Cinnamon Apple Bread

By srumbel

Warm up your kitchen for fall baking with Cinnamon Apple Bread topped with cinnamon streusel and a simple white icing.
from chocolatemoosey.com

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup (1 stick or 4 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1 cup finely chopped peeled apple (roughly 1 small apple)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
• Streusel
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 2 pieces
• Glaze
• 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon milk
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325F. Lightly grease a 9x5 loaf pan.
First, make the streusel: In a medium bowl mix together sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt. Using a pastry blender or with your fingers, cut in the butter until small pebbles form. Refrigerate until ready to use.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
In a another large bowl, beat together the butter and both sugars until smooth and creamy, about 2-3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until incorporated then beat in the vanilla.
Add the flour mixture alternating with the milk, adding the flour in 3 additions and the milk in 2 additions (begin and end with dry ingredients). Stir in the apple and nuts.
Transfer the batter to the loaf pan. Top evenly with streusel.
Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes then invert onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
Make the glaze: In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla. If it's too thick, add a touch more milk. If it's too thin, add a little more sugar. Drizzle over cooled bread. Let glaze harden before slicing. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.