If I were Dr. Frankenstein then this bread would be my monster. It’s a mashup of a few of my absolute favorite recipes. The first is a yeast bread that my best friend, Shannon, introduced me to. She taught me how to make it almost a year ago and I’ve only just now got around to baking it again. If there’s one thing we love most about it, it’s how easy it is to customize. It originally calls for apricots and almonds but I have never actually made it that way. 
I had a hankering for my favorite Apple Pie Coffee Cake but I wanted something a bit different, so I decided to combine the two recipes into one great big masterpiece. (You might remember this cake from when I tweaked it to make my lemon blueberry version.) So with a little vegan science and some improvisation I was soon on my way to a potluck with the prettiest bread I’ve ever made!
Look how proud I am! If you think this recipe sounds good (then you’re right!) but you’re nervous about making bread, then all I can say is . . . DON’T BE! It’s not as intimidating as it sounds and this really is the perfect beginner recipe. (It just looks way fancier than it is!)
The dough is the exact same recipe as the original. But for the inside I used one can of apple pie filling and a little bit of a sugar + spice mixture I created. The mix is equal to:
1/2 tsp cardamom + 1/2 tsp cinnamon + 3 tablespoons turbinado cane sugar
Just sprinkle a little bit on each 3rd of dough before you spread the apple pie filling. (You should have enough left to cover the top of the loaf.)
I accidentally rolled my dough out a little too long which means I didn’t have much to “fold over” so I pinched it together instead.
Obviously, I love this. Even when you have plenty of room for folding the dough, it still tends to leak a bit during baking. And since I always seem to want to fill it with bright colored jams, that tends to be a problem. Maybe I will try pinching/flipping next time!
This looks so pretty, and so delicious! Bread is one of my favorite things to bake, but I’ve never made anything like this before!
This looks so good. I love the rewards of bread–especially easy bread that looks like it was hard to make! I will have to give this one a try!
yes! the more i make bread, the less intimidating it becomes! and braided bread always looks so so fancy! i found myself browsing way too many different braiding techniques the other day and now i want to try them all!
I’ve been wanting to make a sweet bread recipe. I was thinking cinnamon buns but this looks so yummy & beautiful! I want to eat like… half of it. Okay, maybe all of it. And you’re so cute!
it’s so easy to eat all of it! it’s the perfect bread. love your blog by the way, those stuffed grape leaves look divine!
I just found out your blog, I really like it! Love your style and what you did with that dress, the previous post.
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Mmmm… this looks so delicious! I LOVE apple pie, so I bet this is great =D
it’s too good! if i wasn’t at a potluck then i never would have shared it!
Oh goodness. This section of your blog has become a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. In all my time on a grain-free diet, I have never wanted so badly to bake something! This looks incredible, and I love to think of all the variations I’d sink my teeth into, made with blueberries, pineapple… mmmmf!
First of all, you are adorable. Not everyone makes high-waisted white shorts look that cute! :) Second of all, oh my goodness, I so want to make this. I haven’t baked a lot of bread…me and homemade bread is probably dangerous…but this is so pretty and sounds amazing. Thanks for your comment at We Laugh, We Cry, We Cook today. Glad I found your blog.