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Gluten free vegan toasted oat fruit bread made with Montana Gluten Free all purpose flour
Yields1 Serving
Prep Time20 minsCook Time1 hr 40 minsTotal Time2 hrs
 ½ tsp sugar (for proofing yeast- not needed for bread machine recipe)
 10 oz warm water (260-280g) (at sea level**) **Works best to weigh water with food scale**
 ¼ cup (56g) vegetable or coconut oil
 ¾ cup (150g) unsweetened applesauce
 ¼ cup (50g) sugar
 1 cup dried fruit-cranberries/and of blueberries
Oven Method
1

Dissolve ½ tsp sugar in 4 oz of the warm water and mix in the yeast. Let proof until bubbly.

2

Add All Purpose Baking Mix to your bowl.

3

Turn stand mixer on low and slowly add the yeast mixture. Add oil, applesauce, and sugar. Mix
thoroughly.

4

Add the remaining 6 oz warm water. Mix on the highest speed for 6½ minutes.

5

Fold in dried fruit.

6

Pour the batter into a greased 9”x5” bread pan, leveling with a spatula, cover with plastic wrap and a
towel. Let rest/rise for 40 minutes. Preheat oven to 350° F.

7

Bake in oven for 10 minutes, then cover with a foil tent. Continue baking for 50 minutes.

8

When baking is finished, remove loaf from pan and cool on wire rack.

Bread Machine Method
9

Whisk applesauce, water, oil, and sugar in a bowl then add to the bread machine.

10

Add All Purpose Baking Mix and dried fruit to machine.

11

Sprinkle yeast on top of other ingredients.

12

Turn bread machine on.

13

During the mix cycle, use a rubber spatula to be sure that no dried mix remains on sides or corners.

14

At the beginning of the rise cycle, remove mixing paddle and smooth dough.

15

Recipe makes a 1½ lb loaf of bread.

Ingredients

 ½ tsp sugar (for proofing yeast- not needed for bread machine recipe)
 10 oz warm water (260-280g) (at sea level**) **Works best to weigh water with food scale**
 ¼ cup (56g) vegetable or coconut oil
 ¾ cup (150g) unsweetened applesauce
 ¼ cup (50g) sugar
 1 cup dried fruit-cranberries/and of blueberries

Directions

Oven Method
1

Dissolve ½ tsp sugar in 4 oz of the warm water and mix in the yeast. Let proof until bubbly.

2

Add All Purpose Baking Mix to your bowl.

3

Turn stand mixer on low and slowly add the yeast mixture. Add oil, applesauce, and sugar. Mix
thoroughly.

4

Add the remaining 6 oz warm water. Mix on the highest speed for 6½ minutes.

5

Fold in dried fruit.

6

Pour the batter into a greased 9”x5” bread pan, leveling with a spatula, cover with plastic wrap and a
towel. Let rest/rise for 40 minutes. Preheat oven to 350° F.

7

Bake in oven for 10 minutes, then cover with a foil tent. Continue baking for 50 minutes.

8

When baking is finished, remove loaf from pan and cool on wire rack.

Bread Machine Method
9

Whisk applesauce, water, oil, and sugar in a bowl then add to the bread machine.

10

Add All Purpose Baking Mix and dried fruit to machine.

11

Sprinkle yeast on top of other ingredients.

12

Turn bread machine on.

13

During the mix cycle, use a rubber spatula to be sure that no dried mix remains on sides or corners.

14

At the beginning of the rise cycle, remove mixing paddle and smooth dough.

15

Recipe makes a 1½ lb loaf of bread.

Notes

Gluten Free Vegan Toasted Oat Fruit Bread Recipe