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Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread

This cinnamon pull-apart bread is buttery, sweet, and so delicious! Our recipe makes 1 loaf, but go ahead and double it to share with a friend. 
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword amish, cinnamon swirl, pull apart, pull apart cinnamon bread
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 9
Calories 280kcal

Ingredients

Bread Dough

  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 1/4 teaspoon yeast 1 packet
  • 2 Tbsp. white sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
  • 2 3/4 cup flour

Filling

  • 4 Tbsp. butter softened
  • 6 Tbsp. white sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat oven for a few minutes. Turn off heat. This will create a warm place to let the dough rise.
  • Let warm water, yeast and sugar proof in a bowl for 5-10 minutes, or until foamy.
  • Mix salt and oil into the yeast. Mix in flour one cup at a time until a soft dough forms. You can uase a stand mixer to mix the dough, but I like using my Danish dough hook.
  • Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic.
  • Place in a well oiled bowl (I use 1 Tbsp. of olive oil), and turn dough to coat. Cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap.
  • Allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
  • While bread dough is rising, prepare the bread pan. Cut a strip of parchment paper long enough to cover the bottom and ends of the pan, and stick up a few inches on each end.
    Press parchment paper into pan. Spray parchment paper and sides of the pan generously with non stick cooking spray. Set pan aside.
  • Roll dough into a 12"x18" rectangle and spread with softened butter.
  • Combine white sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over dough.
  • Slice dough into 18 squares using a pizza cutter.
  • Stack squares into small piles. Arrange piles of stacked bread dough into loaf pan.
    Sprinke the top of the loaf with any cinnamon/sugar mixture that may have fallen out while cutting and stacking the bread dough.
  • Allow loaf to rise 30-40 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake bread for 30-35 minutes. Loaf should be dark golden brown.
  • Allow bread to cool in pan for 20 minutes.
    Run a butter knife around the edge of the pan. Gently lift parchment paper and transfer loaf to a wire rack to cool.

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Notes

Store bread in a bread bag or wrapped in plastic. 

Nutrition

Calories: 280kcal