Description
Cozy, slightly rustic quick bread with tender apples and a crunchy oat-and-butter streusel.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ – 2 cups peeled, finely diced apples
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter or oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup sour cream or yogurt
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup brown sugar (for streusel)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 9×5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- In another bowl, blend butter/oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and sour cream/yogurt.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients just until combined.
- Gently fold in the diced apples.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
- Sprinkle oat-cinnamon streusel on top.
- Bake for 50–65 minutes, or until a toothpick in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
Notes
To avoid a soggy top, use chilled streusel and fold in apples gently.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American