Easy Apple Lemon Bread
This easy apple lemon bread recipe combines the delicious flavors of apple, lemon and vanilla. The grated apple makes the bread even more moist and tender.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 50 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 1 loaf 1x
- Category: Sweets
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup (8 Tablespoons or 4 oz) butter, softened
- 1/2 – 1 cup sugar (I used 1/2 cup, but I don’t like my desserts too sweet, use your judgement)
- 4 eggs, room temperature
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 medium apples, peeled and grated (1 3/4–2 cups)
- 1/2 – 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- powdered sugar, to dust the top of the loaf, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a loaf pan with butter or spray.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, or using a hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar until they are pale yellow and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, one at a time. Add the vanilla extract.
- In another medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and salt, until well mixed. Add to the batter and mix to combine.
- Add the grated apples and lemon zest. Mix to combine.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread it out evenly.
- Bake for about 45-55 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool for 3-5 minutes and then take the loaf out of the pan and place it on a cooling rack. Dust with powdered sugar, if you want.