Apple Coffee Cake Braid Recipe
Holiday brunches at our house always feature this lovely braid. The dough is
prepared in a bread machine, giving me time to focus on other things.
* 8-10 Servings
* Prep: 35 min. + rising
* Bake: 30 min. + cooling
Ingredients
* 3/4 cup warm 2% milk (70° to 80°)
* 6 tablespoons butter, softened
* 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
* 1 egg, lightly beaten
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 3-1/4 cups bread flour
* 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
*
FILLING:
* 2 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples
* 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
* 1/3 cup raisins
* 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
* 1-1/4 teaspoons apple pie spice
* 2 tablespoons butter, softened
*
GLAZE:
* 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1-1/2 to 3 teaspoons 2% milk
Directions
* In bread machine pan, place the first seven ingredients in order
suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting (check dough after 5 minutes of
mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed).
* For filling, in a large bowl, combine the apples, brown sugar, raisins,
flour and apple pie spice; set aside. When cycle is completed, turn dough onto
a lightly greased baking sheet. Roll into a 15-in. x 10-in. rectangle; spread
butter down the center third of rectangle. Spoon filling over butter.
* On each long side, cut 1-in.-wide strips to within 1 in. of filling.
Starting at one end, fold alternating strips at an angle across filling; seal
ends. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 40 minutes.
* Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire
rack. Combine the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve
desired consistency; drizzle over coffee cake. Yield: 1 coffee cake.
Editor's Note: We recommend you do not use a bread machine's time-delay feature
for this recipe.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 piece) equals 366 calories, 10 g fat (6 g
saturated fat), 48 mg cholesterol, 352 mg sodium, 64 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber,
7 g protein.
Apple Coffee Cake Braid published in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations
Cookbook Annual 2007, p230
Beth Layman :)
"I love them that love me;
and those that seek me early shall find me"
Proverbs 8:17.
~Sugar
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