Description
Warm kitchen aromas dance with delightful homemade cinnamon swirl bread, promising comfort in every slice. Sweet spirals of spice wind through tender crumb, inviting hungry souls to savor pure baking magic.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (plus more as needed)
- 1 cup warm milk (110F/43C)
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ cup sugar (granulated)
- ⅓ cup sugar (granulated)
- 2 ¼ tsps instant yeast (1 standard packet)
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ tbsps ground cinnamon
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp milk (for brushing dough)
- 1 tbsp melted butter (for brushing baked bread)
Instructions
- Activate Yeast: Whisk warm milk, yeast, and sugar until foamy, allowing mixture to develop for 5 minutes and create a bubbly base.
- Create Dough Foundation: Incorporate egg, melted butter, and salt into yeast mixture, gradually folding in flour until a smooth, pliable dough emerges.
- Develop Dough Texture: Knead dough on floured surface for 6-8 minutes, ensuring a soft, elastic consistency that springs back when touched.
- First Proofing Stage: Transfer dough to greased bowl, cover, and let rise in warm environment until volume doubles, approximately 1-2 hours.
- Prepare Cinnamon Filling: Combine ground cinnamon and granulated sugar, creating a fragrant, sweet mixture for interior layering.
- Shape and Fill Bread: Roll dough into rectangular shape, delicately brush with milk, then generously distribute cinnamon-sugar mixture across surface.
- Form Bread Log: Roll dough tightly from shorter edge, creating a compact cylinder, and carefully seal seam to preserve filling.
- Final Proofing and Preparation: Place rolled dough in greased loaf pan, allowing second rise until puffy, roughly 45 minutes.
- Baking Process: Preheat oven to 350°F, bake bread for 35-40 minutes, covering with foil midway to prevent excessive browning.
- Cooling and Finishing: Remove from oven, optional butter glaze, rest in pan briefly, then transfer to wire rack for complete cooling before slicing.
Notes
- Ensure milk is warm (110-115°F) to properly activate yeast without killing it; lukewarm temperature helps yeast bloom correctly.
- Develop gluten by kneading thoroughly; soft dough should spring back when gently pressed, indicating proper development.
- Place dough in warm, draft-free area around 75-80°F for optimal rising; consistent temperature promotes even fermentation.
- Cover dough with damp cloth during rising to maintain moisture and prevent skin formation on bread’s surface.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 4.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg