Apple Cinnamon Spiral Bread with Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting

By margiekyle

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup water (warm)
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs (room temperature)
• 1/3 cup butter (melted)
• 1/2 cup sour cream (room temperature)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 1/4 cups flour
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 caramel sauce
• 2 large apples, cored and sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 130mins
Adapted from closetcooking.com

Preparation

Step 1

Mix the water, yeast and sugar into a large bowl and let it sit until foamy, about 10 minutes.

Add the sugar, eggs, butter, sour cream, vanilla, salt and 2 cups of flour and mix for 2 minutes at medium or 200 strokes by hand.

Stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough.

Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead the dough until smooth, about 5 minutes. (The dough should feel soft and buttery and not sticky.)

Place the dough in a greased the bowl, cover with a damp towel and let the dough rise until it has doubled in size, about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

For the Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting:

Mix everything until smooth.

For the Apple Spiral Bread:

Punch down the dough down and knead for 30 seconds before covering and letting it rest for 10 minutes.

Roll out the dough on a floured surface into a 24" by 12" rectangle and cut it into 1 inch thick strips.

Brush the butter on the dough and sprinkle on the mixture of the sugar and cinnamon.

Spiral the strips of dough outwards from the center of two greased 9" circular baking pans placing apple slices in between the layers of dough.

Bake in a 375F/190C preheated oven until lightly golden brown, about 15-20 minutes

Option: Add walnuts, pecans, raisins, bacon, etc.

12 Servings; 317 calories per serving.