When I grew up, I don’t think I ever had a loaf of bread purchased at the store. My mother always made homemade bread. I remember growing up yearning to have store bought bread just like my friends did. Little did I know, what an impact my mother has had on my cooking. It must have been by osmosis that I developed my skills at making bread. There is nothing like the aroma of bread baking in the oven. The bread recipes I have been adding to this blog are ones that I know a novice cook will succeed in making. If you haven’t tried baking with yeast, give it a try, I am sure you will be thrilled with the results. This is not a sweet bread, it is exceptionally moist with the addition of unsweetened applesauce.
Apple Yeast Bread
2015-01-14 14:48:06
delicious served with a dollop of butter and honey
Ingredients
- 1 package dry yeast
- 1/2 cup lukewarm water
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 4 1/2 cups unbleached flour
Instructions
- Dissolve yeast and warm water in a large bowl, let stand 5 - 10 minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients, combine to make a soft dough. Stir flour in, 1 cup at time. I use my hands to incorporate the last cup and lightly knead the dough in the bowl.
- Cover the bowl and let rest for 1 1/2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375 °, grease two loaf pans
- After 1 1/2 hours, punch down the dough, divide in 1/2 and shape each 1/2 into a loaf shape. Put in the greased pans, cover and let rise 1 hour.
- Bake 30 - 35 minutes until golden brown.
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