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prepare cooked apples and cinnamon sugar mixture while it rises. for apples dice 3 cups finely and cook in a saucepan with 2 tablespoons butter stirring occasionally until apples are soft and most of the moisture has cooked out. they will be damp, but not soggy/wet. you want them fairly dry so the dough will cook through as they bake. mix cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl until combined.
you can also prepare the frosting while the dough finishes rising. to make frosting, melt butter in a medium size saucepan, add brown sugar and boil 1 minute. remove from heat; and add the salt and soda; stir 