Easy Apple-Pear Bread

This bread is much easier than its presentation. With basic sweet dough bread, the fillings are any fresh fruit on hand. It is a bread that not only just tastes good but also makes a good welcome gift to new neighbors, as well.

Ingredients:
Basic sweet dough:
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 stick margarine or butter
2 tsp active dry yeast
Filling:
2 tbs melted butter or margarine
1 pear and 1 large apple, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
1 tbs flour
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
For icing:
1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar
2 tsp milk

Directions:
Place the basic sweet dough ingredients in bread machine pan. Select dough setting and press start. When dough has risen long enough, remove dough and place onto a lightly floured countertop

Butter a jelly roll pan or two pie tins and set aside



de.Using a rolling pin, roll out dough into a large 20” x 12” rectangle or two 10” x 12” rectangles.

Brush dough with melted butter. Then add apples and pears. Sprinkle with flour. Continue adding raisins, cinnamon, and brown sugar.

Starting with the long edge, carefully roll up dough. Pinch edges and end to seal. Place dough seam-side down on prepared pan.

 Shape dough into a round or crescent shape by pulling the two ends slightly together.

Cover and let rise until double in size (about 40 to 50 minutes depending on the temperature of the room).
Preheat oven to 350°. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.

In a small bowl, combine confectioner’s sugar and milk to make icing. Drizzle icing on top of the bread when bread is completely cool.