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Apple Butter and Homemade Bread

What could be better than a big spoonful of Apple Butter slathered (that’s an official foodie word) on a piece of Homemade Bread? Not much 🙂

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I was inspired by my friend, Phoebe over at Getting Freedom, when she posted her Apple Butter recipe. I had made Apple Butter before, but not for a couple years.

It’s one of the easiest jams or jellies that you can make. Throw it all in the crockpot, stir it a few times, if you want, and smell the aroma.

It would make great gifts, too. Fill a small jar with the Apple Butter, cover with a piece of fabric, tie a ribbon around it and bake a loaf of bread. What a great teacher, friend, or even co-worker gift! Just to say “Happy Fall! ” 🙂

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Apple Butter Ingredients

  • Apples
  • Sugar
  • Cinnamon
  • Nutmeg  (I didn’t have nutmeg, so I used allspice and it turned out fine)

Directions:

Call for your trusted assistant to use the apple peeler/corer/slicer.

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Place apples in crockpot.

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Add sugar and spices.

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Turn on low for the day or high if you are in a hurry.

After it’s done, pour it into the food processor to make it smooth.

It’s yummy on biscuits, but even better on this Homemade Bread, well, sort of homemade. I made it in the bread machine. Again, easy, dump the ingredients in and let it do it’s thing.

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Homemade Bread

Ingredients: (this makes a medium loaf)

  • 3/4 c. Milk or Water
  • 1 1/2 T. Oil
  • 1 1/2 T. Honey
  • 1/2 t. Salt
  • 2 1/4 c. Bread Flour  (I ran out of bread flour, and my friends on Twitter assured me that all-purpose flour can also be used)
  • 1 1/2 t. Yeast

Directions

Add liquid ingredients to bread machine (your machine may be different than mine) and then add dry ingredients.

Turn it on and let it go.

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For more great recipes, please visit:

~2nd Annual Bread Roundup hosted by Joy of Desserts

~Crockpot Wednesday hosted by Dining with Debbie

~Slightly Indulgent Mondays hosted by Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free

~Tasty Tuesday hosted by Beauty and Bedlam

~Tuesdays at the Table hosted by All the Small Stuff

17 Comments

  1. I love apple butter!! I made some and used frozen apple juice concentrate instead of sugar and it turned out beautifully. I think next time I’ll cook it longer and make it a little thicker.

    Also – I didn’t peel my apples and the skins cooked down and pureed beautifully. You can’t tell they’re in there at all.

  2. Liz, I can just smell that delicious aroma all the way out here. A tiny slice of heaven on earth. Fall smells are so comforting.

    Thank you for participating in Save Room for Dessert.

    I hope you’ll be participating in the bread roundup. Bread machine breads are welcome too! 🙂 Here’s the link:
    http://joyofdesserts.blogspot.com/2009/09/announcing-2nd-annual-need-to-knead.html
    .-= Joy @ Joy Of Desserts´s last blog ..Walnuts: Do you know these 10 important facts? =-.

  3. Yummo! I had forgotten how much I loved apple butter until I made it and ate some on HM WW Bread. You’re right..not much beats it! 🙂
    .-= Phoebe @ Cents to Get Debt Free´s last blog ..Menu Plan Week of October 11th-17th =-.

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