Best Easy Cinnamon Swirled Bread Recipes

EASY CINNAMON SWIRL BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheet with nonstick foil or parchment paper.
• On cutting board, carefully unroll dough, beginning with seam, until flat on board. Brush dough generously with butter. Sprinkle liberally with cinnamon-sugar.
• Roll up dough; place on cookie sheet.
• Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly before slicing.

CINNAMON SWIRL BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add milk, 1/2 cup sugar, eggs, butter, salt and 3 cups flour; beat on medium speed until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Mix cinnamon and remaining sugar. Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Roll each portion into an 18x8-in. rectangle; sprinkle each with about 1/4 cup cinnamon sugar to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a short side; pinch seam to seal. Place in 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans, seam side down., Cover with kitchen towels; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours. Preheat oven to 350°., Bake until golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

CINNAMON SWIRL BREAD FOR THE BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Place milk, eggs, 1/4 cup butter, bread flour, sugar, salt, and yeast into a bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer, select the dough setting, and start the machine. When dough cycle is complete, transfer dough to a floured work surface and punch down. Let dough rest for 10 minutes.
• Mix walnuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl.
• Divide dough in half and roll each half into a rectangle about 9x14 inches. Spread 1 tablespoon softened butter over the top of each dough rectangle and evenly sprinkle dough with half the walnut mixture. Roll dough rectangles, starting from the short ends, and pinch seams closed.
• Grease 2 9x5-inch loaf pans. Fit the rolled loaves into the loaf pans with seam sides down. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake loaves in the preheated oven until lightly golden brown and bread sounds hollow when tapped, about 30 minutes. If loaves brown too quickly, lightly cover with aluminum foil for the last 10 minutes of baking. Let bread cool for 10 minutes before removing to finish cooling on wire racks. Sprinkle tops of each loaf with 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar.

CINNAMON SWIRL BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. In a small bowl, mix together 1/3 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon; set aside.
• In large bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt and remaining 1 cup sugar. Combine egg, milk, and oil; add to flour mixture. Stir until just moistened.
• Pour half of the batter into pan. Sprinkle with half the reserved cinnamon/sugar mixture. Repeat with remaining batter and cinnamon/sugar mixture. Draw a knife through batter to marble.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Wrap in foil and let sit overnight before slicing.

EASY CINNAMON RAISIN-SWIRL BREAD

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll thawed bread dough into a 10 x 12-inch rectangle.
• With a pastry brush, paint the dough with 1-1/2 tablespoons water.
• Sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon evenly over the dough; top with raisins.
• Roll up tightly jelly-roll fashion, beginning on the 12-inch side.
• Seal all seams and ends.
• Divide rolled up dough into two separtate pieces.
• Twist the two pieces together to form one twisted loaf.
• Place the loaf into greased 8x4-inch loaf pan.
• Brush dough with melted butter.
• Let the dough rise in a warm place until it doubles in size.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Remove from pan to cool.
• When the bread is cool, mix the glaze ingredients together, and drizzle over loaf.
• Slice to serve.

EASY CINNAMON SWIRLED BREAD

Steps:

• 1. The night before, place frozen dough loaf in fridge according to package directions.
• 2. Morning of cooking, mix together the sugars and cinnamon.
• 3. Roll out dough on floured surface until it is about 1/4 in thick.
• 4. Brush dough with melted butter. Evenly sprinkle with sugar mixture to liking, reserving about 1-2 tablespoons.
• 5. Starting with a long edge roll up. Pinch together to seal and pinch and tuck ends under.
• 6. Brush rolled up dough with butter. Sprinkle with reserved sugar mixture.
• 7. Fold in half over itself to make a shorter loaf. Pinch seam all the way around and pinch and tuck end.
• 8. In a greased loaf pan, squish dough to fit evenly in pan. Cover with plastic wrap that is sprayed with nonstick spray.
• 9. Place in warm place and let rise until doubled in size.
• 10. Bake in preheated 350°f oven for 20-30 minutes (depending upon your oven),, until top is dark brown but not burnt.
• 11. Turn off oven and let sit in oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Remove from pan immediately and place on a cooling rack.
• 12. Let rest for at least 30 minutes before cutting. I cut into thick slices, placing loaf on its side to make cutting easier with a serrated knife.
• 13. Note: this is very heavy with cinnamon flavor, you can adjust the amount of cinnamon to your liking.

CINNAMON SWIRL QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine flour, 1 cup sugar, baking soda and salt. Combine buttermilk, egg and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. In a small bowl, combine cinnamon and remaining sugar. , Grease the bottom only of a 9x5-in. loaf pan. Pour half the batter into pan; sprinkle with half the cinnamon-sugar. Carefully spread with remaining batter and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon-sugar; cut through batter with a knife to swirl., Bake 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine confectioners' sugar and enough milk to reach desired consistency; drizzle over loaf.