Bread Machines For Dummies (41 page)

For the following recipes, all you have to do is follow the instructions in the preceding section. By making the mix, you've already done half the work. Couldn't be easier!

Tart apples and sweet dates — what a combination. We love this bread with nothing added, but when we place a dish of cream cheese beside it on a buffet table, both the Apple Date Bread and the cream cheese disappear. It's also great as a dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the top. Maybe a tad bit of carmel on the ice cream?

Preparation time:
20 minutes

Approximate cycle time:
1 1/2 hours

Yield:
16 slices, 32 servings

You may use any fresh apple, but we prefer the tartness of the Granny Smith variety.

Variation:
If you like a drier bread, use diced, dried apples.

Per serving:
Calories 70; Protein 1g; Carbohydrates 11g; Dietary fiber 0g; Total fat 2g; Saturated fat 0g; Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 110mg.

For an afternoon snack or a light dessert, spread cream cheese on a slice of this bread and serve it with a dish of peaches.

Preparation time:
15 minutes

Approximate cycle time:
1 1/2 hours

Yield:
16 slices, 32 servings

Per serving:
Calories 70; Protein 1g; Carbohydrates 11g; Dietary fiber less than 1g; Total fat 2g; Saturated fat 0g; Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 110mg.

Make Cranberry Orange Bread as a holiday gift for your special friends. This bread gets better with age, so make it a ahead of time to have it ready for serving or giving during the holiday season. Freezing is the best way to store the bread. After it is completely cool, wrap it tightly in aluminum foil, and place the loaf in a freezer bag. If you are giving it as a gift, the aluminum foil makes a perfect wrapping paper — add a red ribbon and bow. What a presentation for a holiday gift!

If you plan to serve the Cranberry Orange Bread, cut the bread into slices before freezing. The slices can be easily popped apart for quick thawing.

Preparation time:
15 minutes

Approximate cycle time:
1 1/2 hours

Yield:
16 slices, 32 servings

Per serving:
Calories 70; Protein 1g; Carbohydrates 12g; Dietary fiber less than 1g; Total fat 2g; Saturated fat 0g; Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 110mg.

You will satisfy any chocolate lovers you know with this quick bread. It also makes wonderful muffins. Either way you prepare this recipe, we can guarantee you that it will quickly disappear.

Preparation time:
15 minutes

Approximate cycle time:
1 1/2 hours

Yield:
16 slices, 32 servings, or 12 muffins

Variation:
You may substitute 3/4 cup chocolate chunks with 3/4 cup chocolate chips or 2/3 cup mini chocolate chips.

Tip: If you would like to make
Chocolate Chunk Muffins, stop the bread machine after it has mixed the dough. Fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full. (You can also use muffin paper liners.) Bake in a preheated 400° oven for approximately 20 minutes. The batter makes 12 muffins. If you have any empty muffin cups, fill them with water so the pan doesn't overheat and cause the other muffins to burn.

Per serving:
Calories 80; Protein 1g; Carbohydrates 12g; Dietary fiber 0g; Total fat 3g; Saturated fat 1g; Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 110mg.

Here is good old-fashioned corn bread at its finest. The bacon drippings and the crumbled bacon enhance the flavor to make it lip smackin' good. Give this to a Southern boy and he'll think he's in heaven.

Preparation time:
10 minutes

Approximate cycle time:
1 1/2 hours

Yield:
16 slices, 32 servings

Tip: The next time you cook bacon, save the grease in a small container in the refrigerator. Save a couple of strips of bacon and place them in a small freezer bag. When you're ready to make Corn Bacon Bread, you'll have the bacon and the drippings on hand.

Per serving:
Calories 230; Protein 1g; Carbohydrates 8g; Dietary fiber 0g; Total fat 22g; Saturated fat 1.5g; Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 125mg.

Dried fruit morsels make this bread sweet and moist. A very versatile quick bread that goes with everything. Perfect for an after-school snack.

Preparation time:
15 minutes

Approximate cycle time:
1 1/2 hours

Yield:
16 slices, 32 servings, or 12 muffins

Per serving:
Calories 80; Protein 1g; Carbohydrates 12g; Dietary fiber less than 1g; Total fat 3g; Saturated fat 0g; Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 110mg.

If you haven't got the time to make a yeast bread, but you need a hearty bread quickly, here's an easy one. Chances are you have all the ingredients on your pantry shelf.

Preparation time:
15 minutes

Approximate cycle time:
1 1/2 hours

Yield:
16 slices, 32 servings, or 12 muffins

Tip: When we say dry oatmeal, you can use old-fashioned rolled or quick-cooking oats.

Tip: You can substitute dry buttermilk powder for buttermilk. You do not have to reconstitute the powder in water first. Replace the 1 cup of buttermilk with 1 cup of water and measure 1/4 cup dry buttermilk powder in with the dry ingredients.

Per serving:
Calories 80; Protein 2g; Carbohydrates 11g; Dietary fiber less than 1g; Total fat 3g; Saturated fat 0g; Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 120mg.