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Cinnamon Swirl Bread Recipe

Make perfectly fluffy, delicious cinnamon swirl bread right in your own kitchen. With just a few basic ingredients, you can whip up two loaves in no time - and leave your house smelling fantastic.
Prep Time1 hour 20 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time2 hours 5 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: best bread, cinnamon bread, cinnamon swirl bread, sweet bread
Servings: 16
Calories: 407kcal

Equipment

  • Stand Mixer
  • Plastic Wrap
  • Large Mixing Bowl
  • 2 8x4 bread pan

Ingredients

  • 4½ teaspoons yeast 2 packets
  • ½ cup warm water
  • 1½ cups milk scalded in microwave
  • ⅔ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1½ cups rolled oats optional
  • 7-8 cups unbleached flour divided
  • 3 Tablespoons butter melted
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons cinnamon

Instructions

  • Mix the yeast with water in one cup measuring cup and stir until it bubbles. Set aside for 5 minutes.
  • In large mixing bowl mix together the milk, oil, sugar, salt, eggs, oats, and 2 cups of the flour (mix by hand or with a bread mixer). Then add in the yeast/water mixture to it and stir. Add the remaining 5-6 cups of flour and stir.
  • Turn it out onto a floured surface and knead for 10 minutes until smooth. Form into a ball and set in a greased bowl. Turn dough to coat.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
  • Punch down and take the dough out of the bowl and lay it on your kneading surface.
  • Place the bowl over the dough and let it rest 10 minutes. Divide the dough in half and roll it out (we rolled the dough out to be the length and 2-3 times the width of the bread pans we were using).
  • Brush the dough with melted butter.
  • Mix together the sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle half of the cinnamon/sugar mixture on top (the kids loved helping with this part).
  • Roll up the dough tightly and place it in your greased loaf pan (we used 2 large 5" x 10" pans). Repeat those steps with the second half of the dough. Let them rise, covered with plastic wrap or towel for 45 minutes.
  • Bake for 35-40 minutes (more or less depending on your oven) at 375 degrees. When the bread comes out of the oven, brush it with a little milk or melted butter and cool on a wire rack.
  • Wait for it to cool a little before slicing.

Notes

This makes 2 loaves. You can also use half wheat flour and half unbleached flour in this recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 407kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 331mg | Potassium: 157mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 136IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg