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Apple Cinnamon Babka

This apple cinnamon babka is a delicious sweet enriched dough bread with cinnamon, brown sugar and apples rolled in. It's decadent and completely scrumptious.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Course: bread, Breakfast, Side Dish
Cuisine: Bread, Breakfast, side
Keyword: Apple, bread, Breakfast, side
Servings: 1 babka

Ingredients

  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons yeast
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/2 cup salted butter - melted
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 1/4 cups flour
  • 2 tablespoons salted butter - softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 large apple - cored thinly sliced

Instructions

  • Mix together the warm water, yeast and sugar and let sit for 2 minutes.
  • Add cinnamon, eggs, egg yolk, melted butter and salt and mix well.
  • Add 4 1/2 cups of flour slowly until a dough forms, add more or less flour if needed.
  • Knead dough for 5 minutes.
  • Cover bowl with dough in it with plastic wrap and let rise for 1 hour.
  • Gently press down dough and roll into a large square that is roughly 3/4 of an inch thick.
  • Add butter onto the rolled out dough, sprinkle on brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
  • Add the thinly sliced apples evenly over the dough.
  • Roll the dough up into a large roll up.
  • Slice the dough roll in half lengthwise and then twist the two pieces of dough together to form a twist.
  • Some apples will fall out, that is fine, you can add them back in when the dough is in the pan.
  • Place the dough in a large greased bread pan, place any apples that came out back into the dough.
  • Gently cover with plastic wrap and allow dough to rise for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Mix together the egg wash mixture and brush on top of babka.
  • Bake for 40 minutes, place a cookie sheet under the bread pan to prevent any juice or sugar that may bubble out from burning on the bottom of your oven.
  • Once cooked, brush with butter and enjoy.