Apple Cider Bread

Prep Time: 40minutes minutes

Cook Time: 50minutes minutes

Servings  10 slices (1 loaf)

Ingredients

For the bread:

• 2 cups apple cider
• ½ cup butter room temperature
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon apple pie spice.  (This is a mixture of:  cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cardamon – Split into thirds to equal a tablespoon.)

• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup chopped apple – optional

For topping:

• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Instructions

1. Add the apple cider to a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until reduced by half, about 20-30 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool while the oven preheats.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter or grease a 9×5 loaf pan.
3. Add the butter and brown sugar to a mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in the egg and vanilla until combined.
5. Add all of the dry ingredients to the mixture along with the reduced apple cider. Stir by hand until just combined.
6. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 50 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
7. Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes.
8. Remove the bread to a cooling rack set over a sheet pan.
9. Brush the top and sides of the bread with melted butter.
10. Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
11. Sprinkle liberally over the top and sides of the bread to coat, letting excess cinnamon sugar fall to the pan below.
12. Let cool for 1 hour before slicing and serving.

Notes

Brushing the bread with melted butter and liberally sprinkling on the cinnamon and sugar is key to giving donut vibes to what is technically a loaf of bread. The richness of the butter and the crackly sugar crust really mimic the flavor and texture of an apple cider donut here. 

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AuthorKarly Campbell