Shelly's Recipe

APPLE-CINNAMON CHOP BREAD

Category: Quick Breads

1 loaf frozen sweet bread dough
3 large apples
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Thaw dough at room temperature on a cutting board lightly sprayed with vegetable oil spray for 2 hours, or until thawed. Pat into a 10" circle on cutting board. Cover with a cloth and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour or until doubled in bulk. Or dough may be thawed and allowed to rise overnight in the refrigerator.

Meanwhile, peel and core apples and slice into a bowl. Toss with sugar and cinnamon and let stand at least 30 minutes When dough has risen, remove apple mixture from bowl with a slotted spoon, leaving behind any accumulated juices. Pile on dough. Draw dough up around apples.

With a large, sharp knife, slice bundle about five or six times across, then five or six times in the other direction. With knife, gently mix by lifting dough and apples from bottom and piling on top. The dough pieces should be about 2inch square.

With a spatula, gently mound mixture on a lightly greased baking sheet, re-shaping into a circle and making sure most of the filling touches the dough. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before removing from baking sheet.