Cinnamon Bread

This is such a yummy bread which shouldn't be a surprise since the recipe is from King Arthur Flour. :) We've been able to find cinnamon chips at Safeway at Christmas time so we stock up then. You can also order them from King Arthur if you can't find them anywhere right now (but they'll be more expensive...)

A word about the cinnamon, this calls for Vietnamese Cinnamon which I purchased at the Savory Spice Shop in downtown Littleton. It's stronger than regular cinnamon so if you use regular cinnamon in the recipe you'll want to increase it just a little.

Cinnamon Bread

3 C flour

1/2 C sugar

2 tsp instant yeast

1 tsp Vietnamese cinnamon

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

1 C warm milk

1/4 C butter, melted

1 large egg

1 C (6 oz) cinnamon chips

Cinnamon sugar for topping

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, yeast, cinnamon, salt and baking powder. In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, butter, and egg. Combine the wet and dry ingredients, beating until smooth. Stir in the cinnamon chips. Let the batter rest at room temperature for 1 hour, covered.

Stir the batter down, then spoon into a greased loaf pan. Sprinkle the top with cinnamon sugar.

Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes, until tests done (a cake tester inserted in center will come out clean). When done, let bread rest in pan for 5 minutes, then remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

Note: Don't slice bread while it's hot! It'll slice much better and taste better when it's completely cool!

Recipe from King Arthur Flour catalog.