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Step 1
Add all ingredients into the bread maker
Step 2
Select "dough" cycle and press start
Step 3
Once dough cycle is finished it is good to leave it in the bread maker for about 30 minutes
Step 4
Remove dough and place on a floured surface
Step 5
Divide into 3 equal pieces and create 3 long tubes of dough by squeezing each piece of dough - these should be around 40-50cm long
Step 6
Join the 3 ends together and plait the tubes as you would plait hair
Step 7
Push some extra chopped pie apple into the teacake and bake at 190-200 degrees C for about 20 minutes - baking time may vary depending on your oven, fan forced may not take as long
Step 8
Remove cooked teacake - it should be golden brown but not too dark
Step 9
Make a sugar syrup - about 3 tablespoons of sugar in a small amount of boiling water and brush the teacake with the sugar syrup
Step 10
Allow to cool and top with strawberry icing using a piping bag