Cinnamon chip bread is loaded with cinnamon chips for a burst of cinnamon goodness in every bite.
You might also like my Copycat Great Harvest Cinnamon Burst Bread, cinnamon swirl bread, or Amish white bread!
Fall is the time of year to make cinnamon chip bread, friends! You can make it year-round with our cinnamon swirl bread recipe, but if you want the burst of flavor from cinnamon baking chips, you'll need to head to the store and grab a bag, since they're often seasonal in some areas. Cinnamon chip bread has a similar flavor to my copycat Great Harvest Cinnaburst Bread, though the texture is different.
Why I Like This Recipe
- Simple ingredients. Chances are, you already have everything you need in your pantry. Flour, salt, sugar, yeast, oil, and water. My version also uses less sugar than most.
- Made with cinnamon chips. Cinnamon baking chips look just like chocolate chips, only they are full of cinnamon flavor. They are perfect for adding to cookies and bread recipes. You can order them online, but I usually just grab a couple of bags at Target once they hit the shelves in September. It's cheaper to purchase them in-store.
- Makes 2 loaves of bread. This recipe makes 2 delicious loaves of cinnamon chip bread. Eat one loaf of this cinnamon bread recipe right away (we always do!), then wrap the other loaf in plastic wrap to keep it soft for later.
What Others Are Saying
I loved this! It turned out so good!---Halee
I like how the cinnamon chips melt throughout and then set up again once cooled, while still being soft. Will make again.---Janeen on FB
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Tips and Tricks
- Bread-making tip if you don't have a stand mixer. Stand mixers make mixing and kneading a breeze, but not everyone has one. I like mixing my dough by hand using my Danish dough whisk. If you're a die-hard wooden spoon fan, I challenge you to try a dough whisk. Works like a dream to mix the dough, and then you can knead it by hand.
- Letting the dough rise. The dough will rise faster in a warm spot. I preheat my oven for 1 minute, then turn off the heat. It makes the oven just warm enough for the dough to rise.
- Proofing the yeast. I like proofing the yeast with warm water and sugar. Place a plate on top of the bowl and let it sit for 5 minutes. If you use instant yeast, you do not need to do this, but I typically do it out of habit, regardless of what type of yeast I use.
- Adding cinnamon chips. Once your dough is made, add a bag of cinnamon chips during kneading. Pour out about ½ cup and push it into the dough, knead it a couple of times, then repeat until all the cinnamon chips have been kneaded into the bread dough.
Ingredients
- Warm water: The perfect water temperature for making bread is between 105 and 115 degrees.
- Sugar: I use ¼ cup of sugar, but you can reduce that down to a couple of tablespoons if you'd like.
- Active dry yeast 2 packets: Can also use instant yeast. My favorite is Fleischmann's Instant Dry Yeast.
- Salt: For flavor.
- Vegetable oil: For texture.
- Bread flour or all purpose flour: I prefer using all white flour, but you can use a combination of white and what if you'd like.
- Cinnamon baking chips: Cinnamon baking chips look just like chocolate chips, only they are full of cinnamon flavor. They are perfect for adding to cookies and bread recipes. You can order them online, but I usually just grab a couple of bags at Target once they hit the shelves in September. It's cheaper to purchase them in-store.
- Butter for brushing on finished loaves: Brushing the tops of the hot loaves with butter softens the crust and gives it great flavor.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How To Make Cinnamon Chip Bread
Step 1: Dissolve the sugar in warm water, and then stir in yeast. Allow to proof until it looks like a creamy foam on top of the water (about 5 minutes).
Step 2: Mix oil into the yeast mixture. Mix salt and flour (1 cup at a time) into the wet ingredients. Stir until a soft dough forms.
Step 3: Scrape sides of the bowl, then dump dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead dough until smooth and elastic.
Step 4: Press the dough down. Sprinkle ½ cup of cinnamon chips over it. Press cinnamon chips into the dough with your hands. Knead. Press the dough down again. Sprinkle with more cinnamon chips. Repeat until all cinnamon chips have been incorporated into the dough.
Step 5: Grease the bread bowl with 1 Tbsp. oil and place the dough in the bowl. Turn the dough to coat it with oil. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 90 minutes.
Step 6: Punch down the dough and divide it into two portions.
Step 7: Roll out each portion and form into a loaf shape.
Step 8: Place each loaf into a greased bread pan. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes in a warm place.
Step 9: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and bake the bread for 30 minutes. Brush loaves with butter when they first come out of the oven.
Step 10: Let cool in the pans for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack. Allow bread to cool before slicing.
Cinnamon Chip Bread FAQs
I always use bread flour or all-purpose, whichever one I have on hand. My favorite brand is King Arthur. You can use all white flour or a mixture of white and wheat flour. I haven't used this recipe for 100% whole-wheat bread, but I'm sure you could.
Cinnamon baking chips look just like chocolate chips, only they are full of cinnamon flavor. They are perfect for adding to cookies and bread recipes. You can order them online, but I usually just grab a couple of bags at Target once they hit the shelves in September. It's cheaper to purchase them in-store.
Wrap cooled loaves in plastic or store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
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Cinnamon Chip Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cup warm water
- 2 Tbsp. yeast
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup oil
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 5-6 cups flour
- 1 bag cinnamon baking chips (about 2 cups)
Instructions
- Combine water, yeast and sugar in small bowl. Let sit 5 minutes or until bubbly.
- Add oil and stir.
- In a large bowl, combine salt and 3 cups of flour.
- Pour wet mixture into flour mixture and stir.
- Add remaining flour, 1 cup at a time until a soft dough forms. (You'll need a total of 5-6 cups of flour for this recipe).
- Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface just until the dough comes together.
- Press dough down and sprinkle ½ cup of cinnamon chips over dough. Press cinnamon chips into dough with your hands. Knead.
- Press another ½ cup of cinnamon chips into bread dough. Knead.
- Repeat this process until you have used the entire bag of cinnamon chips.
- Grease the bread bowl with 1 Tbsp. oil and place the dough in the bowl. Turn the dough to coat it with oil. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 90 minutes.Tip: Pre-heat the oven for 1 minute, then turn the heat off. Let dough rise in oven with a damp cloth covering the bowl. The oven should be warm, not hot.
- Punch down the dough and divide it into two portions.
- Roll out each portion and form into a loaf shape.
- Place each loaf into a greased bread pan.
- Cover and let rise for 30 minutes in a warm place.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake bread for 30 minutes.
- Brush loaves with butter when they first come out of the oven. Let cool in pans for 5 minutes then allow to cool on a cooling rack.
Halee says
I loved this! It turned out so good! Can you use bread flour making this? Or is all-purpose flour better?
Brandy says
You can use either! So glad you liked it!