Dj's Coffee Braid

• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 12 cup unsalted butter
• 38 cup sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 5 cups white flour
• 12 cup potato flakes
• 14 cup gluten
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 18 cup olive oil
• 14 cup sugar
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

1. Filling.
2. In bowl, mix applesauce, olive oil, sugar, raisins, peanut butter and cinnamon.
3. Cover, and set in refrigerator for one hour.
4. Dough.
5. Dissolve yeast in warm water.
6. Add butter, sugar, eggs, and salt.
7. Beat well.
8. Stir in flour and knead well.
9. Then let rise until double.
10. After initial rise, punch down and roll out dough.
11. Roll to 10" wide and about 18" long.
12. Try to keep in a rectangle.
13. Then cut into equal width strips, as long as your dough.
14. ( I use a pizza cutter).
15. Spoon a narrow strip of the filling right down the middle of each strip.
16. Fold dough over and join the edges.
17. Try to get a good seal.
18. Lay all 3 strips on a greased baking sheet.
19. Form into a braid.
20. Paint top of braid with olive oil.
21. Bake at 375deg.
22. for 30 minutes.

active dry yeast, water, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, salt, white flour, potato flakes, gluten, unsweetened applesauce, olive oil, sugar, raisins, crunchy peanut butter, cinnamon

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/djs-coffee-braid-303935 (may not work)