Cinnamon Swirl Bread

by Sabrina Snyder

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5 from 7 votes
12 Servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Rising 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 50 minutes
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This easy Cinnamon Swirl Bread is packed with warm cinnamon flavor and makes a comforting addition to any breakfast, brunch, or coffee break.

If you enjoy fancy, elegant dessert Bread Recipes that are perfect for holidays, birthdays or any special occasion, you’re in the right place! Be sure to check out my Cranberry Lemon Bread or Strawberry Bread.

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Sabrina’s Cinnamon Swirl Bread Recipe

This Cinnamon Swirl Bread is made with a soft, buttery yeast dough wrapped around a sweet cinnamon filling that creates beautiful swirls in every slice. The tender loaf bakes up golden on the outside and fluffy on the inside, making it perfect for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon snack. Enjoy it warm from the oven, toasted with butter, or simply on its own for a comforting homemade treat.

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Dinner, then Dessert

Cinnamon Swirl Bread Recipe

This easy Cinnamon Swirl Bread is packed with warm cinnamon flavor and makes a comforting addition to any breakfast, brunch, or coffee break.
Yield 12 Servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 50 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder
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Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2-1/2 teaspoons Active Dry Yeast
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3-1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons cinnamon
  • 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter , melted

For greasing:

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter , softened

Egg wash:

  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons whole milk

Instructions

  • Melt butter with milk. Heat until very warm, but don't boil. Allow to cool until still warm to the touch, but not hot. Sprinkle yeast over the top, stir gently, and allow to sit for 10 minutes.
  • Sift flour and salt.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, mix sugar and eggs with the paddle attachment until combined. Pour in milk/butter/yeast mixture and stir to combine. Add half the flour and beat on medium speed until combined. Add the other half and beat until combined.
  • Switch to the dough hook attachment and beat/knead dough on medium speed for ten minutes. If dough is overly sticky, add ¼ cup flour and beat again for 5 minutes.
  • Heat a metal or glass mixing bowl so it's warm. Drizzle in a little canola oil, then toss the dough in the oil to coat. Cover bowl in plastic wrap and set it in a warm, hospitable place for at least 2 hours.
  • Turn dough out onto the work surface. Roll into a 18 x 9 inch rectangle. Smear with 2 tablespoons melted butter.
  • Mix sugar and cinnamon together, then sprinkle evenly over the butter- smeared dough.
  • Starting at the far end, roll dough toward you, keeping it tight and contained and pinch the seam to seal.
  • Smear a 9×5 loaf pan with softened butter. Place dough, seam down, in the pan. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise for 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix egg with milk, and brush over the top.
  • Bake for 40 minutes on a middle/lower rack in the oven. Remove from the pan and allow bread to cool.

Nutrition

Calories: 220kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 222mg | Potassium: 77mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 384IU | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg

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Chef’s Note

Make sure to not allow the milk and butter mixture to boil. Once it’s warm to the touch but not burning you, let it cool before adding the instant yeast, stir gently and let it sit at room temperature. Make sure that the milk mixture is not over room temperature when you add the instant yeast or it will die.

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About this Recipe

Homemade cinnamon swirl bread is a delicious treat that you can whip up when you’re trying to impress some important guests (or you’re just feeling super fancy.) Homemade bread is delicious but this recipe does have a longer cook time because the instant yeast does need to rise so don’t wait until the last minute to start the cinnamon bread recipe.

Baking Tips & Tricks

  • Dust the greased surface with flour until it’s coated but doesn’t have extra powder hanging out in the bottom. Use an 18 or 24 inch loaf pan for this recipe.
  • You can use all-purpose flour or bread flour.
  • Make sure that the cinnamon/sugar mixture is evenly spread and you don’t get too many clumps (the last thing you want to do is bite into a lump of ground cinnamon.)
  • If your dough is way too sticky and keeps coming apart, add some flour and keep kneading.
  • Make sure that your rectangle isn’t wider than your loaf pan or you are in for some disappointment. Spread melted butter onto the dough.
  • Once you roll the dough, when you reach the end, pinch the seam flat to keep it from unrolling and undoing all your hard work.

Serving Ideas

You can use any leftover bread (if there is any) to make some delicious French Toast or Easy French Toast Bake. Pair with some Scrambled Eggs, Breakfast Pork Sausage and a glass of orange juice Brunch will never be more delicious!

How to Store

  • Serve: You can leave your cinnamon bread out at room temperature for 1 to 2 days before it gets too stale.
  • Store: Your leftovers will be good in the fridge for about 10 days so feel free to serve it up for a nice, post-holiday brunch once the dust dies down.
  • Freeze: You can keep cinnamon swirl bread frozen for up to 2 months.

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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  1. This was delicious!! Personal preference, I added some raisins. Thank you for such an easy and delicious recipe!!

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  2. I made this for my dad’s birthday and he LOVED it! The bread was eaten only within a few days too. Even though I had to add more flour, it was still, to me, a perfect recipe. It wasn’t too sweet and the cinnamon pulled it together! 🙂

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  3. Wow did mine ‘proof’! The first rise ended up with more like a four times sized mass and the second one about three times the size of what it started at, rolled and placed in the loaf pan. I punched it down but didn’t re-roll it because of the cinnamon layer and baked it. It rose some more in the oven. Taste okay but I’d like to know what I did wrong! What size load pan are you using?

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    1. It should be in a 9×5 pan. I’ve edited the recipe card to include it now. Sorry about that.

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  6. This bread looks amazing and it is on my to-bake list! Wanted to know if it is enough I just use the dough hook or should I knead it by hand again. Also is it possible to substitute whole wheat flour?

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    1. I’m so glad you’ve decided to try it. I would use the dough hook, it just makes things easier. As far as whole wheat flour, I’ve not tested it but would think you would need to use less when substituting for all purpose and you’d also need to add a bit more milk so it’s not dry. Hope this helps with everything. Enjoy!

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