After a summer hiatus with the kitchen heat, the autumn’s nippy mornings and evenings are a perfect excuse to preheat those ovens and soften that butter. With little fuss and no yeast, quick breads and loaf cakes are the ideal way to ease back into baking! Here, these seven recipes are loaded with seasonal spices and fruits to show the wonders of the fall season!
Honey Cake
Honey Cake is a classic dessert made for Rosh Hashanah in the autumn. Its use of honey is countered by floral notes of citrus and a sharp kick of coffee. Its texture is moist and tender, and the flavor is rich and full of caramel-y amber notes that echo and reflect the autumnal rays of warm light. To get the recipe and detailed step-by-step instructions, click the link here.
Apple Zucchini Bread
As the summer winds down and the autumn starts to roll in, this recipe for Apple Zucchini Bread is a fusion of both seasons. Combining the summer-kissed zucchinis and the early autumn bounty of apples meets in an easy-to-whip-up batter that’s infused with cinnamon and nutmeg. If you’re curious about the recipe then click the link here!
Cranberry Pecan Pumpkin Bread
Pumpkin is the king of autumn and when it comes to desserts, pumpkin-anything is a no-brainer. So this combination of cranberries, pecans, and pumpkin in this Cranberry Pecan Pumpkin Bread is a straightforward win. The pumpkin adds mixture and flavor to the spice-laced oil-based batter. Once the batter is whipped up, cranberries and pecans are folded in, creating a textural delight. If you want to whip up bread, you can click the link here!
Applesauce Quick Bread
Applesauce Bread is a quick and easy way to get the flavors of fall in a lighting speed from scratch recipe. The moistness of the bread comes not just from applesauce but also from Greek yogurt, which preserves the bread’s softness and gives it a cake-like texture. Cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and vanilla add just the right amount of spice to enhance, but not overpower the apple flavor. Get the recipe by clicking the link here.
Caramel Cream Cheese Bread
Your classic cream cheese pound cake just got an autumnal makeover with this version of Caramel Cream Cheese Bread! A sturdy, thick cinnamon-flavored cream cheese-laced batter is swirled with caramel sauce and baked until golden. The caramel heightens the vanilla and cinnamon, while the cream cheese and butter in the batter tame the sweetness of the caramel, creating a balance of flavor with each and every bite. Find all of the instructions for the recipe here.
Dutch Honey Cake
Dutch Honey Cake is not your average quick-bread. It has a simple and straightforward ingredient list, but it omits any butter or oil in the batter, creating a less dense and lighter texture. The honey gives it a slightly sweet taste but provides a lot of rich amber hue to the baked cake. Sliced and toasted, this Dutch Honey Cake’s perfect companion is a pat of softened butter. To get the ingredient list and step-by-step instructions, click the link here.
Cinnamon Swirl Loaf
Come autumn, cinnamon isn’t an accouterment or garnish but a center-stage star of the season, and it shines through in this recipe for Cinnamon Swirl Loaf. Cinnamon makes a double-featured appearance inside the batter as a swirl and on top as a delight topping. Want more information on the recipe? Then click the link here!