Description
A soft, warmly spiced apple cider donut bread made with reduced apple cider and finished with a crisp cinnamon sugar topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup apple cider, reduced to 1/2 cup
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a standard 1-pound loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Place the apple cider in a saucepan over medium heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until reduced to 1/2 cup. Set it aside to cool.
- Beat the softened butter and brown sugar on high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Scrape down the bowl, add the vanilla, and beat in the eggs one at a time.
- Stir the applesauce and cooled reduced apple cider together in a separate bowl.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger together in another bowl.
- Alternate adding the dry ingredients and apple cider mixture to the butter mixture in three additions, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
- Mix only until combined, then spread the thick batter evenly in the prepared loaf pan.
- Stir the granulated sugar and cinnamon together, then sprinkle the mixture evenly over the batter.
- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the loaf springs back when touched and a knife inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.
- Cool the bread in the pan before slicing and serving.
Notes
- For the strongest apple flavor, reduce 1 cup of apple cider to 1/2 cup before adding it to the batter.
- If you are short on time, use 1/2 cup unreduced apple cider, although the apple flavor will taste milder.
- Avoid overmixing the batter so the finished loaf stays soft and tender.
- Store the cooled bread tightly wrapped at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze individual slices for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 18
- Sodium: 135
- Fat: 9
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 33
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 48