Spicy Apple Bread

In the NutriGuide test kitchen, Chief Culinary Specialist Stewart Lucas refined this classic Spicy Apple Bread to celebrate vibrant, wholesome ingredients. By prioritizing aromatic layering and precise thermal control, this recipe achieves remarkable culinary depth while preserving natural micronutrients and wholesome texture.

At NutriGuide, our mission is to ensure that home cooking is both accessible and culinary-grade. When executing Spicy Apple Bread, focus on fresh aromatics, dry surface contact for proper searing, and allowing the food to rest before serving.

• Recipe By :
• Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
• Categories : Bread Machine Breads
• Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
• -------- ------------ --------------------------------
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 tablespoon margarine or butter -- softened
• 2 cups bread flour
• 1/4 cup cut-up dried apples
• 1 tablespoon dry milk
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons apple pie spice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast

Chef's Sourcing & Quality Tips:

• Produce & Aromatics: Always use fresh whole aromatics and seasonal herbs rather than dehydrated powders when possible.
• Cooking Oils: Utilize cold-pressed oils with appropriate smoke points such as extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil.
• Salt & Seasoning: Season from a modest height above the pan to ensure an even, uniform crystalline dispersion.

Follow these sequential steps with careful attention to sensory cues and cooking temperatures:

Step 1: Technique & Execution

Make 1 1/2-pound recipe for bread machines that use 3 cups flour, or make 1-pound recipe for bread machines that use 2 cups flour

Step 2: Technique & Execution

Measure carefully, placing all ingredients in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer

Step 3: Technique & Execution

Select Sweet or Basic/White cycle

Step 4: Technique & Execution

Use Medium or Light crust color

Step 5: Technique & Execution

Remove baked bread from pan and cool on wire rack. ____________________ Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an approved Betty Crocker® Recipe

Step 6: Technique & Execution

Copyright: "© General Mills, Inc. 1998." Yield: "1 Loaf" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Per serving: 158 Calories (kcal); 2g Total Fat; (14% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 29g Carbohydrate; 1mg Cholesterol; 291mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates NOTES : Apple Pie Spice can be made by mixing 2 parts cinnamon with 1 part nutmeg to equal the amount called for