Apple Cider Bread Machine Mix
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A pantry mix of flour, sugar, dry milk and cinnamon that turns into a sweet apple cider loaf in the bread machine. Pack it in a jar or bag with the baking directions for gifting.
Ingredients
Dry mix
- 4 cups bread flour
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 cup dry milk
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
To bake one loaf
- 1 cup warm water about 90F
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon apple cider
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 cup finely chopped raw apple
- 4 tablespoons butter softened
- 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- zip-top bags
- bread machine
Directions
Make the mix
- Whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, dry milk, and cinnamon until well blended.
- Keep the mix in a sealed zip-top bag or a quart-size mason jar, and label it with the baking directions.
Baking
- Whisk the warm water, apple cider, honey, and egg until smooth.
- Pour the liquid into the bottom of the bread machine pan.
- Spoon the dry mix over the liquid.
- Tuck the softened butter into the corners of the pan.
- Press a small hollow into the center of the dry mix and drop in the yeast.
- Choose the sweet bread setting for a 2-pound loaf, then pick your crust color.
- Once the machine beeps for add-ins, drop in the finely chopped apple.
- When the cycle is done, take out the loaf and let it cool fully before you slice it.
Notes
Storage: dry mix sealed in a cool, dry pantry up to 6 months. Baked loaf wrapped at room temperature 3 to 4 days, or sliced and frozen up to 2 to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 85g | Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 7.3g | Fat: 5.1g | Saturated Fat: 2.7g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 348mg | Potassium: 129mg | Fiber: 1.6g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 146IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2.2mg
Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, as cooked, 12 servings from the whole mix with 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon apple cider, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons honey, 1/2 cup finely chopped raw apple, 4 tablespoons butter, softened, 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast; dry milk counted as nonfat dry milk, plus 1 tablespoon apple cider counted as apple juice. Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.
