Cinnamon Swirl Bread Recipe (2024)

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Kay you guys KNOW I love breakfast foods, and last year I shared my BEST EVER french toast. While it’s GREAT with any bread, seriously, I love love LOVE making a batch of this homemade cinnamon swirl bread JUST for french toast!

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Let’s face it, it doesn’t get much better than fresh carbs in ANY for! Fresh bread not only smells great, but tastes amazing, just melt in your mouth! So adding a swirl of pretty much anything is going to be a hit. Something about cinnamon in carbs is always a win win.

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I love bread that’s easy and is hard to mess up. This dough is pretty strong, easy to make and JUST the right balance. It’s not super soft, but not too dense, and JUST the right amount of cinnamon without being a sweet or dessert bread.

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You can leave the foil on as long as you want, I wanted a softer top crust so I left it on longer, if you want a beautiful brown crust take it off earlier. I MIGHT roll it out a LITTLE thinner next time to get just a little bit more of a cinnamon spiral going, but honestly it’s perfect just the way it is! Enjoy!

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Cinnamon Swirl Bread Recipe

it's easy to make this soft homemade bread, add a cinnamon sugar swirl for a sweet treat in each bite

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Servings: 16 servings

Calories: 161kcal

Author: Ashlee Marie

Ingredients

dough

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  • 1/4 C granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tsp All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 lrg egg slightly beaten
  • 1 Tbsp water

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Make sure the water is between 112-115 degrees. Mix the water, yeast and a tsp of the sugar in your mixer (with a dough hook)

  • Let it bloom for 10 mins, it will bubble and expand

  • Now add half the flour, the rest of the sugar, salt, butter, dry milk and potato flakes. Mix until smooth.

  • The dough will be sticky at first - add 1/4 C of the remaining flour at a time, kneading in between.

  • Add flour until the dough starts to clean the sides while mixing. Keep kneading until the dough is less sticky and will stretch thin without ripping.

  • Lightly oil a bowl and place the dough inside, cover with a damp dishtowel

  • Allow it to double in size, it will be around an hour, but depending on your humidity (or lack) and elevation it could be a little less or more.

  • Once it's doubled divide the dough and place on a lightly greased surface and pat each half out to a 6x8 rectangle

  • Beat the egg and water together and brush it over the dough (you won't use it all)

  • Mix the sugar, cinnamon and flour, sprinkle over the dough generously.

  • Start on one 6 inch side roll the dough up

  • Pinch it closed

  • Prepare two loaf pans, I like to use Bakers Joy

  • Place the dough, seam side down in the pan

  • Cover with a kitchen towel or a bit of greased saran wrap (again, I just spray it with bakers joy)

  • Let them rise until it's about an inch above the pan, about an hour

  • Preheat the oven to 350

  • Bake the bread 40-45 mins. After the first 15 mins cover it loosely with aluminum foil to keep it from getting too brown.

  • Let cool and slice!

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Nutrition

Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 234mg | Potassium: 87mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 175IU | Vitamin C: 1.7mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1.2mg

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It makes great toast too… my kids are toast lovers with vanilla sugar on top. So I always make a few loafs ever time so there are a few slices left for toast, AFTER the french toast of course! Cut it thick or thin, it’s delicious either way… What’s YOUR favorite breakfast?

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With the right tips and tricks, I believe YOU can make, bake, or create anything. This is what I love to do - make some awesome, teach you how, and give you that boost of culinary confidence you need to rock your own kitchen! Read more...

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  1. Nilda

    I love cinnamon bread with raisins so I can only imagine it in french toast

    Reply

    • Ashlee

      oh so good!

  2. Teresa

    You made my favorite bread, anxious to try. Please clarify….recipe states makes two loaves, the photo shows two but the recipe states put into one pan, etc. How many loaves will this make? Thanks in advance.

    Reply

    • Ashlee

      It makes two, just divide the dough after the first rise before you pat out the rectangles

  3. Jeanette L Bloomquist

    What size is the bread pans?

    Reply

    • Ashlee Marie

      classic 9 1/2 x 5 inch pans

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FAQs

Why does my cinnamon swirl bread separate? ›

Sugar is hygroscopic, meaning it attracts water. As the dough proofs, the cinnamon-sugar filling encased inside starts to melt and liquefy. If there's not another ingredient mixed into the filling, the liquid begins to seep out of the swirl, leaving behind a gap and pooling in the bottom of your pan.

