Apple Fritter Bread

5 from 1 vote

This delicious Amish Apple Fritter Bread is like having Apple cake and Apple fritters in one delightful hunk of bread! It is a soft, moist quick-bread layered with chunks of crisp, spiced apples swirled with cinnamon and brown sugar drizzled with a classic sweet glaze.

Prep Time20

Cook Time1

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Amish Apple Fritter Bread, Amish bread, Apple Cinnamon Fritter Bread

Servings: slices

Calories: 466kcal

Ingredients

Cake Batter:

½ cup salted butter softened
⅔ cup granulated sugar
2 medium eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 ½ cups flour
½ cup greek yogurt
¼ cup milk

Apple mixture:

2 medium granny smith apples about 2 cups
½ cup brown sugar packed
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Brown sugar - Cinnamon mixture

¼ cup brown sugar packed
½ Tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon sugar

Glaze:

1 cup confectioners sugar
3 Tablespoon cream or milk
1 teaspoon vanilla white or dark

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9x5-inch loaf pan by spraying it with non-stick spray.
In a large bowl, beat together ½ cup butter and ⅔ cup sugar until smooth.
Then, one at a time, beat in the eggs. Mix in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
Mix in baking powder and flour. Mix only until blended - do not overmix.
Add greek yogurt and milk into batter and gently mix just until smooth. Set this aside.
In a separate bowl, stir together the apple coating, ½ cup brown sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Set this aside.
Peel and dice the 2 apples. Add these to the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture to coat.
Pour half of the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Then layer on half the apple mixture. Sprinkle ½ of the brown sugar/cinnamon/sugar mixture on top of the apple layer. Gently swirl a knife through the layers.
Then we’ll repeat the layers one more time: batter, then apple mixture, then end with the brown sugar-cinnamon mixture. Again, use a knife to swirl through the layers.
Bake the loaf until it is fully cooked (an inserted toothpick comes out with no batter sticking to it). Check it after 50 minutes, then after each 5 minutes. If the loaf starts getting dark on top before the loaf is fully baked, put a piece of tin foil over the top to protect it from burning.
When the loaf is removed from the oven it needs to cool for at least 30 minutes before you add the glaze (otherwise it will all soak in).
While the loaf is cooling you could make the glaze. Whisk together confectioners sugar, cream, and vanilla until smooth. You can thicken it by using more confectioners sugar, or thin it by using more cream.

Notes

Storage

You can store the cooled bread in an airtight container or plastic wrap at room temperature for up to 4 days. You can make several loaves and freeze the rest for later. They can stay frozen for up to 2 months. When reheating, thaw the bread first in the fridge overnight, then place it in the oven for a few minutes until warmed through.

FAQs about Apple Fritter Bread

Besides Granny Smith - what varieties of apples can I use? I would recommend Honeycrisp, Braeburn, pink lady, gala, or fuji - these will all have a good flavor and nice texture in the bread.
Could I make this recipe as muffins or in a bundt pan? Yes, you absolutely can! For a bundt pan, you would prepare the recipe exactly the same way as written but may need to adjust the bake time. Check it after 45 minutes in the oven and add 5 minutes at a time more, if necessary. If you make this recipe into muffins, start checking them after 20 minutes.
I think the bread is sweet enough - why is there a glaze? I find that the glaze makes it taste more like apple fritters and is delicious. But, it is absolutely not necessary.
I don't have any yogurt around - what else could I use? You could use milk instead. Just increase the milk from ¼ cup to ⅔ cup, and I would recommend adding a Tablespoon of vinegar to that. Let it sit for a couple of minutes before adding it to the batter. This will give the bread a little more lift.
What is the difference from the classic apple fritters? The flavors are identical except that this is baked and apple fritters are fried.

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