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Braided Apple Bread Recipe

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.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Serving Size 1 loaf

Ingredients

  • 5 Apples peeled and sliced
  • 1/2 Cup sugar
  • 2 Tsp cinnamon
  • 1 Cup Warm water
  • 3 Tbs Sugar
  • 3 Tsp Yeast
  • 1 Tsp Salt
  • 2 Tbs. Butter
  • 1 Egg
  • 3 to 3 1/4 Cups All Purpose Flour

Instructions

For The Filling

  • Peel and slice apples.
  • Mix with sugar and cinnamon.
  • Pour into a baking dish and bake at 350F for 10 to 15 min.

For The Bread Dough

  •  Combine warm water, sugar and yeast in a bowl. Let sit for 10 min.
  •  Stir in butter, salt and egg.
  •  Stir in flour.
  •  Kneed for 10 minutes.
  •  Cover and let rise until doubled in size.
  • Roll out the dough into a square and cut 1 inch slices from the sides.
  • Pour apple filling in the middle.
  • Fold the top of the dough in and fold sliced dough strips over each other to braid.
  • Transfer to a baking sheet and bake at 350F for 25 minutes.

Notes

You can also make the bread dough in your bread machine. Simply combine all the dough ingredients in the right order for your machine. Select the dough setting.
We like a thicker bread loaf but if you like a thinner bread you can divide the dough in half and make 2 loaves.

These values are from a nutritional database and automatically calculated, and should only be used as an approximation.