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Walnut Apple Bread

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 40 min. + rising Bake: 30 min. + cooling YIELD: 2 loaves (16 slices each).
Whenever I make this bread, it’s like being in my Grandma’s kitchen. Swirled with apples, walnuts and cinnamon, it’s one of the best breads I’ve ever tasted. —Nancy Daugherty, Cortland, Ohio

Ingredients

  • 2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
  • 1/2 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup warm 2% milk (110° to 115°)
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 to 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • FILLING:
  • 2 cups chopped peeled apples
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • GLAZE:
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider or juice

Directions

  • 1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar, milk, butter, eggs, salt and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky).
  • 2. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
  • 3. For filling, in a small bowl, combine apples and walnuts. Combine the sugar, flour and cinnamon; stir into apple mixture. Punch dough down. Roll into a 14x12-in. rectangle. Spread butter to within 1/2 in. of edges; sprinkle with apple mixture. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Cut in half. Pinch seams to seal and tuck ends under.
  • 4. Place loaves seam side down in two 9x5-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
  • 5. Preheat oven to 350°. With a sharp knife, make eight shallow slashes across top of each loaf. Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over bread.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 150 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 98mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1.500 starch, 0.500 fat.

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