Ingredients:

  • 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp (5g) baking soda
  • ½ tsp (3g) salt
  • 1 tbsp (8g) ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp (1g) ground nutmeg
  • ½ cup (115g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • ¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup (50g) light brown sugar, packed
  • 2 large (100g) eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tsp (5ml) vanilla extract
  • 2 cups (300g) Granny Smith or Honeycrisp apples (half grated, half finely diced)

Instructions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 9x5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, and ground nutmeg.
  3. In the same bowl or a separate one, whisk the melted butter and both granulated and light brown sugars until smooth.
  4. Add eggs one at a time, whisking well, followed by the vanilla extract.
  5. Using a rubber spatula, stir the dry ingredients directly into the wet mixture, stopping the moment flour streaks disappear to avoid overmixing.
  6. Gently fold in the grated and diced apples.
  7. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, smoothing the top with a spatula.
  8. Bake for 50–60 minutes until the edges pull slightly away from the pan and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.