Apple Yeast Bread Recipes

APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Prepare 2 loaf pans (8 1/2x4 1/2-inch loaf pans) with cooking spray.
• Mix flour, baking soda, salt, walnuts, and apples in a large bowl. Whisk oil, sugar, eggs, and cinnamon together in a small bowl; add to flour mixture and mix until just moistened. Evenly divide mixture between prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 90 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

APPLE YEAST BREAD

Steps:

• Pour butter into a 9-in. square baking pan. Mix sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over butter. Arrange apple slices in pan. Sprinkle with raisins. , In a bowl, combine yeast, water, sugar, salt and 1 cup flour; beat for 1-2 minutes. Add egg, shortening and remaining flour. Beat for 1 minute. Drop dough by spoonfuls over apples. Cover and let rise in a warm place until almost doubled, about 1 hour. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until done. Invert pan on a serving platter.

DEBBIE'S AMAZING APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan.
• Beat eggs, sugar, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl; add apples.
• Mix flour, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon in a separate bowl; add to apple mixture and stir just until evenly combined into a thick batter. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Cover loaf pan with aluminum foil; continue baking until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes more. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

CINNAMON SWIRLED APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl combine 2 cups of the flour and the yeast; set aside.
• In a saucepan heat and stir milk, granulated sugar, the 3 tablespoons butter, and the salt until warm (120° to 130°) and until butter almost melts.
• Add milk mixture to dry mixture along with eggs.
• Beat with an electric mixer on low to medium speed for 30 seconds, scraping side of bowl constantly.
• Then beat on high speed 3 minutes.
• Stir in shredded apple.
• Using a wooden spoon, stir in as much remaining flour as you can.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes total).
• Shape into a ball. Place in lightly greased bowl, turning once to grease surface.
• Cover; let rise in a warm place until double (about 1 hour. Punch dough down.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide in half Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
• Lightly grease two 8x4x2- or 9x5x3-inch loaf pans.
• Meanwhile, for filling, in a medium mixing bowl combine chopped apple, nuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon; set aside.
• Roll half of the dough to a 14x9-inch rectangle. Spread with 1 tablespoon of the softened butter; sprinkle with half of the filling.
• Beginning at both short ends, roll each end up, jelly-roll style, to center.
• Place loaf, rolled side up, in a prepared loaf pan. For second loaf, repeat with remaining dough, remaining butter, and remaining filling.
• Cover, let rise until almost double in size (about 30 minutes).
• Stir together egg white and water. Brush egg white mixture over tops of loaves; sprinkle with coarse sugar.
• Bake in a 375° oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when you tap tops (if necessary, loosely cover with foil for the last 15 minutes of baking to prevent overbrowning).
• Immediately remove from pans. Cool on wire racks.

SWEDISH APPLE YEAST BREAD-BETTY CROCKER RECIPE CARDS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Plump 1/2 cup of raisins in either water or apple juice. Set aside.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a 9 x 9" or 8 x 8" pan. (I used 8 x 8" with perfect results.).
• Mix sugar and preferred spice with a fork in a small bowl. Sprinkle sugar mixture over melted butter in pan.
• Take a medium to large apple and cut into very thin slices. The original photo showed the apple with it's peel left on; I preferred to remove it.
• Arrange apple slices in rows, over the sugar mixture.
• Drain raisins and sprinkle over the sliced apples.
• In a large bowl, stir together the package of yeast and the 3/4 cup of warm water. Stir until completely dissolved.
• To the yeast, add 1/4 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 cup of flour. Beat by hand 2 minutes or until batter drops from spoon in sheets.
• Add and beat until smooth 1 egg, 1/4 cup of shortening (I used very soft butter), 1 1/4 cup of flour, and the extra teaspoon of spice, if you prefer.
• Drop batter by small spoonfuls over the apples and raisins in pan, keeping dough close to each other. Cover pan and allow to rise in warm place until double; 50-60 minutes.
• Bake in a 375 degree oven for 30-35 minutes or until top is lightly browned.
• IMMEDIATELY remove the bread from pan by turning it upside down over serving plate. The sugar/butter mixture provides a glaze.
• Allow to cool. This is nice the first day and spectacular the second!

APPLE RAISIN BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine yeast, 1/2 cup water and sugar; set aside. In a large bowl, combine eggs, applesauce, honey, oil, salt and remaining water; mix well. Stir in yeast mixture. Gradually add enough flour to form a soft dough. Knead on a floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch down and turn over in bowl. Cover and let rise 30 minutes. In a small bowl, combine the apples, raisins and lemon juice. Divide dough into 3 parts; knead a third of the apple mixture into each part. Shape each into a round flat ball. Place each in a greased 8-in. round baking pan that has been sprinkled with cornmeal. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. , Brush each loaf with egg and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when tapped.