In which I bake a tasty lattice...

This week without any idea of what to make I asked a friend for a suggestion and I got the word 'lattice'. So here is a traditional Polish recipe for a spicy apple lattice.

Ingredients*

Sweet Dough

• 600 g self raising flour
• 45 g caster sugar
• 1 tbsp quick action yeast
• 1 tsp salt
• 175 ml milk
• 120 ml water
• 75 g butter
• 2 eggs

Apple Filling

• 75 g butter
• 75 g brown sugar
• 2 tbsps self raising flour
• 1 ¼ tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• ¼ tsp allspice
• 500 g apples

Icing

• 250 g icing sugar
• 2 tsps orange extract
• ¼ tsp vanilla extract
• water to mix

*This recipe will make 2 loaves.

How-to

• Mix 200 g flour, sugar, yeast and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Heat the butter, milk and water in a pan until combined and warm to the touch.
• Slowly add the heated milk to the flour mixture while mixing at a medium speed using an electric whisk.
• Beat for 2 minutes.
• Add eggs and 75 g flour.

• Beat for 2 minutes on high speed.

• Use a spoon to stir in the rest of the flour until you have a stiff dough.
• Grease the top and cover with clingfilm.
• Refrigerate for at least 2 hours (you can keep the dough for up to 3 days).
• Knead the dough down.
• Divide the dough into two and roll each into 12" x 9" rectangles.

• Put the dough on a baking sheet and spread with butter.
• Cut 1" strips ⅓ of the way in from each side of the dough.
• Mix the brown sugar, flour, spices and thinly sliced apple in bowl.

• Spread filling down the centre of the rectangle.
• Fold the strips in at an angle on alternating sides.

• Seal the ends.
• Allow the bread to rise until doubled over about an hour.

• Bake at 180°C until golden brown (30-40 minutes).

• Mix icing ingredients together and drizzle over the loaves.
• Enjoy!

Tom Out!