Spiced Apple Babka | Redpath Sugar

Ingredients

• ¼ cup (63 ml) water
• ¼ cup (54 g) Redpath® Dark Brown Sugar, packed, divided
• 2 tsp (6 g) active dry yeast
• 2⅔ cups (320 g) bread flour, divided
• ¼ cup (63 ml) oat milk, warmed to between 105 to 110°F (40 to 43°C)
• 2 large yolks
• ¼ cup (63 ml) canola oil
• 2 tsp (10 ml) pure vanilla extract
• ½ tsp (3 g) salt
• 1 cup (150 g) Granny Smith apples, peeled, coarsely grated
• 1 cup (150 g) Honeycrisp apples, peeled, coarsely grated
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) lemon juice, preferably freshly squeezed
• 9 pcs cardamom pods
• 1 tsp (2 g) anise seeds
• ¾ cup (163 g) Redpath® Dark Brown Sugar, packed, divided
• ⅓ cup (45 g) cornstarch
• 1 tsp (3 g) ground cinnamon
• ⅓ cup (72 g) Redpath® Dark Brown Sugar
• 1 tbsp (15 ml /21 g) honey