Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2009

Great recipe just as it is, but you can tweak it without fear of ruining it. Used apple butter in stead of sauce, brown sugar instead of white, reduced flour 1/4 cup and used 1/2 cup oatmeal. I don't have yeast packets so I used two teaspoons dry yeast (elevation 5300 feet). everyone likes both versions. Next time I make it I will use some of the other reviewers suggestions such as using some whole wheat and I'll add some dried cranberries. Oh yeah....I'll hide the loaf until breakfast so I can have more than one slice!

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Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2009

Our family loves it! The first loaf didn't make it long enought to even make a single sandwich, it was cut up and eaten plain (Not even butter on it!) and everyone loved it!

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JMATASO

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Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2009

This recipe made delicious bread! As mentioned by the OP, the applesauce gives the bread a moist texture. It toasted beautifully for breakfast this morning and I am now enjoying it as a ham sandwich. I will be making this bread regularly!

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Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2009

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I've made this bread twice and both times it sank in the middle (or didn't rise enough and looked funny). The taste and smell were ok. I read where less yeast and more salt might help... but it looked the same. Would make again if I could fix this (it is embarrassing to serve).

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Weather Dude

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Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2009

Rock on buddy, this is an awesome recipe! I didn't have rolled oats so I used quick oats, and I also used 1/2 cup of them and reduced the flour by 1/4 cup to compensate. I also subbed some whole wheat flour for some of the white flour. Very moist, slices pretty easy, I made mine on the light crust setting.

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JENZA

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Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2009

I made these as rolls instead of as a loaf. Amazing! They were soft, light brown colored, and had a slight oaty taste. My mom loved them. I would make them again. I think I subbed the dry milk powder for 3 tablespoons of milk without any problems.

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BakingBot

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2008

Very good stuff!!! I haven't tried any major variations yet, but it seems to be very good without any adjustments.

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2008

This is a very good basic bread recipe. Very tasty!

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TRLangille

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Reviewed: May 25, 2008

MMMM Smells like oatmeal cookies when baking. Very good, lightly sweet bread. Don't really taste the applesauce, but still very good and moist! I am making another loaf tonight. Followed the recipe exactly.

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Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2008

Nice. No apple taste, but nice texture :)

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Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2007

a delicious light and fluffy bread! It made perfect loaves and toasts beautifully! I substituted soy for the dry milk to make it dairy free, and also two diced apples to make it a little more "chunky".... I needed to add a little more flour, probably due to the substitution of soy, but what a fantastic taste! Thanks for the recipie!

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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2007

This bread was just ok. It does not work very well for sandwiches. I had to add a lot of flour and I thought the cinnamon gave it a weird taste. I won't be making this again.

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CookieMama

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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2007

This is a great recipe! I used apple juice instead of water. No sugar but a tablespoon of molasses. 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup oats. Is so yummy. I also tried it with putting a cinnamon swirl in the bread by rolling it out into a rectangle, putting just a little bit of applesauce on it and sprinkling a brown sugar/cinnamon mix on it, rolling it up short end, sealing it with a little water and put in the bread pan seal side down. YUM-O

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2007

This made a great breakfast bread! I used 2 tablespoons of honey instead of white sugar to make it a little sweeter, and because I don't like to use white sugar, and everyone loved it for breakfast with peanut butter. With my substitution it needed to bake a few minutes longer.

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Eva Amber

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2006

I found this to be the best, most soft and flavorful bread machine bread I have ever had! The touch of applesauce gives it a light, sweet taste!

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Verna Marye

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Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2005

The first time I made this, it wasn't moist or tender, but the taste was great - so I tweaked it a bit - substituted 1 c. of whole wheat flour, used milk instead of powdered milk, added some more spice and upped the applesauce by an extra table spoon - and now it is fantastic.

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Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2005

could use a little more cinnamon, but really really good warm for brunch!

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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2004

I liked this a lot. It rises nicely (but I added 2 T. gluten). It's also easy to make. I used half whole wheat flour.

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MACKALLEN

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Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2003

Just what a bread should be like, and quite healthy as well as tasty. I used unsweetened applesauce and exact amounts of ingredients (2.5 teaspoons yeast since I had a jar, not packages). Give this a try!

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2003

I was so excited about this bread. Unfortunately, I didn't have any dry milk in the house, so I substituted regular milk. The bread turned out weird tasting. It wasn't moist. On the upside, it smelled good and my boyfriend likes it!

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