Public Recipe
Apple Cider Bread
Shared on 7/10/2025
This fragrant quick bread captures the essence of autumn with real apple cider and warming spices. Perfect for breakfast or an afternoon treat.
Prep Time
20 minutes
Bake Time
55 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Yield
1 loaf
Quick Bread
Ingredients
- 300g (2½ cups) All-purpose flour
- 240ml (1 cup) Apple cider reduced to ½ cup
- 200g (1½ cups) Fresh apples peeled and diced
- 150g (¾ cup) Brown sugar
- 115g (½ cup) Butter melted
- 2 large (2) Eggs
- 2 tsp (2 tsp) Cinnamon
- ½ tsp (½ tsp) Nutmeg
- 1½ tsp (1½ tsp) Baking powder
- ½ tsp (½ tsp) Salt
Instructions
1
Reduce apple cider by half by simmering in a saucepan. Cool completely.
2
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour loaf pan.
3
Whisk together flour, spices, baking powder, and salt.
4
In another bowl, combine melted butter, brown sugar, eggs, and reduced cider.
5
Add wet ingredients to dry, fold in diced apples.
6
Pour into prepared pan and bake 50-55 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
7
Cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto rack.
Equipment
- 9x5 inch loaf pan
- mixing bowls
- whisk
- spatula
Tips
- •Reducing the cider concentrates the apple flavor
- •Use firm apples like Honeycrisp or Granny Smith
- •Bread is even better the next day
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