Breads

Grandpa's Apple Nut Bread

Brandy Nelson
January 28, 2014
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My Grandpa would drive an hour on the weekends just to buy this bread and bring it to family and friends from his favorite bakery. I wanted to share this childhood memory with my children and so I decided to recreate the bread to the best of my memory. A delicious light, pull apart bread with diced apples, a buttery cinnamon filling, chopped walnuts, and drizzled in a vanilla glaze. This bread has quickly become a family favorite and I am so happy to be able to share it with my children!

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Dough:

2 c. warm water

4 1/2 tsp. yeast

1/4 c. sugar

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 c. canola oil

5 1/2 c. bread flour

Extra ingredients:

2 tsp. canola oil

Filling

1/2 c. butter

1 c. brown sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

3 T. cornstarch

4 apples, peeled, cored and diced

1 c. chopped walnuts

Glaze:

2 c. powdered sugar, sifted

1 T. butter, softened

2 T. milk
Preheat oven for 45-60 seconds, or until warm. Turn oven off. Mix water and yeast and sugar. Allow to sit 5 minutes or until yeast looks foamy. Add remaining dough ingredients and mix in stand mixer until...
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Nutritions

Calories
1044

Sodium
313mg
13% DV

Fat
24g
38% DV

Protein
18g
37% DV

Carbs
177g
60% DV

Fiber
7g
30% DV

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