Gluten-Free Apple Bread

Here's how:

• 1

  Crumble the yeast into a bowl, pour in water (about 25 °C), and stir until the yeast dissolves. Add sugar, salt, oat flour, and half of the oat flour mix.

• 2

  Cream the butter, then add the chopped apples and the rest of the flour mixture, a little at a time. Knead the dough thoroughly, but be careful not to let it get too firm. It should still be loose and sticky.

• 3

  Let it rise under a kitchen towel for about 30 minutes. Grease a loaf pan (about 1.5 liters) with room-temperature butter. Sprinkle a little flour mix and, if desired, sunflower seeds into the pan.

• 4

  Press the dough into the pan. Arrange the apple slices on top and sprinkle with sunflower seeds. Let rise for about 30 minutes, covered with a kitchen towel. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.

• 5

  Bake in the middle of the oven for 20–25 minutes. Reduce the heat to 175 °C and bake for another 10 minutes or so.

• 6

  Remove the loaf from the pan and let it cool slightly before turning it out onto a cooling rack.