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Biga:.
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Place all of the biga ingredients in bread machine set on dough cycle, When cycle is finished unplug, close, and set aside 8 hours (overnight).
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Dough:.
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Place all of the dough ingredients in the bucket of your machine over the biga, program for Dough or Manual, and press Start.
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Keep an eye on the dough; scrape down the sides of the bucket, and add flour and/or water if necessary.
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When the kneading cycle is done, remove the dough and place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover, and let it rest/rise for about 45 minutes.
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Take out the dough, gently deflate it by folding it in onto itself, turn it over, and place it back in the bowl.
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Let it continue to rise for a further 45 minutes to an hour.
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Optional:
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For a softer apple precook apples in a hot pan with melted butter till apple are softened about 8 minutes.
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Meanwhile:.
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Mix the filling ingredients together, set aside.
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When the dough has finished rising, take it out of the bowl and place it on floured surface.
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Roll out the dough with a floured rolling pin, until it's a rectangle of approximately 15 x 22 inches.
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Spread 6 tablespoons of butter gently over the surface of the dough, leaving a good half-inch around the outside edge.
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Sprinkle a half a cup of brown sugar over the buttered dough, Distribute two-thirds of the apples and nut mixture on top, and gently roll up the dough, starting with a long edge.
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Pinch the ends and edge tightly together, to seal.
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Rub the remaining butter generously onto the bottom and up the sides of a 12 x 12-inch sticky bun pan (or a 9 x 13-inch rectangular pan).
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Sprinkle the remaining brown sugar, then layer in the remaining apples and nut mixture on the brown sugar; drizzle almond liqueur over apples.
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Using a serrated knife, cut the rolled-up dough into 16 pieces, and place them over the apples in the pan.
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For even cuts I start my first cut right down the middle then cut the middle of the cuts and so on.
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Cover and let rise until they're quite puffy and very tight in the pan.
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Preheated 350F oven.
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Bake the buns for 35 to 45 minutes.
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When they're done, you can either leave them as is in the pan, or carefully flip them out.
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Either side as up!
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Pull apart and enjoy these finger licking good treats!
