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Quick Apple Cinnamon Twist Loaf

Handmade Farmhouse
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Course Breakfast, brunch, Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 Cups Warm water
  • 1 Tablespoon Instant yeast I only use SAF
  • 2 Tablespoons Sugar
  • 3 1/2 Cups All purpose flour
  • 1 Teaspoon salt

Apple cinnamon twist filling

  • 1 medium-large apple finely chopped. Sautéed in 1 tablespoon of butter just until slightly tender, and sprinkle with cinnamon.
  • 1/2 Cup Packed brown sugar
  • 2 Teaspoons Ground cinnamon
  • 2 Tablespoons Salted butter

Small Batch cream cheese frosting

  • 2 Ounces Cream cheese softened
  • 4 Tablespoons (2 oz) Salted butter softened
  • 2/3 Cup Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 Teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Prepare dough in a mixer. Combine warm water with yeast and sugar. Mix and allow to proof (activate and bloom) for about 5 minutes or until foamy.
    Add 1 teaspoon salt and 3 1/2 cups flour. Let mix on medium speed until well combined. Dough should be smooth and elastic. Turn dough onto a floured counter. Allow to rise covered with a tea towel for about 10 minutes.
    Peel and finely slice your apple, then add it to a small sauté pan with a tablespoon of butter. Sprinkle with cinnamon and allow to sauté for a few minutes until apples are just slightly tender. Remove from heat.
    Sprinkle flour on the counter where you will roll your dough.
    Roll dough into a SMALL rectangle about 10×12. Brush rectangle with melted butter. Sprinkle and spread cinnamon and sugar mixture to cover the dough. Sprinkle with sautéed apple pieces. Roll up the dough lengthwise like you’re making cinnamon rolls. 
    IMPORTANT *Add roll to a baking sheet with parchment for easy clean up and to make transferring to a pan easy.
     With a pastry knife or sharp knife make a slice down the center of the roll leaving about a 1/2 inch attached at one end.
    Turn the cut "ropes" so the cut side is facing up. Without pulling, place dough ropes into a twist but laying one over the other and tuck ends under. 
    Allow to rise (covered with a tea towel) for 20 minutes. This will really help it form into a beautiful puffy shape. I like to preheat my oven while the twist rises. 
    Bake at 375° for 23-25 minutes or until lightly golden. Allow to cool down before adding cream cheese frosting.
    Mix ingredients together and add to twist after it has cooled 10-15 minutes. The frosting will warm slightly onto the twist and create a sweet and delicious topping to compliment the filling!

Notes

*TIP the tighter you roll up your dough the more layers your twist will have once cut. I like to roll the dough tight so it creates a beautiful texture once I form the twist. 
 
This recipe makes one very large twist. It can be sliced into up to 12 slices to share.