Apple Cinnamon Braid
A sweet enriched bread layered with cinnamon butter and filled with apple pie mixture. This is a great recipe and technique that sounds hard but actually the hardest part is deciding what filling to use! Here we have used apple cinnamon butter combo.
Ingredients
- 1 portion enriched bread dough
- 4 Tbsp soft butter
- 3 Tbsp brown sugar
- 3 tsp cinnamon
- 1 portion filling such as apple pie filling
Instructions
- Prepare the enriched dough and let rise for 2 hours.
- Divide the risen dough in 2 equal portions. Each will make its own bread
- Take 1 portion and roll out to square
- Mix softened butter, cinnamon and sugar into a paste, then put the paste on half the bread dough. Fold the unpasted half back unto itself. Pinch to seal the edges then roll out to another square.
- Place the apple mixture in the center of the square then prepare the sides of the dough by cutting diagonally and twist the dough and cross over the apple mixture until all covered.
- Chill the prepared bread in the fridge for an hour or more then take it out and let it rise for another hour.
- Preheat oven 180 C
- Apply an eggwash to the top of the cinnamon braid . Cook for 25 min or until golden brown and cooked
- Check out this "How To" video to see how easy it really is!
Notes
To make a savoury variation- Turkish style Spinach Pie
- In a skillet over medium heat, saute 6-7 cups of fresh spinach in 1 tablespoon of olive oil until its has wilted . Drain the spinach of any excess water, the water will make the bottom soggy.
- Prepare the dough as above then spred the crumbled feta cheese down the center of the dough followed by the drained spinach.
- Sprinkle 1/3 cup of pine nuts over the spinach then complete the braid. Finish by brushing with egg wash.
- Allow to rest and continue as the recipe above.