SWIRLED CINNAMON BREAD
Ingredients
cinnamon bread fixins’
Instructions
  1. Place milk, 2 TB sugar, 2 tsp salt and butter in a saucepan and heat over low heat until butter is almost melted (see picture above). Cool slightly.
  2. Place yeast and 1 TB sugar in the warm water until the yeast dissolves and is frothy (see picture above).
  3. Combine the milk mixture, the yeast mixture and 4 cups of flour. Mix ingredients together. Add the flour, 1/2 cup at a time until the dough is only slightly sticky to the touch. Knead the dough for 10 minutes by hand (4 minutes in a mixer) until it is smooth and elastic.
  4. Place the dough in a greased bowl and cover with a towel. Let it rise until doubled in size (45-60 minutes).
  5. Punch the dough down and divide it in half. Roll each piece out into a rectangle shape. Spread one TB of butter on each piece.
  6. Mix together the 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon. Divide the mix between the two rectangles, sprinkling it over the dough. Sprinkle raisins over sugar mixture if desired. Roll up each piece and pinch the edges shut. Place each piece of rolled dough in a greased loaf pan. Cover with a towel and let rise until doubled in size (45-60 minutes).
  7. Bake in a 375 degree over for 40-45 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool. Enjoy!