Pumpkin Bread with Apples

Pumpkin Bread with Apples: This cinnamon sugar-crusted Pumpkin Bread flavored with warm spices and studded with diced apples makes for a perfect fall treat!

This Moist Pumpkin Bread Recipe makes a tasty breakfast, snack, or gift. A ridiculously easy and tender quick bread that’s ready in no time!

Why You Must Make

• It’s an autumn classic that can be served for breakfast, brunch, and snacks.
• The warm spices smell amazing while these loaves are baking in your kitchen.
• The addition of sweet bits of apples and a crunchy cinnamon sugar topping makes this a bit more memorable than ordinary pumpkin bread.

Ingredient Notes:

• Flour
• Ground Cinnamon, Allspice, Cloves – If your spices have been in your pantry for years, they may have lost some potency. Replace as needed.
• Baking Soda 
• Salt – I prefer table salt as the fine grains blend in more easily.
• Sugar
• Pumpkin Puree – Not pumpkin pie filling which has spices and other ingredients added. Look for pure pumpkin puree.
• Eggs – Large eggs
• Vegetable Oil – I use canola oil.
• Granny Smith Apple – peeled, cored, and diced into small cubes (1/4-inch dice works well)
• Butter – Salted is fine as it gives a boost of flavor to the topping.

How to Make

1. Preheat your oven and prep your loaf pans.
2. Mix together the dry ingredients except for the sugar in a large bowl.
3. Whisk together everything else except the apples in another bowl.
4. Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture; stir just until moistened.
5. Fold in apples if making pumpkin apple bread.
6. Scrape and divide the batter evenly into prepared loaf pans.
7. Mix streusel topping in a separate bowl with a fork and sprinkle evenly over each loaf.
8. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaves comes out clean.
9. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Expert Tips

• Start with fresh, quality ingredients. Always check that your leaveners are fresh and that your apple shows no signs of dehydration. The skin should be smooth with no bruising.
• PRO-Tip: Do not over-mix the batter once the flour and baking soda are added. Whisking furiously will over-activate the gluten and cause tunnels throughout the loaf. Never use a mixer.
• Make sure your apple bits are not too large. If too big, the apple pieces will not soften by the time the bread is finished baking. Those pictured are about 1/8-inch dice. I’ve made it with 1/4-inch dice, too.
• Remove the bread from the loaf pans after cooling for 10-15 minutes. If you wait any longer, the loaf may stick despite prepping the pan properly. If you turn it out too soon, the sides won’t be firm enough to hold the loaf in shape.  
• PRO-Tip: If your pan tends to stick, add a rectangle of parchment to the bottom of the pan after greasing. Then grease the top of the parchment.

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The Recipe:

Pumpkin Bread with Apples

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Yield 2 loaves

Pumpkin bread with sweet apples for a twist on the classic. Adapted from Celebrate the Rain.

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoons salt
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 can (15-ounce) pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
• 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• A large Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and diced into small cubes

Cinnamon Sugar Topping:

• 1 tablespoons flour
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoons butter, at room temperature

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Grease and flour two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans.
3. Combine flour, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
4. Combine sugar, pumpkin, eggs, and vegetable oil large bowl and whisk or beat till just blended.
5. Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture; stir just until moistened.
6. Fold in apples.
7. Spoon batter equally into prepared loaf pans.
8. Mix streusel topping in a separate bowl with a fork and sprinkle evenly over each loaf.
9. Bake for one hour minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
10. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Notes

Freezes well. Wrap in plastic wrap, then foil. Use within 3 months.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1 slice
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 223Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 187mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 1gSugar: 22gProtein: 3g

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