Apple Cinnamon Bread

Summer is officially over and fall is finally upon us, which means it’s time to swap out the hot humidity for the crisp fall air and crunchy leaves beneath our feet. Which also means we’re swapping pineapples and berries for apples and pumpkin to bring in fall in the best way possible! If you are looking for a great apple bread, then this braided apple cinnamon bread is perfect! The tasty cinnamon, sweet icing, and juicy apple filling combine to make a delicious fall treat. Combining it with this butter pecan iced coffee recipe will make it even better!

This easy apple cinnamon bread is the perfect recipe to whip up for football season, an after school snack for your kids, or something delicious to make on a cozy fall afternoon. This bread is seriously delicious, and is great as both leftovers and fresh out of the oven.

This apple cinnamon bread smells heavenly when it first comes out of the oven, and this bread freezes surprisingly well too! These loaves of apple cinnamon bread are pure comfort food in a loaf form, and is a classic sweet bread recipe your whole family will enjoy. If you have an apple dessert lover in your life, then you have got to bake them a loaf of this delicious cinnamon bread. Looking for more fall treats? Check out our Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies!

Apple Cinnamon Bread

makes 2 loaves

Ingredients:

Apple Filling

• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon spice
• 3 cups apples peeled and diced (granny smith or honey crisp work well)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded

Crumb for Filling

• ¾ c all-purpose flour
• ½ c brown sugar
• 4 tbsp butter
• ¼ tsp maple extract

Dough

• 4 c flour plus extra for rolling out dough
• ⅓ c granulated sugar
• 2 envelopes active dry yeast
• ¾ tsp salt
• ½ c water
• ½ c buttermilk
• 4 tbsp butter
• 2 lg eggs
• 1 lg egg white beaten
• 1 tbsp water

Icing

• 1 c powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp milk or ½&½
• 1 tbsp butter
• ⅛ tsp maple extract

Directions:

Apple Filling

Combine granulated sugar, corn starch, cinnamon.

Add in chopped apple and lemon juice. Toss until well-coated.

Crumb Filling

Place flour, brown sugar, maple extract, and butter in a bowl and cut in with a fork or pastry blender until it is a crumbly texture. If not dry enough to crumble, add in a bit more flour.

Dough

Using a stand mixer, mix together 1 cup flour, granulated sugar, yeast powder, and salt.

Heat water, buttermilk, and butter until warmed to about 125 degrees. Add gradually to the flour mixture.

Beat on medium speed until thoroughly combined, scraping bowl as needed.

Add the eggs and 1½ cups flour, mixing until combined.

Stir in enough of the remaining flour to achieve a soft dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead for approx. 8 minutes, until dough is smooth and elastic. Cover and let dough rest for 15 minutes.

Assembly

Divide dough in half and roll each half to a 12×14 inch rectangle, trying to keep sides as straight as possible.

Remove rectangles to the parchment-lined baking sheets.

Spoon ½ of apple mixture down center of rectangle in an approx. 3-inch strip.

Sprinkle ½ of the cheddar cheese over the apples.

Sprinkle ½ of the crumb filling over the apples and cheese.

Starting at one long end of the dough, make knife cuts approx. 3-inch long and 1-inch wide down length of the dough rectangle. Repeat for the other end.

Alternating sides, fold strips across to center of the dough.

Repeat process for other half of dough.

Cover braids and let rise for 1-hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.

Using a fork, mix water into egg white till thoroughly combined.

Brush egg white mixture across the top of each bread.

Bake in the preheated oven for approx. 25 minutes or until lightly browned.

Transfer from pans to wire racks to cool.

Icing

Combine powdered sugar, milk, butter, and maple extract with a fork or whisk until smooth.

Drizzle icing across the cooled braids.

This homemade apple cinnamon bread recipe is perfect for whenever you need to make a fun apple dessert that is packed full of flavor this fall. Each loaf you make will be filled with loads of apples and cinnamon to make the perfect combination of fall flavors in every bite you take.

This delicious apple cinnamon bread recipe is easy to make, and with the help of your standing mixer, comes together with ease. While there are a ton of ingredients to making this recipe, each one provides an extra layer of flavor and taste that you won’t be disappointed in having with each loaf you make.

Apple Cinnamon Bread

Yield: 2 Loaves

Prep Time: 1 hour 35 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 2 hours

If you are looking for a great apple bread, then this braided apple cinnamon bread is perfect! The tasty cinnamon, sweet icing, and juicy apple filling combine to make a delicious fall treat.

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Ingredients

• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon spice
• 3 cups apples peeled and diced (granny smith or honey crisp work well)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
• ¾ c all-purpose flour
• ½ c brown sugar
• 4 tbsp butter
• ¼ tsp maple extract
• 4 c flour plus extra for rolling out dough
• ⅓ c granulated sugar
• 2 envelopes active dry yeast
• ¾ tsp salt
• ½ c water
• ½ c buttermilk
• 4 tbsp butter
• 2 lg eggs
• 1 lg egg white beaten
• 1 tbsp water
• 1 c powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp milk or ½&½
• 1 tbsp butter
• ⅛ tsp maple extract

Instructions

1. Combine granulated sugar, corn starch, cinnamon.
2. Add in chopped apple and lemon juice. Toss until well-coated.
3. Place flour, brown sugar, maple extract, and butter in a bowl and cut in with a fork or pastry blender until it is a crumbly texture. If not dry enough to crumble, add in a bit more flour.
4. Using a stand mixer, mix together 1 cup flour, granulated sugar, yeast powder, and salt.
5. Heat water, buttermilk, and butter until warmed to about 125 degrees. Add gradually to the flour mixture.
6. Beat on medium speed until thoroughly combined, scraping bowl as needed.
7. Add the eggs and 1½ cups flour, mixing until combined.
   Stir in enough of the remaining flour to achieve a soft dough.
8. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead for approx. 8 minutes, until dough is smooth and elastic. Cover and let dough rest for 15 minutes.
9. Divide dough in half and roll each half to a 12x14 inch rectangle, trying to keep sides as straight as possible.
10. Remove rectangles to the parchment-lined baking sheets.
11. Spoon ½ of apple mixture down center of rectangle in an approx. 3-inch strip.
12. Sprinkle ½ of the cheddar cheese over the apples.
13. Sprinkle ½ of the crumb filling over the apples and cheese.
14. Starting at one long end of the dough, make knife cuts approx. 3-inch long and 1-inch wide down length of the dough rectangle. Repeat for the other end.
15. Alternating sides, fold strips across to center of the dough.
16. Repeat process for other half of dough.
17. Cover braids and let rise for 1-hour.
18. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
19. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
20. Using a fork, mix water into egg white till thoroughly combined.
21. Brush egg white mixture across the top of each bread.
22. Bake in the preheated oven for approx. 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
23. Transfer from pans to wire racks to cool.
24. Combine powdered sugar, milk, butter, and maple extract with a fork or whisk until smooth.
25. Drizzle icing across the cooled braids.