Mile High Cinnamon Bread Recipes

MILE-HIGH CINNAMON BREAD

Steps:

• In a liquid measuring cup, stir 1/2 teaspoon of the sugar into the warm water. Sprinkle on the yeast, stir together, and let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes, until foamy.
• Meanwhile, heat the milk and the butter to 90 to 100° F, either in the microwave or in a small saucepan over medium heat or in the microwave. The butter doesn't need to melt completely.
• Place the flour, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, and salt in the food processor. Pulse to mix. With the motor running, add the yeast mixture, then the milk-butter mixture, and finally, the egg, through the feed tube. (Maida recommends adding the milk mixture into the cup with the yeast so that you get every bit of yeast into the dough.).
• Process the mixture until it forms a ball, and then continue to process for another 30 seconds. If the dough is too stiff, add a few drops of water. If the machine slows down, remove about half and then process the two halves separately and knead them together in the next step.
• On a board or work surface, knead the dough for about 1 minute. Then place it in a buttered bowl, turning the dough to butter all sides of the ball. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and set in a warm, draft-free spot to rise for about 1 1/2 hours: It should be well-risen and doubled in bulk.
• Then, lightly flour a board or work surface, keeping in mind that you'll need a lot of room. Turn the dough onto the floured area and press down to deflate it. Fold in the two opposite sides to meet in the middle, then fold in the remaining two sides to meet, so that you've formed the dough into a square. Press down to flatten it slightly, then cover loosely and let stand for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, butter a 9-inch by 5-inch loaf pan, preferably one with a dark finish. Set it aside and prepare the vanilla water and cinnamon sugar, below. (You can also make two more reasonable-sized loaves by using two 9-by-5 pans. You'll follow the same instructions as below, halving all of the dimensional measurements.).
• To make the vanilla water, mix the water and vanilla together in a small cup. To make the cinnamon sugar, whisk together 1/3 cup sugar and the cinnamon, cocoa, and nutmeg.
• With a floured rolling pin, rolling the dough to form a rectangle that's 12 by 22 inches. Make the corners as square as possible. If you're having trouble with the dough shrinking back, pause briefly before trying again.
• Use a big pastry brush to brush about 2/3 of the vanilla water all over the dough. Maida says to be careful not to miss any spots-"this is important." You can use a couple teaspoons of additional water if necessary.
• Then, sprinkle 2/3 of the cinnamon sugar slowly and carefully in a thin layer over the moistened dough. ("If you sprinkle too much in any one spot, you will not have enough to cover all the dough-so be careful.").
• Now fold the two long sides of the dough in one at a time, so that the meet each other in the middle. Pinch them together gently to seal the seam. Gently roll over the surface with a rolling pin to flatten the folded dough to about 7 by 25 inches.
• Use the remaining vanilla water to wet the dough and sprinkle the remaining cinnamon sugar over top.
• Now, the fun part: Making a very fat jelly roll. Starting at the narrow end, roll up the dough, making a thick spiral. When you get to the end, brush a little plain water on the loaf at the spot where the end will hit. Pinch the end a bit to seal it.
• Carefully and gently place the roll, seam side-down in the buttered pan. The roll of dough should nearly fill it.
• Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of sugar over the loaf. Cover it loosely with plastic wrap and place in a warm, draft-free place to rise for about 1 hour, until almost doubled and about 2 inches above the top of the pan.
• Meanwhile, adjust the oven racks so that you have one rack one-third up from the bottom of the oven. Heat to 350° F.
• Just before baking, cut slits in the top of the loaf with a sharp knife: Maida recommends six long slits, only 1/4-inch deep so that you don't expose the cinnamon sugar layer.
• Bake on a sheet pan for 45 to 50 minutes. You may need to cover the top loosely with aluminum foil towards the end of baking to prevent over-browning. Bake until the loaf, when removed from the pan, sounds hollow when tapped with your fingertips. Cool on a rack. Store, wrapped well in aluminum foil, for 3 to 4 days at room temperature.

CINNAMON BREAD I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Measure flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, salt, buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla into large mixing bowl. Beat 3 minutes. Pour into prepared loaf pan. Smooth top.
• Combine 2 tablespoons white sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and butter, mixing until crumbly. Sprinkle topping over smoothed batter. Using knife, cut in a light swirling motion to give a marbled effect.
• Bake for about 50 minutes. Test with toothpick. When inserted it should come out clean. Remove bread from pan to rack to cool.

MILE HIGH MULTIGRAIN BREAD

Steps:

• Place the first five ingredients in the bowl and mix.
• Add: 2 cups multigrain flour. (to cool the water and end up with warm dough).
• Add: 2 cups of multigrain flour and 2 cups of white bread flour.
• Mix until the consistency is somewhat even.
• Then continue to slowly add white bread flour 1/2 Cup at a time until the dough quits sticking to the sides of the bowl. It should be tacky to the touch.
• The trick is to have enough consistency to stand up with the least amount of flour so the bread will be fluffy.
• When your dough is finished, leave it in the mixer, cover the bowl and let it rise for about 10 minutes. The dough will rise a bit but it doesn't need to double.
• Grease two bread pans and a 8x 8 pan for buns with Spray Pam. You do not need to flour the pans if you let the bread cool for 10 -15 min in their pans after they have cooked.
• Mix the dough again just enough to knock it down.
• Drop the dough on a floured surface so you can work the dough and shape it. Shape it with your hands to make a nice ball. This can be a little tough if the dough is stick. I will often butter my hands to stop the dough from sticking so I do not have to add to much flour and make the dough tough.
• Divide the ball in 3 balls, two larger balls and one slightly smaller. The two larger balls become loaves and the smaller ball become 12 little dinner rolls.
• Shape and drop the loaves ( I often braid the loaf) in your bread pans and shape the buns and place in 8x8 pan and let them rise until almost doubled, about 1 hour. Bake the he loaves in a preheated oven at 350 for 35 minutes. If you forgot to preheat let them cook 40 minutes instead. The buns cook for 20 min in the preheated oven.
• Take out of oven and brush melted butter on to the tops. Let cool in pan for 10-15 min then turn the bread out of the pan and onto a rack to cool completely. Don't wrap it until completely cooled. (Condensation will make it soggy) Wrap in tinfoil to store on the counter. If you put it in the refrigerator it will turn into a brick.

CINNAMON BREAD DELIGHT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two 5x9 inch loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, pudding mix, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, mix the milk, oil, applesauce, eggs, and vanilla. Stir the milk mixture into the flour mixture until smooth. Sprinkle the bottoms of the loaf pans with cinnamon sugar, and divide the batter between the 2 pans.
• Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean.