Easy Apple Bread Recipe | Julie Blanner (2024)

FAQs

What kind of apples are best for baking bread? ›

Granny Smith (in my opinion, this is the best overall apple for baking) Braeburn (a sweet-tart variety) Jonathan.

Storage Tips:

After letting the Blueberry Bread cool completely, I store my bread by placing it on a paper towel in an airtight container and leaving it on the counter for 4-5 days.

TO STORE: Leftover apple bread can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature for four days. TO FREEZE: Apple bread can be frozen for up to two months. Let thaw overnight in the refrigerator before serving.

Line airtight container or resealable bag with paper towels. This will absorb moisture and keep your quick bread from getting soggy.

For the best pies, crisps, and other baked treats, apples need to be firm enough to hold their own during the cooking process. We call these apples “baking apples” and to namedrop, they include Braeburn, Cortland, Honey Gold, Jonathan, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Haralson, and Newtown Pippin.

There are a few apples that don't make the cut. While great for snacking, Gala, Fuji and Red Delicious are the most common apples that won't hold up in the oven and will give you a watery-mushy pie, tart or cake.

"Freezing bread is the best way to preserve that crusty loaf for the longest time possible. Wrap tightly in a freezer bag, either whole or sliced. I like to put wax paper between slices when I freeze, as this makes it easier to take out just what I need.

Because this household staple typically goes stale in a matter of days, the freezer is the best option to keep it fresh; it preserves freshly baked bread at its prime. And helpfully, most bread can be frozen for as long as three months.

LEAVENING AGENT

Expired: If your baking soda or powder is expired it will not leaven your loaf or cake, causing it to sink in the center. It can expire or lose its effectiveness even before the expiration date. Learn how to test your baking soda and powder for freshness here.

A few likely culprits to dry apple bread: Too much flour packed into the measuring cup (which can happen if you're pressing a measuring cup into a bag or box of flour and it gets compressed in the cup) The bread is baked too long. The batter is over-mixed.

Which flour is best for yeast bread? ›

For best results, base your yeast dough on wheat flour — only wheat-based flour provides the type and amount of protein yeast dough needs to support its structure. Whole wheat flour, white whole wheat flour, bread flour, or all-purpose flour are all good choices.

Yes, banana bread can be stored in a Ziploc bag. Place a sheet of paper towel under the loaf and another sheet on top inside the bag to absorb any extra moisture. Alternatively, you can store banana bread is a sealed (not airtight) container.

The Best Way to Store Muffins

Let them cool for no more than five-to-10 minutes in the pan, then transfer them to a wire rack to finish cooling completely. STEP TWO: Line an airtight storage container with paper towels. The paper towels will act like a “sponge,” absorbing the moisture the muffins emit as they age.

Cool the quick bread completely before wrapping and freezing. To freeze, wrap securely in aluminum foil, freezer wrap or place in freezer bags.

What kind of apples are good for bread? Firm, less sweet/more tart apples like Granny Smith, Gala, Pink Lady, and Cortland work best. Don't use a soft apple like McIntosh.

Gala: If you want extra sweetness without the soft texture, choose Gala apples for your pie. As with Golden Delicious apples, bakers sometimes reduce the sugar in their recipes due to this variety's extra-sweet flavor.

Honeycrisp. One of the sweetest apples around, this Midwestern favorite is good for anything—including baking. It boasts a distinctive juicy crispness and is firm enough that it won't cook down much. It complements just about any other apple variety to make a stellar pie.

Under the simple butter-sugar-flour-and-oat topping is the apple filling scented with cinnamon. Our test kitchen says baking apples, like Rome or Cortland, are the best varieties to use for apple crisp, but Empire, Gala, or Braeburn apples are also good in this recipe.