Is pepperidge farm cinnamon swirl bread healthy? ›

Contains ingredients that may contribute small ...

Both refined oils and fully hydrogenated oils contain small amounts of unhealthy artificial trans fats and contribute to the total intake of trans fat in the diet (Biofortis 2014).

What does cinnamon do to dough? ›

It can also cause the dough not to rise at all. Most of the time, yeast levels have to increase, for example in cinnamon rolls, to compensate. However, cinnamon's anti-microbial properties are said to be responsible for limiting the growth of Listeria and E.

How long to bake krusteaz cinnamon swirl in a loaf pan? ›

START WITH:
YieldTemperatureBaking Time
8x8-Inch Pan350°F41-43 min
Standard Muffin Pan400°F14-16 min

Should the cinnamon rolls touch or be kept apart while baking? ›

Cinnamon rolls are notably very elastic and stretchy. As the dough bakes, it will expand and cover more space than you'd think. If you want perfectly-cooked cinnamon rolls, you need to give enough space for the rolls to expand during baking.

What happens if you put too much yeast in cinnamon rolls? ›

That being said, many home recipes, particularly older ones, use more yeast than this; so when you double or triple the yeast, you may find that your dough is rising too fast—faster than you can comfortably deal with it.

What's the difference between a cinnamon swirl and a bun? ›

Unlike cinnamon rolls, bakers do not add icing or frosting after baking. Structurally, cinnamon buns share the same spiral shape. They are sometimes thinner and more delicate. The most significant difference between cinnamon rolls and cinnamon buns is the inclusion of nuts.

Who makes cinnamon swirl bread? ›

Thomas'® Cinnamon Swirl Bread | Thomas' Breads.

How long does swirl bread last? ›

Raisin Swirl bread has a 21 day shelf life and is made without preservatives. Freezes very well. INGREDIENTS: Unbleached, Unbromated, and Unenriched Milled Wheat Flour (contains malted barley flour), Water, Sugar, Palm Oil, Yeast, Salt, Brown Sugar, Cinnamon, Butter.

What kills yeast in bread? ›

If a large amount of salt (or sugar, which is also hygroscopic) were to be combined with a small amount of yeast and left for a long time it could, in theory, eventually rob the yeast of water to the degree that the yeast cells would begin to die off.

Why do people put cinnamon on the floor? ›

Cinnamon is often used as a natural pest repellent meaning that mopping your floors with it can help to deter pests such as spiders and ants.

How do you know when cinnamon bread is done? ›

To test for doneness, if you gently tap on the loaf, it should sound hollow. For a more accurate test, the bread is done when an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf registers 195–200°F (90–93°C). Remove from the oven and allow bread to cool for a few minutes in the pan on a cooling rack.

Can you make krusteaz cinnamon swirl without eggs? ›

In place of 1 large egg, use 3 tablespoons of aquafaba, ¼ cup of mashed banana, 1 tablespoon of either chia or flax seeds mixed with 3 tablespoons of water, ¼ cup of puréed tofu, 2 tablespoons of arrowroot mixed with 3 tablespoons of water, ¼ cup of yogurt, ¼ cup of sparkling water, ¼ cup of applesauce, or 3 ...

Why do cinnamon rolls collapse after baking? ›

If you let your cinnamon rolls rise for too long you can over-proof them. This can lead to dense rolls or rolls that collapse after baking.

Why do my cinnamon rolls fall apart? ›

Cinnamon rolls will collapse if there isn't enough structure to hold them up. This could happen if... The amount of moisture your flour absorbs will differ according to the type of flour you're using and the humidity of your environment.

Why does my bread separate when baking? ›

The dough was either too wet or too dry, The slashing of the dough wasn't sufficient or you didn't do it, Under proofing, Shaping and the skin tension.

What happens if you over knead cinnamon roll dough? ›

Don't Overmix the Dough

When making cinnamon rolls, mix the dough just until the ingredients are incorporated and the dough is smooth and soft. Overmixed dough leads to tough cinnamon rolls. The dough is ready when it pulls away from the sides of the mixing bowl and feels tacky but doesn't stick to your fingers.

How do you keep dough from separating? ›

For the dough, here are some tips:
  1. Increase its hydration to have a softer dough.
  2. Reduce the time and dosage of your pre-fermentations.
  3. If your dough is too short: use a young fermented dough or cool the sourdough.
  4. Don't degass your dough too much when shaping.
  5. Remove the rounding to the shape.
Nov 2, 2023

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