Cinnamon Love Bread
Happy Monday!
Our schedule in this house doesn't allow us to have breakfast together during the week, so on Saturday we try to go all out. It also means I don't feel as guilty about making yummy things like this, its only once a week...right?
Anyway, this is amazing. Put it in your mouth.
Cinnamon Love Bread
yield: 1 loaf | Prep time: 30 minutes | Total Time: 3 1/2 hours
Dough Ingredients:
Filling Ingredients:
Frosting ingredients:
Once milk mixture has cooled about 5 minutes, slowly add to flour mixture. Only pour in a little at a time and allow to mix (no one wants scrambled eggs in your dough). Combine fully and stir for about 2 minutes. At this point, you can either knead dough in your mixer or by hand on a floured surface. Dough will be pretty sticky but very smooth. Knead for 5-7 minutes. Set dough in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap or a towel, and let rise for 1 hour.
At this time, you will want to start preheating your oven to 350 degrees. After dough has had time to rise, roll it out into a long rectangle that is about 1/4 inch thick. Brush on your melted butter. In a bowl combine sugars, cinnamon and vanilla. Once they are well combined, sprinkle on top of buttered dough leaving about an inch on one side without sugar.
Roll dough into a log, pinching along the unsugared side to close.
Slice long into 1 inch wide pieces.
On a slightly floured surface, take a rolling pin and roll these pieces flat, about the width of your loaf pan. Place rolled slices in buttered loaf pan, stacked horizontally.
Place in a 350 degree oven and bake for 30-40 minutes or until dark golden brown on top. Remove from oven and let rest.
In another small bowl, combine the confectioners sugar, melted butter and vanilla. You will want this frosting to be a little bit thick. Pour frosting over bread after it has had around 10 minutes to cool. It will melt the frosting and suck up all the goodness. It may also pour all over your counter, so be prepared for that. Let it sit another ten minutes, then enjoy. This dish is very good both warm and cold...but of course I recommend it hot out of the oven, with all its gooey goodness! Its pretty amazing...I mean, its like ...its like...hold on, I have to go bake something!
Enjoy!
Our schedule in this house doesn't allow us to have breakfast together during the week, so on Saturday we try to go all out. It also means I don't feel as guilty about making yummy things like this, its only once a week...right?
Anyway, this is amazing. Put it in your mouth.
Cinnamon Love Bread
yield: 1 loaf | Prep time: 30 minutes | Total Time: 3 1/2 hours
Dough Ingredients:
- 3 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup honey
- 4oz. butter
- 1 cup milk
- 2 Tbsp. yeast
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 eggs
Filling Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 Tbsp. cinnamon
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 2 Tbsp butter, melted
Frosting ingredients:
- 2 cups confectioners sugar
- 1Tbsp butter, melted
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
Once milk mixture has cooled about 5 minutes, slowly add to flour mixture. Only pour in a little at a time and allow to mix (no one wants scrambled eggs in your dough). Combine fully and stir for about 2 minutes. At this point, you can either knead dough in your mixer or by hand on a floured surface. Dough will be pretty sticky but very smooth. Knead for 5-7 minutes. Set dough in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap or a towel, and let rise for 1 hour.
At this time, you will want to start preheating your oven to 350 degrees. After dough has had time to rise, roll it out into a long rectangle that is about 1/4 inch thick. Brush on your melted butter. In a bowl combine sugars, cinnamon and vanilla. Once they are well combined, sprinkle on top of buttered dough leaving about an inch on one side without sugar.
Roll dough into a log, pinching along the unsugared side to close.
Slice long into 1 inch wide pieces.
On a slightly floured surface, take a rolling pin and roll these pieces flat, about the width of your loaf pan. Place rolled slices in buttered loaf pan, stacked horizontally.
Place in a 350 degree oven and bake for 30-40 minutes or until dark golden brown on top. Remove from oven and let rest.
In another small bowl, combine the confectioners sugar, melted butter and vanilla. You will want this frosting to be a little bit thick. Pour frosting over bread after it has had around 10 minutes to cool. It will melt the frosting and suck up all the goodness. It may also pour all over your counter, so be prepared for that. Let it sit another ten minutes, then enjoy. This dish is very good both warm and cold...but of course I recommend it hot out of the oven, with all its gooey goodness! Its pretty amazing...I mean, its like ...its like...hold on, I have to go bake something!
Enjoy!
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