Recipe for cooking apple streusel coffee bread

Quick Meals- Soups and Bread :: Sweet Quick Breads

Apple Streusel Coffee Bread

Posted by kdipaolo at recipegoldmine.com May 4, 2001

1 (16 oz.) loaf frozen white bread dough
2 Tbsp. butter or butter replacement, softened
1 1/2 C. chopped finely peeled apples
1/2 C. packed brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 Tbsp. butter or butter replacement, melted
2 Tbsp. flour
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. butter or butter replacement
1/3 C. slivered almonds (optional)

Thaw dough according to pkg. directions. Divide dough in half. Let rest 10 min.

On floured surface, roll each dough half to an 8-in. square. Spread each with 1 Tbsp. of the softened butter. Arrange half the apples down the center of each dough square.

Mix together brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over apples. Cutting toward filling, make 2-in. long cuts in dough at 1-in. intervals on both sides of apples. Fold strips alternately over apples. Fold under ends of loaf. Place loaves on a greased baking sheet. Brush with melted butter.

Stir together flour and sugar. Cut in the 1 Tbsp. butter till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle half the crumb mixture over each loaf. Top with almost if desire. Cover, let rise till nearly double (45 to 60 min.). Bake in a 350 degrees F over 30 min. or until brown.