Cinnamon Loaf Bread
A delicious, not too sweet loaf of cinnamony goodness.
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 large eggs
- 6 tbsp brown sugar
- 1½ tbsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Generously grease and flour a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
- In a medium mixing bowl combine dry ingredients; flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and 1 tablespoon cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together the milk and lemon juice and let it stand for 5 minutes.
- Add milk/lemon to the vegetable oil, vanilla and eggs. Stir to combine.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until incorporated.
- In small measuring cup stir together the brown sugar, 1½ tablespoons cinnamon and the melted butter.
- Pour half of the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Plop half the cinnamon sugar mixture by spoonfuls evenly onto the batter.
- Use a skewer or toothpick to swirl the cinnamon mixture into the batter making "S" or "figure 8" shapes.
- Repeat with the remaining batter and cinnamon/sugar mixture.
- Swirl cinnamon/butter into the batter with the end of a skewer or toothpick. Making "S" or "figure 8" shapes.
- Bake loaf for 70-80 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
- Remove loaf pan from oven and cool on a rack for 5 minutes.
- Remove loaf from the pan and allow to cool completely on wire rack.
- Delicious toasted and served with butter.