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You will need:
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Preheat oven to 350F
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Peel the apple's, cut in half and de-seed.
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Then cut into small pieces.
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In a medium bowl, toss the apple's with the cinnamon, sugar, and lemon juice until well coated.
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Put in a baking dish and bake for 18 minutes.
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Once done, remove from oven and set aside.
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While the filling is baking- start the Dough Braid.
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In a large mixing bowl sift together the flour, sugar, yeast, and salt.
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In another bowl, mix together the food coloring and water, then add the oil.
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The food coloring is optional.
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**Note** to make this festive for autumn for Halloween or Autumn mix food coloring to make the dough orange!
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Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix on medium-high speed for about 5 minutes.
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Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly spray with a non stick spray.
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Lightly flour your surface and knead the dough to get a smoother texture.
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On the baking sheet, or on a well floured surface roll the dough out length wise into a long rectangle.
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I recommend doing this on the baking sheet because transferring of the braid will be pretty complicated.
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Down the length of the dough, cut one inch strips on both sides, leaving a gap of at least 3 inches in the middle un-cut.
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Spread your filling down the center evenly.
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Starting at the top, alternately crisscross the cut peices over top of the filling, pinching at the sides to secure it.
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Transfer the braid (if needed) to your baking sheet and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
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While this is baking make the Glaze.
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Sift together the powdered sugar and nutmeg.
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Then add in the milk and teaspoon of vanilla extract and stir well.
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Crush the nuts using a mortar and pestle
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Remove the braid from the oven once the time is up and brush the glaze on.
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Then sprinkle with the nuts.
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Return to the oven for 5 minutes.
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Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes.
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Serve and enjoy!
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Vanilla Bean ice cream goes great with this.
