Cinnamon Quick Bread

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling
Yield 16 servings
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Cinnamon quick bread can be eaten as an indulgent breakfast, a cozy midday treat or a warming dessert. This recipe is as easy as it is warm and delicious.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar, divided
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • GLAZE:
  • 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1-1/2 to 2 teaspoons 2% milk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine flour, 1 cup sugar, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine buttermilk, egg and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. In a small bowl, combine cinnamon and remaining 1/2 cup sugar.
  2. Grease only the bottom of a 9x5-in. loaf pan. Pour half the batter into pan; sprinkle with half the cinnamon sugar. Carefully spread with remaining batter and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon sugar; cut through batter with a knife to swirl.
  3. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. For the glaze, combine confectioners' sugar and enough milk to reach desired consistency; drizzle over cooled loaf.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 179 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 173mg sodium, 34g carbohydrate (21g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

While cinnamon swirl bread is a natural for breakfast, we love it so much we enjoy it all day long. This is a nice twist on traditional cinnamon swirl yeast breads. —Helen Richardson, Shelbyville, Michigan
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