Peel, pit, and chop your peaches into ½ inch cubes.
1 cup chopped peaches
Place chopped peaches in a sieve over a bowl or measuring cup to collect the juice. Reserve the juice to use in the glaze.
In a large bowl, combine melted butter, brown sugar, milk, and eggs.
¼ cup butter, ¾ cup brown sugar, ½ cup milk, 2 eggs
Place flour on top of the wet ingredients. Then sprinkle baking powder, cinnamon, and salt on top of the flour. Stir the dry ingredients together first, then mix everything together just until combined.
2 ¼ cup flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon salt
Fold in the peaches. Reserve any juice for the glaze.
Lightly grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and then line with parchment paper. I use a narrow piece that covers the bottom and the two longer sides, leaving the ends uncovered. (see image above recipe card)If not using parchment paper, grease your pan well.
Place batter in pan and bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 55-65 minutes until baked through. Allow bread to cool for 5-10 minutes, then remove from loaf pan. Cool bread on a baking rack.
Glaze
When bread is fully cool, add the glaze. Mix powdered sugar and the reserved peach juice together until smooth.Drizzle glaze over the top of the bread.
Allow the glaze to harden before slicing. (5-10 minutes)
Notes
Use ripe, juicy peaches. They add the best flavor and keep the bread moist.
Don't overmix the batter. Stir just until everything comes together.
Peel the peaches first. The skin can become chewy after baking.
Dice the peaches into small pieces. This helps distribute them evenly throughout the loaf.
Check for doneness with a toothpick. Insert it into the center of the loaf. It should come out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
Let the bread cool before glazing. If the loaf is still warm, the glaze will melt and soak into the bread instead of drying on top.
Nutritional estimate is based on cutting the loaf into 10 slices.