I originally saw this bread months ago when I first signed up for Stumbleupon. It was immediately given a thumbs-up and has never been forgotten. When I saw it again this past weekend on Pinterest, I knew that I had to make it IMMEDIATELY. I was not disappointed!
Having made bread in the past, the process was not new to me. However, I did find that this particular recipe was easy follow and make. And as I was rolling the dough out I found myself thinking that this was possibly the best dough I had ever made!
SO if the dough itself was great… imagine how much better it was when the butter, cinnamon, and sugar were added. My house smelled absolutely delicious and I knew that this bread would not last long. It came out of the oven around 3 pm and it was half gone before my husband came home from work. The rest was gone by breakfast the next day! In other words…. it was gone in less than 24 hours!
Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread
by Megan {Crumbs and Chaos}
Keywords: bake bread cinnamon
Ingredients
For the Dough:
- 2 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons (1 envelope) active dry yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
For the Filling:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
- 4 Tablespoon unsalted butter, melted until browned
Instructions
In a large mixing bowl whisk together 2 cups flour, sugar, yeast, and salt. Set aside. Whisk together eggs and set aside.
In a small saucepan, melt together milk and butter until butter has just melted. Remove from the heat and add water and vanilla extract. Let mixture stand for a minute or two, or until the mixture registers 115 to 125 degrees F.
Pour the milk mixture into the dry ingredients and mix with a spatula. Add the eggs and stir the mixture until the eggs are incorporated into the batter. The eggs will feel soupy and it’ll seem like the dough and the eggs are never going to come together. Keep stirring. Add the remaining 3/4 cup of flour and stir with the spatula for about 2 minutes. The mixture will be sticky.
Place the dough is a large, greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and a clean kitchen towel. Place in a warm space and allow to rest until doubled in size, about 1 hour. *The dough can be risen until doubled in size, then refrigerated overnight for use in the morning. If you’re using this method, just let the dough rest on the counter for 30 minutes before following the roll-out directions below.
While the dough rises, whisk together the brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg for the filling. Set aside. Melt 2 ounces of butter until browned. Set aside. Grease and flour a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Set that aside too.
Deflate the risen dough and knead about 2 tablespoons of flour into the dough. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rest for 5 minutes. On a lightly floured work surface, use a rolling pin to roll the dough out. The dough should be 12-inches tall and about 20-inches long or as large as the dough will go. Use a pastry brush to spread melted butter across all of the dough. Sprinkle with ALL of the sugar and cinnamon mixture.
Slice the dough vertically, into six equal-sized strips. Stack the strips on top of one another and slice the stack into six equal slices once again. You’ll have six stacks of six squares. Stand the dough squares up in the bread pan. Place a kitchen towel over the loaf pan and allow in a warm place for 30 to 45 minutes or until almost doubled in size.
Place on the center rack of the oven preheated to 350 degrees F. Place loaf in the oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the top is very golden brown. A nice, dark, golden brown will ensure that the center is cooked as well.
Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 20 to 30 minutes (if that’s possible!). Run a butter knife around the edges of the pan to loosen the bread before removing.
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Recipe adapted from Joy the Baker
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yummy recipe…I will try it soon….This makes me drool..Bookmarking it..
Aarthi
http://yummytummy-aarthi.blogspot.com/
I’ve been thinking about making some kind of cinnamony bread recently and this looks really delicious – going to bookmark it and give it a bash over the weekend
Oh my GOODNESS! This looks insanely good. I’ll have to pin this and save it for a special weekend morning. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Kim @ Little Rays of Sunshine
I have a recipe for this but have held off making it bc it will take so long. This one looks way better!! http://bellesbazaar-heather.blogspot.com
I’ve seen this yummy recipe on Pinterest too but didn’t think I could make it. Thanks for the great tips-I might give it a try soon!
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Natasha @ 5 Minutes Just for Me
This looks so yummy! What a cute blog you have by the way. I’m your newest follower I’d love it if you checked my blog out showed some love as well and became a follower too.! http://bridgetbakes.blogspot.com/
hi!
so coincident i baked this too, but i used different recipe for the bread resulting in alien look bread since it’s not easy to roll flat, even though it’s really soft in texture 🙂
agree that this is a yummy treat and i’ll try the original version soon 🙂
This looks amazing! I will be trying this recipe 🙂 I have a cooking blog and would love if you would stop by sometime. Have a wonderful, blessed day!
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THanks for sharing this on Must Try Monday. You’re so great fro my recipe box! I have made something similar to this, from PIllsbury, which used refrigerated biscuits. It was ok, but I think this one would be better.
What a great take on cinnamon bread! This will definitely be the next lesson in my breaducation.
I love pull apart bread.
I’m hosting a winter theme linky party and would love for you to post this! http://www.serendipityandspice.blogspot.com
-Melissa
Ooooh I’ve seen so many pull-apart breads lately, especially on Pinterest, but I just know that I’d be eating it nonstop. Especially this. Oh yes. 😉
Oh yes! I WILL be making this! When I saw the picture I figured maybe canned biscuits but no, this will be melt in my mouth delicious. I can’t wait! Pinning!
I have been trying to avoid making this bread because I would eat it all before my kids got home from school:-) But it just keeps popping up so it must be fate that I try it. Thank you so much for sharing on Trick or Treat Tuesday and reminding me of this deliciousness!!!!
I can only imagine how good this tastes and smells. I am definitely marking this for future reference. Found and followed your wonderful blog through Tasty Tuesday.
Laura
http://imsovintage.blogspot.com/
Can’t wait to try your bread! It looks soooo good. Thank you so much for linking up to “Strut Your Stuff Saturday.” We hope you’ll be back to share more ideas with us next Saturday. -The Sisters
I wanted to stop over and let you know this is being featured from this week’s Mix it up Monday! Thanks again for sharing, I hope to see you next week too 🙂
just the thought and sound of this sounds good!! yum!
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