Today I made GG’s Amish Apple Crumb Bread. I wasn’t planning on baking today. Instead I was putting together a Reel of some of my favorite recipes when I came across these video clips of me sitting at m grandma’s kitchen table and going through her recipe box back in 2019. One thing led to another and I found myself pulling out the recipe this morning to try for myself.

Unfortunately as I was mixing up the final ingredients I realized something was not right! It was definitely not the consistency of bread batter but instead like cookie dough. Turns out the recipe card called for only 2 TBSP of milk. Since I can’t call GG anymore I called my mom and together we figure out she must have meant 1/2 cup + 2 TBSP. GG is subtly reminding me from Heaven that she is a better baker than I’ll ever be. 🫣

GG's Amish Apple Crumb Bread

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter softened
1 cup sugar *
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup + 2 TBSP milk
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup chopped apples peeled + cored

Topping:

2 TBSP butter softened
4 TBSP flour
2 TBSP brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

Cream together 1/2 cup butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla.
Dissolve the baking soda in your mix and add to butter and sugar mixture.
Add in the flour and salt and mix till combined. Fold in your diced apples.
Pour into a 9" x 5 1/2" greased loaf pan.
For the topping: Cut butter into flour, brown sugar and cinnamon until crumbly. Sprinkle on top of batter in loaf pan.
Bake at 350° for 55-65 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean or an instant read thermometer inserted into the center reads 190°.

Recipe Notes

*Can decrease sugar to 3/4 cup and achieve same results.

GG’s Amish Apple Crumb Bread Recipe