Apple Braid(Brunch) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. (8 oz.) refrigerated crescent rolls
2 Tbsp. all purpose flour
1/3 c. granulated sugar
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
2 medium apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced into rings
2 tbsp. butter or margarine, melted

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Unroll crescent dough into 2 rectangles.
Place in greased 13 x 9 inch baking pan with long sides overlapping 1/2 inch; press perforation together to seal. Lightly sprinkle surface of dough with flour.
Pat dough out with fingers to form 13 x 7 inch rectangle.
In medium bowl, combine sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
Cut apple slices into quarters;
Add to sugar mixture and toss lightly.
Place apple mixture in 2 inch wide strip lengthwise down center of dough to within 1/4 inch of each end.
Make cuts, 3/4 inch apart, on longest sides of rectangle just to edge of filling.
Braid dough by folding strips at an angle across apple mixture, alternating dough strips from one side to the other.
Fold top and bottom ends over; press to seal.
Brush with butter,
Bake 30 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool slightly.