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Apple Cinnamon Bread with Caramel

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Soft, moist, and oh so delicious, this apple cinnamon bread with caramel is every coffee drinkers’ dream! The perfect, guilty breakfast meal 🙂

The photos and recipe for this apple cinnamon bread with caramel have been updated as of September 17th, 2016!

Let me preface by saying today’s recipe is more cake-like than bread-like. However, I think it could go either way and I am still calling it a bread! UPDATE: With the changes I have made to the recipe, this apple cinnamon bread definitely represents bread now! I find the texture to be similar to banana bread 🙂

Apple Cinnamon Bread with Caramel

Since my husband surprised me with a new Kitchen Aid mixer over Christmas, I have been wanting to use it big time! The only problem was my receiving it on Christmas day, which was after I had already done all my holiday baking. By that point I did not want to make anymore cookies or cakes (not because I don’t love baking, but because I felt like I was going to explode from all the sweets I had ingested!)

My new mixer continued to stare at me. And stare. I finally decided I needed to use him, now! I first made homemade pizza dough. It only seems appropriate since I love pizza. I actually created homemade calzones for the first time and they turned out great. The first question my brother and husband asked was if I noticed a difference in the power of the mixer compared to my classic model. Honestly, I didn’t really pay attention because when you use the dough hook, you are only allowed to go to a maximum of speed 2. I figured I would see more of a result when I made buttercream.

Apple Cinnamon Bread with Caramel

Afterwards I surprisingly got some cake making in (like these awesome Lindor Milk Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream that I swear are my most favourite creation ever!) That’s when I really noticed a difference in power. Finally, I went back to bread making and decided upon this apple cinnamon bread. As I said, it was more cake-like in texture, but Dan thought it paired wonderfully with coffee, deeming it a coffee cake. I still look at it as a bread recipe, but I will let you decide!

Apple Cinnamon Bread with Caramel

Now, this recipe is very simple and sweet. I reduced the sugar from the original recipe, and might do so again next time. However, that aside, the flavours were perfect. We really enjoyed this apple cinnamon bread. I already have a vegan recipe lined up so keep an eye out for that! As for a gluten-free alternative, that may take me some time as I am still experimenting with the gluten-free flour from Robin Hood.

What should you put on this awesome apple cinnamon bread? Well, it is darn good on its own. However, I loved the addition of some homemade coconut butter. I usually always recommend toasted coconut butter, but find here that ordinary coconut butter helped not to mask any of the delicious apple cinnamon flavour. Dan preferred his with a cup of hot coffee. And Éowyn? She was perfectly fine eating the bread as is!

Apple Cinnamon Bread with Caramel

Apple Cinnamon Bread

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A festive bread that makes your house smell like autumn!

10 minPrep Time

1 hrCook Time

1 hr, 10 Total Time

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Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil, room temperature
  • 2 eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk, room temperature
  • 2 medium apples, one diced, the other thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup homemade caramel sauce OR store-bought

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9x5 inch bread loaf pan (or any preferred size.)
  2. In the bowl of your stand mixer, add the sugars and coconut oil. Beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in one egg at a time, making sure they are fully incorporated. Mix in vanilla.
  3. Sift together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and baking powder. Alternatively add the flour mixture and milk, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix in diced apples.
  4. Pour half the mixture into your prepared pan. Drizzle with 1/4 cup caramel sauce. Top with remaining batter. Arrange sliced apples on top of the batter. Drizzle with remaining caramel sauce.
  5. Place into the oven and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, depending on the pan you use (glass and dark pans differ!)
  6. Remove from oven and allow to cool on wire rack. When cool, slice and serve with extra caramel if desired!

Notes

I put the caramel sauce on top of the bread before baking and it began to brown slightly be the end, resulting in bold flavours. If you are worried about burning, you can drizzle the caramel sauce on in the last 15 minutes.

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(Adapted from The Happier Homemaker)

I know I hyped up my new mixer, but it is so amazing! There was nothing really wrong with my classic model. It had been making weird sounds for a while (sounds like the motor is running high and then low without even changing the speed.) My sister gave it to me as a wedding gift almost 5 years ago now, and of course, with my new model, it is only fair I give her my old one (though my brother has been calling dibs on it too so I will let them duke it out!)

Now, apple cinnamon bread is not my first bread, and it will definitely not be my last! Probably my first sweet bread, but awesome all the same. I just find with bread recipes that we can never eat them fast enough (obviously not big sandwich eaters here!) My plan is to start freezing them (whether for myself or others!)

Love this apple cinnamon bread with caramel?! Try some of these recipes:

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  3. Oh, if ONLY I had a couple of slices of your delicious bread today. I'm sitting here with my hot cup of coffee, and it is exactly what I would love to eat right now. Thanks for sharing this beautiful bread.
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  5. This looks fantastic! And I agree with you--I love my Kitchen Aid mixer, too. My husband actually already had it when we got married--score! :o) I make baked goods each week for the hubster to take to work on Monday mornings, and this will certainly fit the bill. Looking forward to giving it a try!
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    • That is amazing that he already had a Kitchen Aid mixer! I love sending baked goods in with my husband, and I think his coworkers are enjoying eating them just as much :)
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  10. What delicious flavors! I cannot believe how long you held out of using the mixer though lol! Have fun with it! Mix 10 years old one finally died over Christmas and I had a new one within 24 hours (thanks to my mom). it is a crucial appliance in my kitchen--she took one look at my face and took pity on me. :)
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    • Haha! Seriously, once you are spoiled by one, you never go back! I should have clarified and said I made some things in between, but nothing blog worthy (there is no way I could sit for that long without using it!)
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  14. This looks so good! Congrats on your new addition by the way. Don't forget to name him/her! ;) I shared a great tutorial on my new blog about making homemade bread in a Kitchen Aid mixer if you're interested. You can find it here: http://theprudenthome.blogspot.com/2015/02/you-can-bake-bread.html Also, I'd love to share this recipe on my blog if that's ok with you? I'm still working on building my audience, but I know my friends would love this! I'll make sure to link it directly to your blog so I send more traffic your way. :)
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    • Hi Pamela, You can never go wrong with a Kitchen Aid mixer! I love making bread in it and I am not sure how much bread making I would get in if it were not for my mixer. For sure you can share the recipe! Good luck in the food blogging world!
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