Braided Apple Bread
Braided Apple Bread

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Easy braided apple bread recipe that makes a wonderful dessert or snack. Fall just isn't the same without this yummy cinnamon and apple treat. Use your fingers to push up the sides of the dough to make sure the apple juices won't run out during baking.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook braided apple bread using 14 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Braided Apple Bread:
  1. Take 6 large Granny Smith Apples, peeled, sliced and in a bowl
  2. Prepare Cinnamon/ sugar mixture for apples, filling, and topping
  3. Make ready 1 cup sugar
  4. Get 2 tablespoon cinnamon
  5. Take Bread
  6. Get 1/2 cup warm water
  7. Prepare 4 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  8. Prepare 4 eggs
  9. Get 3/4 cup sugar
  10. Prepare 1/2 cup sour cream
  11. Take 1 1/2 sticks unsalted melted butter
  12. Take 1 teaspoon salt
  13. Prepare 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  14. Get 5 cups all purpose flour or bread flour, plus extra flour at hand for rolling and adding to dough if too sticky

The bread is soft, moist and tastes amazing. To make the glaze: Mix together all of the glaze ingredients. Drizzle over the loaves once they're cool. Store leftover bread, loosely covered, at room temperature for several days; freeze for longer storage.

Steps to make Braided Apple Bread:
  1. In small bowl, mix together 1 cup sugar and cinnamon and set aside.
  2. Sprinkle yeast into warm water and let stand until dissolved and bubbles form.
  3. In large mixing bowl or electric mixer bowl, beat eggs until light.
  4. Gradually, beat in sugar, salt, vanilla, sour cream and butter.
  5. Add 2 cups flour and beat 5 minutes.
  6. Beat in remaining flour until dough ball forms. Add more flour if necessary.
  7. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes and dough is elastic.
  8. Place dough in a greased bowl and butter top lightly. Cover bowl with clean towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
  9. In bowl, punch dough down, then place on floured surface.
  10. Use a rolling pin to roll dough into a 10"x 15" rectangle.
  11. With knife or pizza cutter, score the rectangle into thirds lengthwise, then cut diagonal strips on both sides.
  12. Lay apple slices sprinkled with sugar mixture down the middle.
  13. Begin braiding the bread by overlapping sides onto each other down the middle. Pinch ends to form a seal.
  14. Brush top of bread with butter (you can use beaten egg whites or milk).
  15. Sprinkle top with more cinnamon sugar mixture.
  16. Bake bread at 350˚ for 30 minutes. When baked, cool for 10 minutes, then remove bread and place on cookie rack to finish cooling (don't want a soggy bottom).

Add to dry ingredients; beat on medium speed. This apple bread was a MAJOR hit in the test kitchen. We prefer Granny Smith apples for baking, but feel free to use your favorite. This one definitely belongs in our fall baking hall of fame. Fold down top flap of dough and pinch the corners down to seal.

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