Cinnamon Swirl Bread is the recipe you didn’t know you needed but will be so glad to have discovered! I was thumbing through a vintage bread book and came across this old-fashioned recipe. But of course, I made my own adjustments!
Breakfast Toast and French Toast
What I like about this version of Cinnamon Swirl Bread is that you can enjoy the bread warm out of the oven or save it to incorporate into your favorite everyday recipes. Your morning toast and coffee will definitely level up with a slice of Cinnamon Swirl Bread. But can you imagine French Toast? Yes, please!
A handy hint when making your Cinnamon Swirl Bread would be to weigh your dough when dividing into two loaves. If one loaf is larger than the other, your baking time will be different for each loaf. It also helps if you weigh and evenly divide your cinnamon swirl filling so that each loaf gets the same amount. Use a small kitchen scale to weigh your dough and filling. FYI switching to metric weighing by the grams much more accurate than our conventional weight measurements that we use here in the U.S.
For Cinnamon Lovers
Apologies to the cinnamon-raisin toast lovers out there, but this Cinnamon Swirl Bread is raisin-free. If you like, you can add ¼ cup (37g) of raisins to each loaf when you sprinkle over the cinnamon swirl filling (1/2 cup/74g total for 2 loaves.) You can add also add chopped nuts (about 1/2 cup/60g total for 2 loaves.) However, adding both raisins and nuts may change the texture and baking time of your bread loaves.
This bread is better suited for toasting in a toaster oven than a conventional toaster. The extra cinnamon sugar (along with optional raisins or nuts) may cause smoking in a conventional toaster. You can also toast it beautifully in the broiler of your oven.
The recipe will provide two luscious loaves, so you can keep one and share the other. Or not!
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