and liquid ingredients sits next to a bowl of flour mixture, two apples, a whisk, and a small bowl of white powder on a white surface.
  • Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients. Using a spatula, stir to combine.
    A glass bowl with flour and a wet mixture, next to diced apples, whole apples, and a small bowl of flour on a white surface.
  • Fold the chopped apples into the batter. Transfer the batter to your prepared bread pan.
    A glass bowl with light brown batter and chopped apples being mixed in, next to two whole apples, flour, and a measuring cup on a white surface.

Streusel

  • In a separate bowl add ½ cup all-purpose flour½ cup sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and ¼ teaspoon salt . Using a small whisk or a fork stir to combine.
    Two whole apples, a bowl of flour, a bowl of chopped apple batter, and a bowl of sugar with cinnamon on a white surface.
  • Cut ½ cup unsalted butter into small cubes and add them to the bowl with the streusel ingredients. Using a fork or your hands cut the butter into the mixture until it resembles pebbly crumbs.
    Two apples sit beside a bowl of diced butter in dry ingredients and another bowl with chunky apple batter, on a white surface.
  • Add the topping to the top of the batter in the bread pan.
    A metal loaf pan lined with parchment paper is filled with unbaked apple crumble mixture. Two whole apples and a glass bowl are nearby on a white surface.
  • Bake for 55 minutes or until a tester comes out clean in the center.
    A loaf pan lined with parchment paper holds a baked apple crumb bread. Surrounding the pan are apples, whole nutmeg, a cinnamon stick, and a bowl of ground cinnamon.
  • Allow the bread to cool for 10 minutes before cutting into it.
    A loaf of apple streusel bread cooling on a wire rack, with apples, nutmeg, and cinnamon sticks nearby on a white surface.

Glaze

  • Meanwhile, while the bread is cooling, make the icing. In a small bowl add t1 cup powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons apple cider. Using a small whisk or a fork, stir to combine until it’s nice and smooth.
    A glass measuring cup filled with a creamy liquid sits on a white surface, surrounded by apples, whole nutmeg, cinnamon sticks, and a small bowl of amber liquid.
  • Drizzle the icing over the top before serving.
    A loaf of apple bread with crumb topping is being drizzled with white icing on a wooden cutting board.
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