Apple Pull-Apart Bread

The blog has been idle for a while, but we are back with some tasty recipes for the fall weather.  This apple pull-apart bread is perfect to welcome the season.  We made the filling with freshly canned apples, and the taste was delicious.  Try it warm for a dessert or just eat it as an ooey-gooey snack!

Ingredients

Dough:

3 c. All-purpose flour

1 package yeast

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 c. brown sugar

1/4 c. water

1 egg, beaten

3/4 c. milk

1/4 c. butter

Filling:

** We used freshly canned apples for the filling ** 

6 small apples, peeled and diced

1 Tbsp. lemon juice

1 c. brown sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

2 Tbsp. butter

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 Tbsp. cornstarch

Glaze:

1 Tbsp. butter, softened

1 tsp. vanilla

2/4 c. powdered sugar

3 tsp. half & half (or milk)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a bread pan.

In a skillet, cook apples, lemon juice, brown sugar, vanilla, butter, cinnamon, and cornstarch until mixture is thickened.  Set aside to cool.

Heat the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles; remove from heat.  Add the butter and stir until melted; set aside.

Put flour, yeast, brown sugar, and salt in a bowl; mix well.

Add the water, egg, and milk/butter mixture.

Mix until dough forms into a ball; knead for an additional five minutes.

On a well floured surface, roll dough into a rectangle.

Evenly spread apple mixture over dough.

Cut dough into even squares (we got 20 squares from our dough)

Carefully stack pieces of dough onto each other forming four piles (use a spatula to make stacking easier)

Place piles of dough into prepared pan, laying them sideways.

Bake 45-50 minutes until golden brown.  Immediately remove from pan.

Mix butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar into a bowl.  Add half & half; stir until you get a creamy consistency.

Pour on glaze and allow glaze to set for a few minutes.

 Pull apart the bread and enjoy!

Happy munching!