To accompany my novel in progress: Breaking Bread, welcome to Le Boulangerie.
I realized after I baked this bread and started preparing this post, that cinnamon bread is more of a mid winter, even holiday-esque kind of bread and here we are at the start of spring. Nevertheless, in my neck of the woods, we had our first real snowfall of any significance last week and the cold returned with a vengeance. Which put me in the mood for this comforting bit of goodness. And while this seems like a decadent loaf, the cinnamon has a positive effect on one’s blood sugar so don’t feel too bad in your indulgence!
Cinnamon Swirl Bread:
For the dough:
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup milk
Filling:
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
Method:
- In the stand mixer, combine all dough ingredients with the dough hook attachment.
- After a smooth dough forms, allow to rise in the bowl, covered with a towel, for an hour and a half.
- After rising is complete, turn the dough out onto a floured surface and roll (with a pin) into a rectangle 18×24″.
- Mix together filling ingredients and spread onto the sheet of dough, leaving a one inch border all around.
- Starting with the short end, roll the dough into a log. Pinch the ends closed and fit it, seam side down into a lightly greased 8 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ bread pan.
- Cover pan and allow bread to rise for about 2 hours (or until the loaf crowns just above the rim of the pan).
- Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes, tenting with aluminum foil about halfway through the bake time.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool on wire rack before slicing.
Being on low carb, reading your posts is as close to bread as I can get. However, bread is one of life’s great pleasures, and yours looks utterly delectable!
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Thanks, Rob. Trust me I don’t eat everything I bake either! And this is more baking than I would normally do… my friends are reaping the benefits of this feature!
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Looks yummy. Cinnamon is so good for you and perfect year round! Do you suppose you could add raisins to that? Or chopped nuts?
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You could. But the trick would be to add it to the dough, and not try to roll it up if the log. The filling already makes it want to fall apart. This same basic recipe can be used to make cinnamon rolls as well. In that case you could add the raisins or chopped nuts to the filling since it’ll be baked vertically.
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Okay, good idea! Thanks ❤
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You’re welcome! 🙂
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Looks good! I love cinammon. 😃
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Was great for breakfast over the weekend – weather was gross. 😦
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I know. It’s like, “Hey, Winter! You had your chance and that window of opportunity is closed! Go away!”😃
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Exactly. Now this week is up and down in temperatures. I wish it would just settle already!
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No doubt! I think it should settle on warm! 😃
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Totally agree!
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I think these folks who love cold and snow and ice are absolutely crazy! I want to wear shorts and be barefoot!!!! 😃
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Well…. Maybe a little snow and cold in the middle of December and January? 😀 Then it can be warm the rest of the time!
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Maybe, I guess. If it were up to me, it’d be 80 and sunny every day. Guess I could handle a wee bit of Winter. Maybe. 😃
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Just enough to be atmospheric then poof! Gone! Lol!
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Yes! Give us a white Christmas then go away! 😃
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I love anything cinnamon. Yum. Although… the guest post recipe I finally settled on also has cinnamon… in the name and everything.. so maybe you won’t want me to do it… or at least not anytime soon…
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No! That’s fine! You want to do it next week? 🙂
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I might bake it today. God knows I want to eat it. So… yeah, I think I can do next week… ☺
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Awesome! I look forward to it!
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Cinnamon bread knows no season!
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Haha! I agree with you!
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Mmmm! Toasted with a litter butter…
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Exactly! 😋
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Haha, oh Autocorrect. Whoops. “Little” Although, I suppose it could be a southern accent…
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Ha! I knew what you meant. Litter butter don’t sound too durn good!
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Haha. I should have just been more accurate and said: a lot. Because, butter is my friend.
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Oh me too!
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I just put this book in my Amazon cart today: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616203641/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
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Ah, that’s awesome! 😃
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Lovely
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Thank you! ‘Twas 😋
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