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Ingredients
1 package yeast
2 1/4 cups bread or
all-purpose flour
3/4 cup wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons white
sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
pinch nutmeg
2/3 cup warm applesauce
1 tablespoon softened
butter
1/2 cup warm apple juice
1/2 cup grated fresh
apple
Bread Machine
Method
Put all ingredients in
the order listed into the pan and bake according to
your bread machine instructions (if you have a
"white bread" setting, select that setting). (Note:
If you prefer to bake in the oven, use "bread dough"
setting on bread machine (for kneading and rising
only) and transfer the dough to a 9x5-inch bread pan
after it has risen once in the bread machine. Allow
to rise again in the bread pan before baking (bread
will rise above bread pan.) Bake for 30-40 minutes
or until top is golden brown and bread feels fairly
firm when gently pressed down in center.)
Electric Mixer
Method
Preheat oven to 350°
F.
Place warm water and
yeast into electric mixer bowl and whisk to dissolve
yeast into water. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk
together flour, wheat flour, salt, sugar, cinnamon
and nutmeg. Set aside.
Warm applesauce and
apple juice in microwave (or over stove if no
microwave is available) just until lukewarm (do not
overheat - if you accidentally overheat, allow to
cool to lukewarm temperature). Add applesauce, apple
juice, grated apples and butter to water and yeast
mixture along with grated apple and mix on low until
combined (if butter doesn't blend completely, that's
okay - it will blend after the flour is added). Add
flour mixture to applesauce mixture and mix just
until thoroughly combined.
Pour bread dough into a
large glass bowl greased with oil and allow to rise
until double in size. (Dough will be sticky - this
is normal.) Transfer dough to a buttered 9x5-inch
bread pan and bake for 30-40 minutes or until top is
golden brown and bread feels fairly firm when gently
pressed down in center.
Allow bread to cool in
bread pan for 2-3 minutes, then gently remove from
bread pan and transfer to a cooling rack. Allow to
cool for about 5 minutes before slicing. Delicious
toasted with butter! |