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Maple Cider Bread with Salted Maple Butter
Maple Cider Bread with Salted Maple Butter is fantastic! An easy, oatmeal-topped quick bread is infused with maple syrup and hard cider and topped with oats. Serve with a sweet maple butter and a sprinkle of sea salt.
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt (yes 1 1/2 teaspoons is not a typo)
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup (do not use the artificial syrup, use only pure maple syrup)
4 tablespoons melted butter, divided
12 ounces hard cider, room temperature (this is carbonated and helps the bread rise, only use carbonated hard cider such as Angry Orchard brand)
1/4 cup rolled oats (not quick oats)
Salted Maple Butter
1 stick butter at room temperature (1/2 cup)
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Flakes of sea salt for each serving, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and place rack in the upper third of the oven.
- Liberally spray a standard sized (8.5 x 4.5-inch) loaf pan with pan spray. If you have the baking style pan spray use that, if not, spray then lightly dust inside with flour, shaking out excess.
- In a large bowl place all-purpose flour, wheat flour, baking powder and salt and mix to combine.
- Add maple syrup, 3 tablespoons of melted butter and the 12 ounces of hard cider.
- Stir with a wooden spoon or sturdy rubber spatula until no dry flour is showing.
- Scrape into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top even.
- Sprinkle on the rolled oats and then drizzle on the remaining tablespoon of melted butter.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Ovens vary so check at 35 and 40 minutes. The original recipe recommended 45 minutes and that is exactly how long ours took to bake.
- Let cool in the pan for 30 minutes then invert onto a rack to cool further or slice warm.
- While the bread is baking, mix softened butter, maple syrup and salt with a whisk until smooth and creamy.
- Serve maple butter smeared over each slice and sprinkle on the optional flaked sea salt.
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