Ingredients

  • Dough
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • Filling
  • 2 large apples, peeled and diced
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • Glaze
  • 1 tablespoon butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 teaspoons milk

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 5 bread pan.
  • In a skillet, cook apples, lemon juice, brown sugar, vanilla, butter, cinnamon & cornstarch until mixture is thickened. Set aside to cool.
  • Combine dough ingredients into a stand mixer. Combine and knead for 5 minutes.
  • Roll dough into a large rectangle on a floured surface.
  • Evenly spread apple mixture over dough.
  • Cut dough into even squares (you should get around 20).
  • Carefully stack pieces of dough onto each other forming four piles.
  • Place piles of dough into prepared pan.
  • Bake 50 - 60 minutes.
  • Let cool for 10 minutes, then remove loaf to a wire rack to cool.
  • To make the glaze, mix butter, vanilla and powdered sugar into a bowl. Add milk; stir until you get a creamy consistency.
  • Pour on glaze and allow to setup for a few minutes.