Braided Apple Danish Loaf

Ingredients

• Dough
• 1 cup whole milk
• ¼ cup water
• 4¼ cups bread flour
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) softened butter
• Filling
• 4 Granny Smith apples, peeled and chopped
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• Pinch of nutmeg
• Apricot jam or jelly, for glazing