Description
This Vegan Apple Fritter Bread is a soft, gooey pull-apart bread layered with apple butter, cinnamon sugar apples, and topped with a sweet apple cider glaze. Perfect for fall gatherings, holidays, or cozy weekends at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup warm water
- 2 ¼ teaspoons active dried yeast
- ¼ cup melted vegan butter
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 2 ½ – 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon or apple pie spice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 small red apples, peeled and diced
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon or apple pie spice
- ⅓ cup apple butter
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ½ tablespoon apple cider
Instructions
- Add lukewarm water and yeast to a mixing bowl. Let sit 5–10 minutes to activate.
- Mix in melted vegan butter, sugar, and vanilla. Stir until combined.
- Add flour, cinnamon, and salt. Mix until a shaggy dough forms.
- Knead dough until smooth and elastic (5–6 minutes with mixer or 8–10 minutes by hand).
- Place dough in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise 1 hour until doubled.
- Peel, core, and dice apples. Toss with sugar and cinnamon until coated.
- Punch down risen dough and divide into 8–9 pieces. Roll each piece into a disc.
- Spread each disc with apple butter, then top with cinnamon-sugar apples.
- Fold discs in half and layer in a parchment-lined loaf pan, adding extra apples between layers.
- Cover loaf and let rise another 30 minutes while preheating oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Bake 45–50 minutes until golden brown and apple filling is bubbling. If needed, cover with foil to prevent over-browning.
- Cool bread in pan 10 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
- Whisk powdered sugar and apple cider into a glaze. Drizzle over cooled bread and serve.
Notes
- Do not skip kneading—dough should be smooth and elastic before rising.
- Use firm apples like Honeycrisp or Fuji for best texture.
- Store leftovers wrapped or in airtight container for 3–4 days in the fridge.
- Freeze sliced bread for up to 1 month; thaw before serving.
- This recipe does not adapt well to gluten-free flour.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 293 kcal
- Sugar: 27 g
- Sodium: 173 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 57 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg