Best Wild Rice Apple Bread Recipes

WILD RICE, PECAN SPICED, APPLE & SOURDOUGH BREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Two days ahead: Trim the crust from the bread and cut the remainder into 1/2-inch dice to get 6 cups. Spread the bread on baking sheets to dry overnight. One day ahead: In a large pot, combine the wild rice, 6 cups water, and 2 tsp. salt. Bring to a boil, reduce to a low simmer, cover, and cook until tender and the kernels start to open, 50 to 55 minutes. Remove from the heat, drain if necessary, and spread out to cool on a baking sheet. In a large sauté pan, heat 2 Tbs. oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions, sauté 4 minutes; add the celery and garlic and sauté until the onions are translucent, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the herbs, pepper, and 1 Tbs. salt. Cool in a shallow dish. Meanwhile, peel, core, and dice the apples. Return the pan to the heat and add the remaining 1 Tbs. oil and 2 Tbs. butter. When the butter sizzles, add the apples and sprinkle in the sugar. Sauté until the apples begin to brown, 5 to 8 minutes. Add 2/3 cup of the cider (reserve the rest), scrape up any brown bits, and let the cider reduce for 1 min. Pour the apples and liquid into the onion mixture and let cool completely. In a large bowl, combine the rice, bread, and apple mixture. Refrigerate. On the day of serving: Bring the stuffing to room temperature. Mix the eggs, 1 cup cider, and chicken broth. Fold the liquid into the stuffing mixture and mix well. It will be fairly wet. Fold in the spiced pecans. Follow the directions for stuffing the turkey and baking the extra stuffing in a pan in the Roasted Turkey recipe.

WILD RICE APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• add all ingredients except apple to the machine in this order.
• cook on whole wheat cycle--.
• before the end of last kneading, or at the beep, add apple.

WILD RICE AND APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• Make 1 ½ Pound Recipe with bread machines that use 3 cups flour, or make 2 Pound Recipe with bread machines that use 4 cups flour.Measure carefully, placing all ingredients except apple in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Add apple at the Raisin/Nut signal.Select Whole Wheat or Basic/White cycle. Use Medium or Light crust color. Do not use delay cycles. Do not use rapid cycle. Remove baked bread from pan, and cool on wire rack.1 Slice: 155 calories (20 calories from fat) 2g fat (0g saturated) 0mg cholesterol 200mg sodium 32 carbohydrate (3g dietary fiber) 5g proteinSUCCESS TIP Success Tip: If your bread machine doesn't have a Raisin/Nut signal, add the apple 5 to 10 minutes before the last kneading cycle ends. Check your bread machine's use-and-care book to find out how long the last cycle runs.TRY THISRice, such as brown or basmati, can be used instead of the wild rice. Or if you have several types of leftover cooked rice, mix them together for the amount needed in the recipe. This bread is also great when making stuffing.SANDWICH BOARDLayer some fresh turkey, spicy mustard, lettuce and tomato in between thick slices of this bread. You can't find a better sandwich!From "Betty Crocker's Best Bread Machine Cookbook, The Goodness of Homemade Bread the Easy Way." Text Copyright 1999 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.