This Apple Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread is absolutely delicious and so easy to make. It is the perfect Fall Breakfast Recipe and can also be enjoyed as a snack or a dessert!
Heat up the Full Cream Milk (see note 1). Mix in 1 tbsp of Brown Sugar and the Yeast and set aside. When bubbles start to appear over the milk, it is ready to use.
In a large bowl, mix the Flour, the rest of the Brown Sugar, the Cinnamon Powder and the pinch of Salt. Add the Eggs, the melted butter then milk with the yeast.Knead by hands (see note 2) until the dough is uniform, smooth and stretchy
Place the dough in a clean bowl dusted with a little bit of Flour and cover it with a clean tea towel or greased cling wrap. Leave it to prove for 1,5h or until it has doubled in size.
When the dough has doubled in size, start preparing the filling.Peal and Cut the Apple in small cubes. Mix them with the Brown Sugar & Cinnamon Powder. Set aside.
Roll the bread dough in a large rectangle and spread the butter at room temp over it. Cover the dough with the apple cinnamon filling.
Cut long vertical strips (4 to 6) and stack them on top of each other. Slice the long stack in 4 to 5 horizontal equal parts. Flip each stack 90 degrees for the dough strips to face upwards.
Place each stack of filled dough in a Loaf Pan lined with baking paper or fully greased with butter.
To make the glaze, Whisk the Egg and Milk. Brush it over the pull apart bread.Leave it to prove for another hour / 1,5 hour. The Bread should have risen to the top of the Loaf Pan.
While the bread is finishing its proving, preheat your oven on 180'C/350'F.Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Let it cool down before removing from the pan.
Notes
The milk needs to be slightly warm but not hot. If you place a finger in the milk, it shouldn't burn but feel about the same temperature of your body.
You can knead the dough in a stand mixer fitted with a hook as well