As I sit here and type this, Alabama is finally giving me the tiniest hint of Autumn making its way here. This quick bread is lightly sweet and is perfect with your coffee on a cool Autumn morning.
To begin, preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 5×9 loaf pan and set it aside.
In a bowl, combine 1 3/4 c all-purpose flour, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 3/4 tsp baking soda, 1.2 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp baking powder. Stir it together and set it aside.
Dice a Granny Smith apple into 1/2 inch pieces, discarding the core.
In you mixing bowl, beat together one egg, a cup of real maple syrup, and 1/4 c vegetable (or extra virgin olive) oil.
Add in your dry ingredients and mix until combined.
Fold in your apples along with 1/3 cup chopped pecans.
Spread the batter in your loaf pan. Bake in for 50-60 minutes or until it tests done in the center with a toothpick.
Cool the bread in the pan for about 10-15 minutes.
Run a knife around the sides and remove it to cool…or enjoy it warm!
Enjoy!
Maple Apple Bread
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ c all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1 c real maple syrup
- 1 Granny Smith apple, cored & diced
- ¼ c cooking oil
- ⅓ c chopped pecans
Instructions
- To begin, preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan, set it aside.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and baking powder.
- In your mixing bowl, whisk egg, oil, and syrup together.
- Stir dry ingredients into apple mixture.
- Fold in the apple and pecans.
- Spread the batter into the loaf pan.
- Bake 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Allow the bread to cool in the pan about 10-15 minutes, then run a knife around the edges and remove to a cooling rack and cool completely...or not.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
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Should the temp be 325 or 350? Both are on this post.
Oh dear! Thank you for bringing that to my attention! It is 325 – I have corrected the error in the printable version.
I did a maple sugar crumble on top… Heaven!
OK now I know what I'm doing with that leftover Granny Smith (I just use then for baking)! This bread sounds amazing!
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Love this! The bread looks perfect ! Would make a great snack too. Making this soon.
Constance, your bread looks delicious! My Husband would swoon over this – apple desserts are his favourite (tied with lemon. The man loves his fruit). I can just imagine how good my apartment would smell with this baking in the oven.
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The cake came out delicious. Perfect for the fall, although I did cut back on the amount of maple syrup and used a bit of sugar instead. It would be nice to sprinkle some maple sugar on top. I will next some for the next time I bake the loaf.
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When I think fall maple and apples are definitely on this list! This bread looks great.
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I'm always looking for new bread ideas, Constance this sounds wonderful!
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Mmmm…this looks so moist, flavorful, and perfect for fall! I love the maple syrup, and the fact that you used Granny Smith – they're the best for baking!
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mmmm look at those apple pieces in the bread! I bet this taste amazing!
You have just made my day! I need to go make some of this right now. Seriously.
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That's one of the best baking combos! And I love that the bread has such huge chunks of apple in it. Delicious!
I so want a slice of this incredible looking bread/ Love that a whole cup of maple syrup is used. Yum!
What a great treat; perfect for breakfast!!! I cannot wait to try it!
I'm almost ashamed to admit that I really don't think I've ever had anything with maple and apple flavors paired together. It sounds amazing!
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Yummy! Amazing looking bread. Wish I had a slice…Now!
I love maple and apple together your bread looks to die for! Great recipe!!
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Yum! I love maple and apples
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An entire cup of real maple syrup? It will taste marvelous, but it will be awfully pricey. At least, real syrup is terribly expensive in my area. But, I'm going to make it anyway.
Last year, our commissary had bottles of real, organic maple syrup on clearance after the holidays, for $2 a bottle! I bought EVERY. SINGLE. BOTTLE. :)
This bread looks wonderful hearty and delicious. I love apple baked goods in the Fall!
I love, love apple bread and I'm certain I could eat your whole loaf in one sitting…delish!
These are the kind of bread I love to bake on a lazy and chilly afternoon. And I do a lot. But Constance, a cup of maple syrup in it, that is just amazing! Can't wait to try that.
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There is no other sugar in this bread. I love it!
This bread just looks fantastic. I love love love maple syrup!!
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Wow…1 cup of maple syrup? Love it! Gotta try this….
BTW…I love the Spring Blossom Pyrex loaf pan! I have it in the big oval casserole dish! :-)
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It's one of my favorite patterns – I love vintage Pyrex :)
I am planning to make this bread this afternoon. Just for clarification…add the dry ingredients to bowl of the diced apples? And then add that to the wet ingredients?
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Mix your dry ingredients in a bowl alone, then after your wet ingredients are mixed the dry is added to that and combined. The apples get folded into the batter at the end with the nuts.
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A cup of maple syrup? I'm in love with this bread! I used to make muffins all the time, but lately I can't get enough of breads like this. Can't wait to try it!
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This is definitely the perfect bread to welcome in Fall! What I wouldn't give for a slice or two with my coffee right now…
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Oh this looks mouth wateringly good! Totally screams FAll, and I love it!
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Yum, maple and apple. Two of my favorite things
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Maple and apple are the perfect pair for fall. I'm going to an apple festival in a few weekends, so I need to pick up maple syrup while I'm there (I hope!)
Constance, this bread looks great. Yum!
What a tasty fall recipe!
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Love the apples peeking through the bread. Delish!
I love using olive oil in a quick bread, too!
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Enjoy a longer fall season this year, I miss fall down there but I have adapted to fall here and had to search for something to like but I found it
Looks yummy and so perfect to bake tomorrow – welcoming fall!