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Slices of apple butter bread on a white plate, with the remaining loaf of quick bread in the background.

Easy Spiced Apple Butter Bread

Chrysti Benner
This spiced apple butter bread is an easy quickbread with plenty of apple season flavors. It makes a great breakfast, snack, or dessert!
4.42 from 24 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 10 Servings
Calories 350 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

For the Bread:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 3/4 cup white granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 tablespoons sour cream
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 cup apple butter

For the Glaze:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9x5" loaf pan.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or in a large mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer), cream butter and sugar together.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until combined.
  • Add sour cream and mix until combined.
  • In a separate medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
  • To the wet ingredients, alternate adding dry ingredients and apple butter, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients (add 1/3 dry ingredients, 1/2 apple butter, 1/3 dry ingredients, remaining 1/2 apple butter, and remaining 1/3 dry ingredients).
  • Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 55-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool completely before drizzling with glaze.
  • To prepare the glaze, whisk together powdered sugar and orange juice. Drizzle over the cooled bread (glaze will harden slightly as it dries).

Notes

  • I typically use homemade Instant Pot apple butter or slow cooker apple butter, but you can certainly use apple butter from the store.
  • Feel free to add in some chopped nuts if desired--pecans or walnuts would be delicious!
  • Leftover bread can be covered and stored at room temperature for up to 3-4 days. I like to use a loaf keeper for storage.
  • If you want to double the recipe and make an extra loaf, you can wrap the cooled, unglazed loaf with plastic wrap and freeze. Once it's thawed, you can add the glaze.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 59gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 213mgPotassium: 83mgFiber: 1gSugar: 37gVitamin A: 375IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 1mg
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