Apple Cider Bread
Ingredients
3 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
¼ cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter, melted
12 ounces hard apple cider
1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon, divided
2 tablespoons applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 medium apple, diced
Steps
Grease a 9 inch by 5 inch loaf pan
Whisk together 3 cups of flour, 1 tablespoon of baking powder, ¼ cup of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in a bowl
Add in the diced apple, vanilla extract, hard apple cider, and applesauce
Stir until just combined being careful to not overmix
Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top with a spatula
Combine the remaining ½ teaspoon of cinnamon with 3 tablespoons of melted butter
Pour the melted butter and cinnamon on top of the loaf, covering it in the butter
Bake the bread in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
Remove the fully baked bread from the oven and cool in the pan for 10 minutes
Then carefully remove the bread from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack