The Story:
I grew up in a very strange neighborhood. Every girl had a shelf lined with American Girl Dolls in her room and every boy had posters and memorabilia signed by celebrities and famous athletes on their wall. Party favors consisted of jewelry and gift cards instead of candy and dollar store trinkets. And after a sleepover on silk sheets we never ate cereal. We always walked downstairs to find Starbucks drinks and a big slice of Starbucks bread on the counter.
We were 10.
It’s pretty ridiculous looking back at it all now. For the record I did not own an American Girl Doll and the closest thing I had to a celebrity’s signature was a camp T-shirt signed by the PSU soccer players. Our pantry was stocked to the brim with cereal and jam and that’s the way I liked. Even now, cereal is the best breakfast around.

Apple Bread with Streusel Topping
Ingredients
Apple Bread:
- 1 1/2 C. flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 3 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 C. oil
- 1/4 C. applesauce
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 C. sugar
- 1/2 C. brown sugar
- 2 C. apples grated (remove skins first)
- NOTE: You can chop up your apples if you prefer don't leave the chunks too large
Streusel Topping:
- 1/3 C. brown sugar
- 1/3 C. flour
- 1/4 C. oats
- 3 Tbsp. butter melted
Instructions
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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8X4 loaf pan. (I lined mine with parchment.)
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2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cloves. Set aside.
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3. In a stand mixer, beat eggs, oil, applesauce, vanilla, sugar and brown sugar.
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4. Slowly add in dry ingredients, careful not to over mix.
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5. Stir in grated apples.
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6. Dump into loaf pan.
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7 Streusel: Combine all ingredients and crumble over dough in pan.
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8. Bake for 45-55 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
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9. Let cool for a few minutes before removing from pan.
Streusel topping! This recipe works great for muffins too by the way…
You don’t need butter, I just was struggling with these photos and was trying something different
Pillsbury Funfetti Lil’ Donuts Giveaway!
Remember my fun Game Day Donuts post? I used the new Pillsbury Lil’ Donuts kits and now you get a chance you win a kit AND some cash for yourself! The Celebrate the Lil’ Thing Giveaway includes a Funfetti Lil’ Donuts Kit and a $50 Visa gift card! So you can make some fun party donuts and then go buy someone (or yourself) a nice gift!
To enter you must be 18 years or older and be a U.S. resident. You will be notified by email if you have won and you must respond within 24 hours or a new winner will be selected.
How to enter:
- Comment below telling me your favorite donut flavor!
- “Pin” an image that used a Pillsbury Lil’ Donuts Kit and write a SEPARATE comment below telling that you did it! (You can check out my post HERE or check out Pillsbury’s baking page to find fun recipes!)
Giveaway open until October 21st 11:59PM ET
I love blueberry cake donuts!
Love Blueberry!
My favorite donut flavor is apple cider.
Oh- I love chocolate cake donuts – those are my absolute favorite.
I have a love affair with ALL donuts… but if I must pick one favorite, it would probably be Boston Creme.
PINNED your Lil’ Donut footballs!! 🙂
I love chocolate glazed donuts, maple glazed are a close second fav.
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/269512358924363545/ I pasted a recipe!
Glazed!
Rapsberry filled donuts are my fave!
Chocolate donuts (or anything) will always be my favorite!
My favorite donut has to be apple cider.
I love chocolate iced doughnuts with sprinkles!
My favorite donut is an old fashioned with chocolate glaze, Yummy!!!
I love pumpkin donuts!
My favorite is crispy cream glazed and hot out of the oven!
I pinned as well.
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/130322982940695673/
How about chocolate glazed with sprinkles? Yummy!
I would walk a mile for a good donut done right.
I love donuts with white icing and sprinkles!
Pinned your football donuts!
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/306385580870774471/
I LOVE maple!!
Chocolate!
I love cake donuts with sprinkles!
I love the ideas I found when I pinned it and some of my followers also received them. Thanks for doing what you do
Raspberry filled!
i love vanilla cake donuts with pink frosting and lots of sprinkles 🙂
Pumpkin! Love this time of year.
Pinned your bacon donut hole skewers. Can’t go wrong with that! http://www.pinterest.com/pin/184436547213555399/
My favorite doughnuts are buttermilk bars! I know they aren’t shaped like most, but they are definitely a staple in most pink boxes I see… 😉
Does anything really compare to chocolate? I don’t think so!
Pinned it! http://www.pinterest.com/pin/371617406723470950/
I love any flavor any shape any size donuts. Loooove them
Did someone say donuts? I love them all! Especially apple fritters and chocolate glazed.
Donuts pinned!
Vanilla donuts with chocolate frosting and sprinkles!
Always pumpkin everything! With some chocolate glaze maybe so my hubby will enjoy it more?
I pinned a donut recipe.
I love Maple Glazed Donuts.
Raspberry filled!
Pinned your recipe for game day donuts! http://www.pinterest.com/pin/270849365063298773/
I love Boston Creme’s , but I just tried a Browned Butter Banana Bread doughnut that was amazing!
I love pumpkin donuts!
I love chocolate donuts C:
pinned donuts!
Well, someone has to mention “beignets” and since I grew up in N’awlins and drink “cafe au lait” every morning, those are my favorite donut. I even hold down the carbs by not using the confectioners’ sugar on the outside!
Beignets are my favorite too! Since leaving New Orleans about 20 years ago and moving to Chicago the only time I get beignets are when I make them or when I take trips to visit family back home. Luckily I can find CDM coffee and chicory at a store not too far from where I live.
I pinned the chocolate glazed donuts, because I love chocolate and whats better than warm chocolate donuts and some fresh coffee.
i love maple glazed bacon donuts!!
Strawberry frosting or glazed!
I rest my password on Pinterest & pinned your Game Day Donuts; keep these delish ideas coming! 😀
Oops! “Reset” not “rest”!
I love pumpkin sour cream donuts glazed. They are amazing. Or red velvet with cream cheese frosting.
I like original glazed donuts
-http://www.pinterest.com/pin/177329304051485983/
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/177329304051485978/
I love chocolate crème filled donuts the best 🙂
definitely boston creme!
i love old fashioned chocolate, glazed
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Pumpkin… Always pumpkin!
Strawberry-frosted!
Maple bar hands down!
I like apple cider donuts!
I love cinnamon sugar donuts – I also like boston creme from time to time
I pinned on pinterest
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/361765782538569940/
I love strawberry frosted donuts
pinned http://www.pinterest.com/pin/257760778646429470/
Simply glazed – or chocolate-covered old fashioned!
pinned http://www.pinterest.com/pin/225813368789488145/
I pinned the football donuts..cute 🙂 http://www.pinterest.com/pin/157696424425612902/
My favorite donut flavor is pumpkin! YUM
I love plain glazed doughnuts, but especially when they are hot out of the oven. Yum!
Mmmm, apple cider. <3
Aaaaaand PINNED! <3
Bavarian Creme
Sour Cream doughnuts are my favorite.
Krispy Kremes!
I made the chocolate donuts in the box mix and they were so good!
I love apple fritters!
I like chocolate or maple with custard inside.
I love a simple donut with white sprinkle icing!
I pinned your donut holes! So pretty!
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/249598004321781752/
Chocolate! No question.
Yummy looking chocolate footballs! I pinned them to my board Sweets & Treats.
I like a classic glazed doughnut
I pinned your gameday doughnuts : http://www.pinterest.com/pin/33495590951971171/
good ol’ fashion chocolate glazed donuts! yum!
I pinned the maple bacon donuts! http://www.pinterest.com/pin/167125836145787665/
Cinnamon sugar doughnuts are my favorite!
Pinned! http://www.pinterest.com/pin/477381629222761574/
Apple cider donuts are my favorite!
Must be the time of year. Me, like many others I read, love apple cider in the fall. Those donuts sound best.
My favorite donut is cherry cake!
I made this apple streusel bread and it was so yummy! The middle of it fell though, I am thinking it was too wet from the apples!! They were fresh picked Honeycrisp from my mother in laws tree!! When I shredded the apples there was a puddle of juice under the apple mound! The flavor was awesome though!!
Devils Food Crumb Donuts….mmm.
Glazed are my favorite!
The Doughnet Plant makes a killer PB & J doughnut with a raspberry filling.
That topping is the best! I would totally pick off that first!
cinnamon sugar!
i pinned the chocolate footballs!
I love all donuts, all shapes, sizes, colors and flavored…..and that’s probably why I look like a donut! Ahahahaha. I have made so many cupcakes from your book and they are all fabulous, thank you for sharing your passion
I love chocolate flavored! But I’d also love to try the maple donuts.
Pinned the donut skewers!
Blueberry flavor is the best!
Pinned the Maple Bacon Donut Skewers!
I love maple donuts
Lemon Poppyseed Donuts for sure!!
Pinned the lil donut birthday cake 🙂
I love just love pumpkin donuts and this is the only time of the year that I can get them
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pinned: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/95560823316864495/
I love allll donuts! Maple bacon are probably my favorite.
Here’s my Pin:
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/230668812137848107/
mine is chocolate!
Chocolate glazed donuts are my favorite
My favorite donuts are plain cake donuts. I’m a simple kind of girl.
I pinned the cute little football donut hole recipe here:
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/562316703445083851/
I love making donuts. I think chocolate is the family favorite but I would rather have a jelly one.
Apple cider donuts are yummy.
Chocolate cake donuts are my favorite!
I love boston cream, but for Halloween, there is a seasonal donut at Dunkin Donuts called Boston SCREAM. How clever is that? 😀
I pinned Game Day Donuts 🙂 They are so cute!
Give me chocolate iced donuts anyday! Thanks for the giveaway chance.
I prefer cake donuts & blueberry is my favorite. I’m making this apple bread today! Thanks
sour cream doughnuts!
My favoriate donut flavor is maple glazed. Delicious!
I just pinned one of your images http://www.pinterest.com/pin/201958364513762763/
Chocolate bars, maple bars, custard filled, jelly filled, cake donuts with sprinkles, with nuts, with coconut, apple fritters, blueberry , pumpkin……..it’s all good! And I can’t choose.
pumpkin donuts are yummy roddjackson at hotmail dot com
apple cider donuts
It’s a toss up between maple and cinnamon sugar donuts.
I pinned your football donuts picture.
I love peanut sticks!
Love apple cider donuts with cinnamon sugar
pinned http://www.pinterest.com/pin/28780885092279092/
Cinnamon Sugar Donuts!!
Pinned your game day donuts!
I LOVE ORIGINAL GLAZED DONUTS! SOO GOOD!!
THANK YOU
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/334744184774202442/
PINNED THOSE CUTE FOOTBALL DONUTS!! THANKS!
I like chocolate cake donuts!
I love chocolate glazed doughnuts w/ sprinkles, Yum! I buy one almost everyday =)
Pinned it~ My very first pin.
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/420805158903704960/
Plain glazed doughnuts are my favorite!
Chocolate all year round but pumpkin in the fall 🙂
I love glaze donuts,and chocolate covered. But honestly I never met a donut I didn’t like!
I love chocolate cake donuts!
This looks amazing!!!
Hi Lizzy! I recently stumbled across your recipes and love your ideas! I have Celiac Disease so I am working to make Gluten Free versions of your recipes 🙂 I was wondering if you have any recommendation for what type of apples to use in this bread? Or will any apple do? Thank you!
Any apples will do! ANd with all my cake mix recipes you can use a gluten-free cake mix!
How long will this bread stay at room temp wrapped?
It really is amazing and helpful to me.