Apricot Braided Loaf Recipe

Ingredients

• Apricot Braided Loaf Recipe
• Sponge
• 3 ounces warm water (95 to 105 degrees F)
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 1/2 t instant yeast
• 1 ounce unbleached all purpose flour
• Dough
• All of the sponge
• 3 ounces vanilla yogurt
• 2 ounces softened unsalted butter
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1 3/4 ounces sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 10.6 ounces unbleached all purpose flour
• one beaten egg for the egg wash
• pearl or sparkling sugar (I used pearl) optional
• Filling
• 2 1/2 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• .9 ounces sugar
• 1 ounce sour cream
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1/2 ounce all purpose flour
• 4 ounces apricot jam
• 3 to 4 apricots, thinly sliced (about 1/4 inch slices)
• Nectarine Cinnamon Rolls from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
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