The apples need to be peeled and chopped into chunks. You also don’t want to add the apples at the beginning. Either wait for the beep during the kneading cycle or add them to a fruit and nut hopper if your machine has one. You’ll also want to give the apple chunks a quick toss lemon juice, so they don’t oxidize and turn brown before being added to the dough.

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup warm milk (100 degrees F/38 degrees C)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons sugar
1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
3 cups bread flour
2 1⁄2 teaspoons active dry yeast or bread machine yeast
1 large apple, diced
DIRECTIONS:
1 Put all ingredients except apple in bread machine in the order indicated in the recipe.

2 Add the apple after the first rise or at the beep that indicates it’s time to add the fruit, or add to your fruit and nut hopper if your machine  is so equipped.

3 Set the machine to white bread cycle, 1.5-pound loaf and medium crust. When bread is done, cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes and serve.