Cinnamon Swirl Bread Recipe

5 from 8 votes

This Cinnamon Swirl Bread Recipe makes your house smell heavenly while it bakes. The swirl makes me think of childhood memories of always enjoying this.

Prep Time16

Cook Time45

Inactive Time2 30

Total Time3 31

Course: Breads, Muffins and Scones

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cinnamon, cinnamon bread

Servings: servings

Calories: 326kcal

Author: Tara Noland

Equipment

Ingredients

4 cups all purpose flour more for dusting
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
2 1/4 tsp. instant yeast 1 package
2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup water room temperature
1 large egg
3 Tbsp. unsalted butter

Filling

2 Tbsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
4 Tbsp. butter melted

Instructions

In the bowl of a stand-up mixer, whisk together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, yeast, and salt. Then, attach the bread hook and add to the mixture the milk, water, egg, and butter. Mix on medium speed, scraping down the bowl as necessary, until the dough comes together, about 1 min. Turn the speed up to medium-high and continue to beat for about 5 minutes until the dough sticks to the hook.
Take the dough out of the bowl and place it on the counter covered with a linen towel or plastic wrap, and let it proof for about 30 min. until it is slightly puffy. Fold the dough over twice and return it to the bowl. Cover with a clean dish towel and set in a warm place to rise for about 30 minutes.
Mix together the cinnamon and sugar for the filling and set aside.
Flour the counter, punch the dough down, and lay the dough out. Roll out a rectangle 8" by 20" that is 1/4" thick. Paint the dough with the melted butter and sprinkle the cinnamon/sugar mixture. Start with the short side and roll up. Then, place in the 9x5" loaf pan. Let dough rise for 1 to 1 1/2 hours in the pan, covering loosely with plastic wrap.
Bake the loaf in a 350°F oven for 20 minutes or until browned. You may want to loosely cover with foil at this point if it is getting too brown, then bake for another 25 minutes.
Recipe adapted from Chef Mona Pinder

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