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 🙂

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! ” 🙂

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.

Place apples in crockpot.

Add sugar and spices.

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.

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.