The Scoop
Apple butter and cinnamon turned a simple loaf into peak cozy-season baking.
Warm spices, sweet apple butter, and a tender crumb come together in an easy quick bread that’s just as good with morning coffee as it is toasted for an afternoon treat.
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup neutral oil
- 2 cups apple butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- butter, optional, to taste, for serving
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease two standard loaf pans.
- In a large bowl, whisk the cinnamon, the flour, the baking soda, the baking powder, and the salt together until combined.
- In another bowl, combine the sugar, the eggs, and the oil, mixing until thoroughly combined.
- Stir the apple butter and the milk into the egg mixture, whisking until thoroughly combined.
- Gently add the dry ingredients mixture into the wet ingredients mixture, stirring until just combined. Be sure not to overmix.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pans, dividing it equally.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50-60 minutes.
- Allow the bread to cool in the pan on a wired rack.
- Slice and serve with the butter while still warm.
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