CINNAMON BREAD RECIPE

 A Cinnamon Bread recipe made with staple ingredients in just a few minutes. This Christmas Bread is perfect for breakfast, snacks and gifting to friends, neighbors and co-workers!

Cinnamon Bread is an easy quick bread, which is a no yeast bread. Instead, it’s leavened with baking powder making it simple and fuss free!

It’s a moist bread full of flavor often synonymous with Christmas because of it’s amazing cinnamon sugar scent and flavor! It’s a delicious breakfast or snack on it’s own or slathered in butter.

However, it also makes an amazing treat! One bite and you’ll see why!

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups sugar
• 4 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil

TOPPING:

• 1 tablespoon cinnamon + 1 tsp
• 2/3 cup sugar

CINNAMON BREAD RECIPE

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease loaf pans.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl or mixer, beat eggs, milk and oil.
4. Gradually add dry mixture to wet until just moist.
5. Pour mixture an inch below to the top to compensate for rise.
6. Combine topping, spoon on each loaf and swirl in with a knife, leaving some on top.
7. Bake 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.

Substitutions

1. Sugar – Give it a rich molasses flavor substituting brown sugar.
2. Milk – Use whatever you have on hand from skim to vitamin D! You can make it dairy free using almond milk. This contributes to the light texture of the bread.
3. Vegetable Oil – This helps to make the bread incredibly moist. You can substitute canola oil or melted butter if needed.

Variations

1. Glaze – This bread is amazing on it’s own, but you can also cover it (or drizzle if you show any restraint) with Glaze, Cream Cheese Glaze or Apple Glaze.
2. Make Cinnamon Raisin Bread – Swirl in up to 1 cup raisins.
3. Make Cinnamon Nut Bread – Swirl in 1 cup walnuts, pecans or almonds and sprinkle on top just before baking.
4. Make Apple Cinnamon Bread – Dice 1 large apple (or up to 2) and swirl into the mixture.
5. Add a Topping – Simply combine cinnamon, brown sugar, flour and butter until crumbly and add just before baking.
6. Spice it Up – Alternatively, you can use apple pie spice.
7. Make it Healthier –Replace half the oil with unsweetened apple sauce and eliminate the cinnamon sugar mixture on top.