Karens Apple Bread Recipes

SOURDOUGH APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the starter, water, olive oil, sugar, salt, flour, potato flour, oats, and yeast. Knead with the dough hook for about two minutes. The dough should be sticky.
• Add the fruit to the mixer and knead for about 6 or 7 minutes.
• Spray a bowl or dough rising bucket with spray oil and add the dough. Let rise for approximately 90 minutes, until a little less than doubled in size.
• Remove the dough and pat it down into a 7 by 12 inch rectangle and roll into a log. Place the log into a lightly greased bread pan. Spray the top of the loaf with spray oil and cover loosely with plastic wrap.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and allow the loaf to rise for 60 to 90 minutes, until the middle is 1 inch above the rim of the bread pan.
• Place the loaf in the oven and bake for 40 t0 45 minutes, until it reaches 190 degrees F in the center. Tent the loaf with foil if it appears to be getting too brown.
• Remove the loaf from the oven, let it cool in the pan for two minutes, and then turn it out onto a cooling rack. Let cool completely.

KAREN'S APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• Mix ingredients well.
• Fold in 3 cups diced raw pared apples and nuts.
• Bake in greased 9x13-inch pan at 350* for 50 minutes.
• Servings are estimated.

INCREDIBLY MOIST APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• Heat over to 350 and grease and flour loaf pan.
• Cream together the 1 cup sugar, shortening, eggs and vanilla.
• Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt until smooth.
• Stir in apples and nuts and spread in pan.
• Mix the 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle evenly over batter.
• Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 50-60 minutes.
• Immediately remove from pan; cool bread completely before slicing.
• Store tightly covered. Makes 1 loaf.
• Note: Unbleached flour can be used in this recipe; if using self-rising flour, omit baking powder, baking soda and salt.

KAREN'S BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix together flours, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• Soften shortening and gradually add sugar; beat until light and fluffy.
• Add 2 beaten eggs.
• Add dry ingredients alternately with mashed bananas.
• Blend well.
• Spoon into well greased 8 X 4 X 2 1/4" loaf pan and bake for 60 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes and continue cooling on rack.
• Cut when cool.
• If using individual size (mini) loaf pans, bake for 35 minutes and check to see how close they are to being finished.