Spicy Apple Bread

Mariani Dried Fuji Apples from Costco + Penzeys Apple Pie Spice

+ favorite Betty Crocker Bread Machine Cookbook = Spicy Apple Bread!

I made the one pound version. (1-1/2 pound ingredients in enclosures). I think next time I will add a little more butter and more apples - perhaps 1/2 cup instead of 1/4 cup. I tossed in a handful of chopped walnuts at the last minute and that may have contributed to a little dryness. It was still tasty with a little bit of butter, though!

SPICY APPLE BREAD

2/3 cup water (1 cup + 1 tablespoon)

1 tablespoon margarine or butter, softened (2 tablespoons)

2 cups bread flour (3 cups)

1/4 cup cut-up dried apples (1/3 cup)

1 tablespoon dry milk (2 tablespoons)

1 tablespoon sugar (2 tablespoons)

1 teaspoon salt (1 1/2 teaspoons)

1 1/2 teaspoons Apple pie spice (2 1/2 teaspoons)

1 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast (2 teaspoons)

Place ingredients in order recommended by your bread machine manufacturer. Select Sweet or Basic/White cycle. It smells wonderful while baking!