Amish Apple Fritter Bread

sweet glaze being poured on a country apple fritter bread loaf

4.82 from 16 votes

Celebrate apple season with this delicious treat: a country apple fritter bread covered in a sweet glaze. It's a fabulous gift and an absolutely delicious addition to your holiday table!

Prep Time10

Cook Time55

Total Time1 5

Course: Breads

Cuisine: American

Servings: apple fritter loaf

Calories: 193kcal

Author: Eden Westbrook

Ingredients

3 medium baking apples peeled and chopped
½ cup light brown sugar
1 heaping teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
1 large egg room temperature
⅓ cup white granulated sugar
¼ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup full-fat sour cream room temperature
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon kosher salt

Glaze

1 cup powdered sugar sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoon milk

Instructions

Make Apple Fritter Bread
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare your loaf pan with nonstick spray or cake release.
In a medium mixing bowl, mix the chopped apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, and ginger together. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the egg, granulated sugar, vegetable oil, sour cream, and vanilla extract until well combined.
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and kosher salt, then add it to the bowl of wet ingredients. Use a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to mix the in dry ingredients until almost completely mixed in.
Fold in ¾ the amount of the apple-cinnamon mixture into the batter, then pour into your prepared loaf pan.
Top the apple fritter bread with the remaining apple chunks and bake for 50-55 minutes, or until the internal temperature is 200 degrees F.
Make the Powdered Sugar Glaze
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and milk until it comes to a smooth consistency.
Pour the glaze over the fritter bread generously before serving.

Notes

Variations and Pro Tips

You can make this an apple cake by using a 6 cup bundt pan, bake until the internal temperature of the cake is 200 degrees F. So make sure you have a thermometer handy.

Use your favorite baking apples. Baking apples are those that can hold up to heat and cooking without turning to mush: my personal faves are Empire, Pink Lady, Granny Smith, and Honeycrisp.

This recipe works in an 8x4 inch loaf pan, a 9x5 inch loaf pan, and in the 10.1x5.7x3.2 loaf pan I used.

Storage, Freezing, and Thawing Instructions

Let the apple fritter bread cool completely to room temperature before wrapping in plastic wrap and placing in a gallon-sized zip top. It'll last for two days on the countertop or for 1 week in the fridge.

To freeze: Once the bread is completely cooled down, wrap it in many layers of plastic wrap, then put it in a freezer-safe zip-top bag. It'll stay good for up to 3 months.

To thaw: let the bread thaw on the counter overnight until it is room temperature and ready to eat.

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