apple bread

Ever since we bought a Philips hand-held grinder, I have been having fun making purees out of whatever I can get my hands on.

For this loaf of bread, I used homemade apple puree. To make homemade apple puree, simply skin the apple, remove the core and cube the apple. Then you steam the apple cubes for 15 minutes (or until soft) before you puree the apple. This is simple and healthy.

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup apple puree
1/2 cup apple juice
1 1/2 tbsp butter (softened)
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tbsp instant milk powder
3 tbsp castor sugar
2 3/4 cup bread flour
1 1/2 tsp instant dry yeast

METHOD

1. Place all the ingredients (except the bread flour and yeast) in the bucket of the breadmaker machine.

2. Add the bread flour, making sure that the wet ingredients are totally covered.

3. Add the yeast.

4. Place the bucket in the breadmaker machine and set to "dough" cycle. Start the cycle.

5. When the cycle has been completed, turn the dough onto a floured board. Using floured hands, knead the dough 5 times.

6. Place the dough in a loaf pan that has been greased and lined with baking paper. Spread out the dough to reach the sides of the loaf pan.

7. Cover the loaf pan with a dry cloth and leave for 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.

8. Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees celsius for 30 minutes.