DUTCH APPLE BREAD

Here’s a classic Dutch Apple Bread recipe — soft, moist bread filled with cinnamon-spiced apples and topped with a buttery streusel crumb. 🍎🍞 Perfect for breakfast, tea-time, or dessert!

🍏 Dutch Apple Bread

Ingredients:

For the Bread:

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

• 1 cup granulated sugar

• 2 large eggs

• 1/2 cup sour cream (or plain yogurt)

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

• 2 tsp baking powder

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 2 tsp ground cinnamon

• 1 1/2 cups peeled & diced apples (tart varieties like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp)

For the Streusel Topping:

• 1/3 cup brown sugar

• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour

• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

• 2 tbsp cold butter, cubed

For the Glaze (optional):

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar

• 1–2 tbsp milk or cream

• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Preheat Oven: 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan.

2. Make Streusel: Mix brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Cut in butter until crumbly. Set aside.

3. Prepare Batter:

   • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

   • Beat in eggs, sour cream, and vanilla.

   • In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.

   • Add dry mixture into wet ingredients, mixing just until combined.

   • Fold in apples.

4. Assemble: Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle streusel evenly over the top.

5. Bake: 50–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

6. Cool & Glaze: Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Drizzle with glaze if desired.

✨ Tips & Variations:

• Add chopped walnuts or pecans to the streusel for crunch.

• Swap half the apples with pears for a fall twist.