{"id":5928,"date":"2025-09-09T23:45:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T23:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/?p=5928"},"modified":"2025-09-09T23:45:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T23:45:48","slug":"classic-sweet-cinnamon-swirl-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/09\/classic-sweet-cinnamon-swirl-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Sweet Cinnamon Swirl Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients<\/p>\n<p>For the Dough:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup warm milk (240 ml, about 40\u00b0C)<\/li>\n<li>2 \u00bc teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet)<\/li>\n<li>\u2153 cup granulated sugar (65 g)<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg<\/li>\n<li>\u2153 cup unsalted butter, melted (75 g)<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>3 \u00bd \u2013 4 cups all-purpose flour (420\u2013480 g)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the Cinnamon Swirl:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bd cup brown sugar, packed (100 g)<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optional Topping:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 tablespoon butter, melted (for brushing after baking)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instructions<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Activate Yeast:<br \/>\nIn a large bowl, combine warm milk, yeast, and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Let sit for 5\u201310 minutes until foamy.<\/li>\n<li>Make the Dough:<br \/>\nStir in remaining sugar, egg, melted butter, and salt. Gradually add flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing until a soft dough forms.<\/li>\n<li>Knead:<br \/>\nKnead on a lightly floured surface for 8\u201310 minutes (or with a stand mixer 5\u20136 minutes) until smooth and elastic.<\/li>\n<li>First Rise:<br \/>\nPlace dough in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm spot for 1\u20131 \u00bd hours, or until doubled in size.<\/li>\n<li>Prepare Cinnamon Filling:<br \/>\nMix brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Shape the Bread:<br \/>\nPunch down the dough and roll it into a rectangle (about 9&#215;18 in \/ 23&#215;45 cm). Brush with melted butter, then sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture evenly. Roll up tightly from the short end into a log. Pinch the seam and tuck the ends under.<\/li>\n<li>Second Rise:<br \/>\nPlace the rolled dough in a greased 9&#215;5 inch (23&#215;13 cm) loaf pan. Cover and let rise again for 30\u201345 minutes, until puffy.<\/li>\n<li>Bake:<br \/>\nPreheat oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C). Bake for 35\u201340 minutes, until golden brown on top and it sounds hollow when tapped.<\/li>\n<li>Finish:<br \/>\nBrush with melted butter if desired. Let cool slightly before slicing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients For the Dough: 1 cup warm milk (240 ml, about 40\u00b0C) 2 \u00bc teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet)&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Classic Sweet Cinnamon Swirl Bread - Grandma Baking Recipes","description":"Ingredients For the Dough: 1 cup warm milk (240 ml, about 40\u00b0C) 2 \u00bc teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet) \u2153 cup granulated sugar (65 g) 1 large egg \u2153 cup unsalt"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5928"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5930,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5928\/revisions\/5930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}