Thursday, October 6, 2011

Cinnamon Roll Bread

So I did a little experiment that turned out delicious and thought I would share. I basically took the Croxall Roll recipe, added an extra 1/4 cup sugar and prepared as usual. Then instead of making rolls, I rolled it out, smeared it with butter, sprinkled cinnamon sugar on it and baked. Delicious! It was so good I skipped the powdered sugar glaze I was planning for the top. You know it is good when you are guarding the last 1/8 of the loaf from the children (and yourself) so your sweet husband can try it when he gets home from work.

Cinnamon Roll Bread

1 C milk (powder milk works fine)
1 egg
2 Tbsp. butter, melted
3-3 1/2 C flour (I originally put in 3 1/4 cup flour because that is what i do with the rolls but probably ended up adding another 1/4 c after taking it out of the bread machine)
1/2 C sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 1/4 tsp yeast

1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon

1. Put liquid ingredients in bread machine, break up the egg a bit.

2. Put dry ingredients in

3. Make well and put in yeast

4. Set to dough cycle

5. Punch down and roll out to about 24 -28" by 9".

6. Smear entire top with 1/4 cup softened butter.

7. Mix 1/2 cup brown sugar with 2 tsp cinnamon. Then sprinkle on the butter smeared bread.

8. Starting at one end of 9" roll the entire thing.

9. Place seamed side down in a greased 9x5 loaf pan. (I forgot to grease and so therefore do not a have a pretty picture of the bread). Let rise, about 90 min or so.

10. Cook at 350* for about 30 min, with a tent of tin foil on top, remove at the 30 min more and cook another 8-10 min until brown.

11. Let cool 10 min then remove from pan.