Blushing Apple Braid

Name: Blushing Apple Braid
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 14 grams packages each) active dry yeast; 1 kgs cans each) apple pie filling; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 118 milliliters butter, softened; 237 milliliters warm buttermilk (110° to 115°); 36 servings Red candied cherries, optional; 237 milliliters confectioners sugar; 2 eggs; 1 liters all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters red-hot candies; 1 teaspoon salt; 118 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters warm water (110° to 115°); 5 teaspoons water

Blushing Apple Braid requires approximately 55 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 36. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This hor d'oeuvre has 155 calories, 3g of protein, and 3g of fat per serving. A mixture of active yeast, warm buttermilk, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.

Instructions

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.

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Water

Yeast

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Bowl

Add the buttermilk, butter, sugar, baking powder, salt, eggs and 2-1/2 cups flour. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.

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Baking Powder

Buttermilk

Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Salt

Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes.

Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.

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Bowl

Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into thirds.

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Dough

Punch

Roll each into a 13-in. x 9-in. rectangle.

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Roll

Place on greased baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Remove apples from pie filling. Discard remaining filling or save for another use.

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Pie Filling

Apple

Place a third of the apples down the center third of each rectangle.

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Apple

Sprinkle with a third of the red-hots. On each long side, but 1 in.-wide strips to the center to within 1/2 in. of the filling. Starting at one end, fold alternating strips at an angle across filling. Pinch ends to seal and tuck under. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.

Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 2-3 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool.

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