Spiral Apple Bread with Caramelized Apple Glaze

Oh look what I found on Pinterest! (again!!),  combination of apple, cinnamon and loads of butter!!

Spiral Apple Bread with Caramelized Apple Glaze

Ingredients

Bread dough:

2 cups flour

3/4 cup warm milk

2 tbsps sugar

2 tbsps butter, melted

1 1/2 tsp yeast

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp cinnamon (optional)

2 apples, peeled, cored and sliced

Place flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon and yeast in a stand mixer with the dough hook. Stir to combine.

In a small bowl, add melted butter into your warm milk, pour the mixture to the flour mixture slowly until it forms a soft dough.

Knead the dough on medium speed for few minutes. Then transfer the dough into a lightly oiled bowl, cover loosely and let it rise in a warm place until it double in size.

Punch dough down, on a lightly floured surface,  roll the dough into a rectangle, cut into strips (not to thin nor too large)

Lightly gread baking sheet or round pan. Starting at the center of pan, coil apple slices with dough strips into spiral, pinching ends securely as strips added.

Cover loosely the bread and let it rise for 30-45 minutes.

Preheat oven at 175*C. Bake for 35-30 minutes or until golden brown.

Topping:

3 tbsp butter, melted

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1/8 cup sugar (or less)

For topping, mix cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl. Once the bread is removed from the oven, brush the bread with melted butter then sprinkle with the cinnamon and sugar mixture.

Glaze:

1 tbsp butter (yes more butter !!!!)

1/8 cup packed brown sugar 

1/2 tbsp apple juice

1/4 cup confectionery sugar

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat, Stir in brown sugar, Heat to boiling, stirring constantly, reduce heat to low, boil and stir 2 minutes, until the sugar dissolve. Stir in apple juice. Heat to boiling. Remove from heat and let it cool to lukewarm.

Gradually stir in confectionery sugar into the mixture. Drizzle glaze over the bread.

Original recipe from Inspired by Charm