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3/4 cup milk
1 package of active yeast
1 egg
1/4 butter, melted(unsalted)
2 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup butter, melted (unsalted)
2 cups chopped apple (Granny Smith)
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoon apple pie spice

Icing
4 oz cream cheese  (soften)
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 – 3 tablespoons milk
Place the milk into the microwave and heat to approximately 105 degrees, add in the yeast and mix. Allow to sit for 5 minutes. Add the egg, 1/4 cup butter, sugar and salt into the yeast mixture and blend well. add in half the flour and beat at low speed, add in the rest of the flour and blend to form a dough ball. Place dough into a greased bowl and and coat both sides, cover the dough and allow to double in size (approximately 60 minutes).
Grease a 9″ x 5″ bread pan, turn the dough out onto a flour surface and roll out to form a 12″ x 20″ square. Brush the surface with the second 1/4 cup of butter, sprinkle with the brown sugar and apple pie spice.  then spread the chopped apple on top and cut the dough to 2″ x 4″ squares. Stack the dough sheets and place into the prepared bread pan. Side up.
Allow to proof to double again, approximately 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for approximately 45 minutes. Allow to cool for 25 minutes then drizzle with icing.

For the icing blend all ingredients to form the drizzle, add additional milk if the icing needs to be thinned.

Enjoy

Chef Brian Klauss