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Tags: apples, desserts, yeast breads
Desserts, The Farmhouse Table
There’s always more to do with Grandmother Bread! Try Apple-Streudel Ladder Loaf-for dessert, for breakfast, or just a snack. Or lunch while the kids are at school eating hamburger casserole and peas. I won’t tell. Start with the basic recipe for two loaves of Grandmother Bread.
How to make Apple-Streudel Ladder Loaf:
dough for two loaves of Grandmother Bread
2-3 tablespoons melted butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups chopped, peeled apples
After the first rise, divide dough in half, and roll each half into an 8-inch square on a floured surface. Brush melted butter on each square. Combine brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and apples for filling. Spread half of the filling down the middle of each square of dough. At the sides of the filling, cut the dough at 1-inch intervals.
Fold dough strips over the filling to wrap, alternating strips to make a braid. See how pretty that’s going to be?
Carefully move filled loaves to greased baking sheets. Brush tops with more melted butter; sprinkle with sugar. And more sugar. And some cinnamon-sugar. Let rise till doubled. You could use half the dough for a regular loaf of bread, or dinner rolls, or Cinnamon Crispies if you just want one ladder loaf. In that case, either cut the Apple-Streudel Ladder Loaf filling recipe in half, or go ahead and use it all in one ladder loaf. Because you can. Because we love filling.
Bake at 350-degrees for 30 minutes. Serve warm slices with ice cream.
Try peaches or other fruits in this recipe. Add nuts and/or raisins–it’s all good! I bet you have some more ideas! (Let me hear ‘em!)
You absolutely, positively cannot live another day without smelling this coming out of your oven. Trust me.
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