Apple bread for a Mama

Seeing as how my last post was rather long I decided to give this recipe it's own space :)

My grandma found this awesome bread machine recipe book at a garage sale. She knows I love to bake so she kindly passed it on to me. This is the first and only recipe I have tried so far and it is indeed yummy! I'll write it out for you and then give you my variations:

For a 1 1/2 pound loaf ~
3/4 cup of apple juice
1/3 cup of applea sauce
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 tablespoon honey
2 cups bread flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon active dry yeast or bread machine yeast

Select the loaf size. Add the ingredients to your machine according to the manufacturer's instructions. If available select the whole grain setting, or select the basic white bread cycle.


When I made it according to the recipe it was very good. But I am never one to follow a recipe :) So the second time I added more cinnamon. I am still trying to get it to come across with a stronger apple flavor. Right now it smells fabulous but the apple flavore isn't quite as strong as I would like. Also watch the dough. Usually within the first 45 minutes or so your machine will be forming the dough "ball". Lift the lid and check it. If the dough is really powedery and not forming a distinct ball, add more apple juice. If it is watery and not stikcing into a ball, add more flour.
I did not have bread or whole wheat flour on hand so I just used "better for bread machine" white flour.
Eli LOVES this bread. After 3 or 4 days it starts to go a little stale. So I take whatever is left and slice really thick pieces, and inch or more thick. I then take that piece and cut it again into three smaller "Strips", basically making a granola bar of sorts. He can walk around munching on those any time of the day. Perfection.

Enjoy! And let me know if you come up with any delicious variations :)