Copycat Entenmann's Apple Crumb Cake

[Darling SilverDodger]

Everyone loves Entenmann's baked goods.  They taste just like homemade, but you can get it at your local grocery store.  But why not make it truly homemade with this recipe ???
1/3 cup butter
4     granny smith apples
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp      lemon peel
1/2 tsp  cinnamon
1/8 tsp  mace
1/3 cup  currants
2 1/2 cups flour
3 Tbs        sugar
1/2 tsp  salt
1      package active dry yeast
3/4 cup  water
1/3 cup  butter
1      egg
1 tsp       lemon peel
3/4 cup  chopped pecans
6 Tbs       flour
1/4 cup  confectioner's sugar
3 Tbs       butter
1/4 tsp  cinnamon

1     Melt butter in large skillet. Pare, core and slice apples to 1/2″ pieces. Add apples to butter and cook, stirring, 8 minutes until tender. stir in sugar, peel, cinnamon, mace and currants. Cook 15 minutes, stirring until thickened. Cool.
2     In large bowl, combine 1 cup flour, sugar, salt and yeast. In small saucepan, combine water and butter. Heat on low flame until 120F Gradually add to dry ingredients. Beat 2 minutes, Beat in egg, peel and 3/4 cup flour. With mixer, beat 2 minutes. Add remaining flour, stir in.
3     Cover, let rest 20 minutes. Grease 2 baking sheets. Place half the dough on well floured work surface, roll to 14″x12″. Place on sheet. Spread 1/2 filling lengthwise down center of the dough. Starting about 3/4″ for filling, cut 1″ wide strips diagonally from filling to edges of dough.
4     Alternately fold opposite strips of dough at angles across filling. Fold ends over filling. Brush large piece of waxed paper with vegetable oil. Loosely cover sheet.
5     Top with plastic wrap. Refrigerate 2 hours. Uncover, let stand at room temperature 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 F. Combine rest of ingredients for topping. Sprinkle over loaves.
6     Bake 30-25 minutes until lightly browned. Remove from sheet. Let cool.

[TmT]

Oh now that sounds like somethin I would make... yummy