I’m so excited… we are in the kitchen with Heather from Heather’s French Press today!
She’s sharing a mouth-watering Cinnamon Swirl Loaf with us…
Now that the kids and I are in a good back-to-school rhythm, and hopefully cooler temperatures are on the way, it’s time to get back to bread baking. Probably one of my favorite things to do.
Yesterday, we had an unusually cool and rainy day, the perfect excuse to break out the bread pans.
I made 30 minute rolls for dinner, and a delicious cinnamon swirl loaf, perfect toasted for breakfast, snack, or pretty much any time at all.
I used a basic white loaf recipe, but you could certainly make it using whole wheat flour for a little extra nutrition.
Cinnamon Swirl Loaf
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter melted {and cooled slightly}
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 cup of hot milk {also cooled slightly}
- 1 pkg active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 3 cups of flour
Instructions
- Mix the yeast with the warm water - let sit about 5 minutes
- Combine the salt, butter, sugar, and milk
- Once the yeast begins to bubble - add it to the milk mixture along with the flour
- Using the dough hook of your stand mixer, knead until you have a smooth ball {about 10 minutes if kneading by hand}
- Cover and let rise until doubled - about an hour
- Roll the dough into a small rectangle - cover with 1/4 sugar mixed with 2 tsp cinnamon
- Roll the dough as tightly as you can {starting from the short end}
- Place the loaf in a greased bread pan, cover and let rise until it has doubled again
- Bake @425 for 15 minutes, reduce the temperature to 375 and bake another 25 - 30 minutes
- Cool slightly, and remove from the pans to complete cooling on a rack
Bread baking is one of the BEST smells, and cinnamon bread baking smells like fall!
Enjoy!
Thanks so much to Heather for sharing this delightful Cinnamon Swirl Loaf!
Here are a few other recipes from Heather you may enjoy…
I love having Heather come and share delicious recipes with us every month! Have you been over to visit her yet at Heathers French Press?
You’ll be so happy you did… she’s always cooking up some amazing recipes in her kitchen!
Happy Wednesday and Happy Cooking!
xoxo~ Heather and Ruthie
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