Green Apple Bread? Yes Please!

I did not make this but Oh. My. Goodness. was it ever delicious!  Of course, any kind of bread is my weakness. I could live on bread and box cereal. Now isn’t that healthy?

I follow Teresa’s Blog and she has been posting some amazing bread recipes!  I just drool…. Check them out!

Maple Glazed Green Apple Bread

For the Bread:
3/4 cup lukewarm water
2 teaspoons yeast
2 teaspoons salt
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/3 cup brown sugar
3 3/4 cups flour
4 Granny Smith apples, diced

For the Glaze:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons heavy cream
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions:

• Dissolve yeast and salt in lukewarm water. Add eggs, butter, and brown sugar; stir until combined.

• Add flour gradually and stir until dough forms, using hands if necessary to incorporate flour.

• Fold diced apples into dough. Leave dough in bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise for 2 hours or until dough has doubled in size.

• Chill risen dough for at least three hours or up to five days.

• When ready to bake, grease two loaf pans with cooking spray.

• Turn out dough on floured surface. Shape dough into two equal-sized log-shaped loaves. Put dough logs in pans. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest one hour.

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, then bake loaves for 50 to 60 minutes, or until loaves are golden on top and baked all the way through.

• When loaves are done, remove from oven and let cool slightly.

• Meanwhile, prepare glaze by combining sugar, heavy cream, maple syrup, and vanilla extract in medium bowl. Stir until smooth, then pour over warm loaves. Slice and serve.