With Thanksgiving approaching I have been thinking about some new recipe ideas and I always like to take some time on the holiday to do a special breakfast! What’s more, it’s fun to use seasonal ingredients like apples and this apple cinnamon spiral bread with caramel cream cheese frosting has been running around my mind for a while now. This recipe starts out with my favourite sweet yeast dough recipe, that I use to make cinnamon buns and sticky buns, and instead of using it to make buns or rolls I use it to make one really large bun or a spiral bread that is stuffed with slices of apples. Since apples and cinnamon go well together I kept the cinnamon bun layer of cinnamon sugar in each spiral in addition to the apple slices. I enjoy cinnamon buns topped with a nice cream cheese based frosting and since apples and caramel are such a natural flavour combination I topped this apple cinnamon spiral bread with a caramel cream cheese frosting! No matter how you slice it this cinnamon spiral bread with caramel cream cheese frosting is one amazingly good combination of flavours that is perfect for breakfast this Thanksgiving!
This sweet yeast dough is so nice and moist, light and fluffy!
What an amazing way to start a chilly fall day!
This apple spiral bread would also be great with the addition of walnuts and/or pecans, raisins or even bacon to the spiral layers!
Ah, who am I trying to kid, throw some extra caramel sauce on there!
Apple Cinnamon Spiral Bread with Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting
Moist, light and tender spiralling apple cinnamon filled bread topped with caramel cream cheese frosting!
ingredients
- 1/4 cup water (warm)
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 eggs (room temperature)
- 1/3 cup butter (melted)
- 1/2 cup sour cream (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 1/4 cups flour
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1/4 cup caramel sauce
- 2 large apples, cored and sliced
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
For the basic sweet dough:
For the caramel cream cheese frosting:
For the apple spiral bread:
directions
- Mix the water, yeast and sugar into a large bowl and let it sit until foamy, about 10 minutes.
- Add the sugar, eggs, butter, sour cream, vanilla, salt and 2 cups of flour and mix for 2 minutes at medium or 200 strokes by hand.
- Stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough.
- Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead the dough until smooth, about 5 minutes. (The dough should feel soft and buttery and not sticky.)
- Place the dough in a greased the bowl, cover with a damp towel and let the dough rise until it has doubled in size, about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
- Mix everything until smooth.
- Punch down the dough down and knead for 30 seconds before covering and letting it rest for 10 minutes.
- Roll out the dough on a floured surface into a 24″ by 12″ rectangle and cut it into 1 inch wide strips.
- Brush the butter on the dough and sprinkle on the mixture of the sugar and cinnamon.
- Spiral the strips of dough outwards from the centre of two greased 9″ circular baking pans placing apple slices in between the layers of dough.
- Bake in a 375F/190C preheated oven until lightly golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.
- Top the buns with the frosting and enjoy!
For the basic sweet dough:
For the caramel cream cheese frosting:
For the apple spiral bread:
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Oh my gosh that looks os yummy!
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Questions.
Which way am I cut the dough into 1" strips? Down the 24" length or across the 12"?
Is there a second (2nd) rise after rolling out dough and putting to the pans?
Thank You
This looks so good. What sugar amounts go with what? Thanks!
How large are servings (weight-wise) so that they come out to 317 calories? [Though I'm hesitant to even make this because one serving is my entire daily allotment of carbs!]
This is almost too pretty to eat!
beautiful AND crazy delicious looking!!
Is there a really easy substitute for the dough? I know its the most deliscious when you make everything from scratch, but in a pinch…
Is there a really easy substitute for the dough? I know its the most deliscious when you make everything from scratch, but in a pinch…
When you say 1″ thick strips , do you actually mean 1″ thick strips OR 1″ wide strips and if we are looking at 1″ wide strips then would it be safe to say the dough would be approximately 1/4″ thick ?
The dough will be about 1/4 inch thick and cut into 1 inch by 12 inch strips. Enjoy!
For the caramel sauce, should the measurement be 1/4 cup?
Yes it should! Thanks and enjoy!
Absolutely looks delicious! Is there a video to watch? I’ve enjoyed many of your recipes, Kevin!
It sounds from the comments and baking abilities, that you should have a quick video or step by step photos for ones to follow. This recipe is sure worth it!!!