apple butter loaf

How To Make apple butter loaf

• Step 1
  Combine raisins, apple butter and 1/4 cup chopped walnuts. Set aside.
• Step 2
  In a large bowl combine 1 1/2 cups of flour and yeast.
• Step 3
  Cook and stir milk, molasses, butter and 1/2 tsp of salt until just warm.
• Step 4
  Add to flour mixture slowly. Beat on low for 1/2 minute and then beat on high for 3 minutes. When you can no longer beat, remove from bowl and place on floured board.
• Step 5
  Add as much flour as you are able and then knead to make a moderately stiff dough (6-8 minutes)
• Step 6
  Shape into a ball. Place into a greased, glass loaf pan. Cover and chill for 3 hours.
• Step 7
  Remove from refrigerator and let dough come to room temperature. Punch down.
• Step 8
  Let rest, covered, for 10 minutes.
• Step 9
  Roll dough into a rectangle and spread on raisin mixture.
• Step 10
  Roll up and seal edges. Put in pan seam side down and turn ends under.
• Step 11
  Heat oven to 375 degrees. Cover loaf pan with paper towel. While oven is heating put loaf into microwave for 10 minutes on 10% power to rise.
• Step 12
  Place 1 1/2 cup of boiling water into the back of the oven.
• Step 13
  Bake loaf, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
• Step 14
  Cover loaf with tin foil and continue baking for another 35 minutes.
• Step 15
  Mix together confectioners sugar, chopped walnuts (amount of chopped nuts is up to you) and milk to make glaze while loaf bakes.
• Step 16
  Remove from oven and place on wire rack. Once cool remove from loaf pan
• Step 17
  Spread glaze on cool loaf.
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