Apple Cider Bread or Muffins
By Yankee Magazine|Apr 21 2017|
Enjoy the tangy taste of cider in this apple cider bread recipe that also works well for muffins!
Photo Credit: DreamstimeThis scrumptious recipe for apple cider bread — from the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, Massachusetts — works equally well as a muffin recipe.
Yield
2 loaves or 18 muffins
Ingredients
1 cup butter
1-1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
4 cups flour
1-1/2 tablespoons baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
2-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 cups apple cider
2 cups apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 loaf pans or 18 muffin cups. Cream butter and 1-1/4 cups of the sugar in a large bowl. Add the eggs and cream thoroughly. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and 1-1/2 teaspoons of the cinnamon and add to the egg mixture, alternating with the apple cider. Stir in chopped apples. Divide the batter between the loaf pans or pour into the muffin cups. Combine the remaining sugar with the remaining teaspoon of cinnamon in a small bowl, and sprinkle it over the batter. Bake for 50 to 70 minutes for bread, or for 30 to 40 minutes for muffins, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
The flavor of this recipe improves if the bread is allowed to rest 24 hours after it is baked.
This recipe works well as a quick bread-dessert. If one needs to cut back on the sugar content use unsweetened applesauce. Saffola margerine can be used in place of butter and egg substitute can be used to make a vegan version of this recipe.
I’m a Chef at a local High School in Wilmington, Delaware. We served your muffin at our Jazz Grill that served the teachers, they loved the muffins. Thanks for the ono muffin.
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Just made it, but found the recipe because I had some extra crab-apple juice that I didn’t want to make into jelly, so that was definitely a lot tarter (so I added an extra 1/4 cup sugar)… and I didn’t have any apples, so I used diced fresh pumpkin instead. Turned out great!! Definitely will try it again, and will definitely consider following the recipe if I have the proper ingredients on hand!