Great Harvest Cinnamon Chip Bread Copycat Recipe

5 from 3 votes

Great Harvest Cinnamon Chip Bread Copycat Recipe

My copycat Great Harvest cinnamon chip bread is delicious with bursts of cinnamon in every bite. This recipe makes two loaves.

Prep Time20

Cook Time30

rise1 35

Total Time2 25

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: loaves

Calories: 2948kcal

Author: Brandy Nelson

Ingredients

2 cups milk or warm water
¼ cup butter softened
¼ cup sugar
6 ½- 7 ½ cups all-purpose flour or bread flour, divided
2 pkgs. yeast 4 ½ teaspoons
1 ½ teaspoons salt
3 eggs
2 cups cinnamon chips
butter for brushing onto loaves

Instructions

Heat milk, sugar, and butter in a microwave-safe bowl (or heat over the stove) for 90 seconds or until the butter begins to melt. Stir. The milk should be around 115-120 degrees.
Note: If using water, use warm tap water and melted butter. No need to heat on the stove.
In a large mixing bowl, combine 3 cups of flour, yeast, and salt. Pour the milk mixture into the dry ingredients. Add eggs and mix well. Add the remaining flour and mix until a soft dough forms. Stir in the cinnamon chips. The dough will be soft and slightly stickier than other yeast breads.
Turn the dough out on a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Place the dough in an oiled bowl and cover it with a damp cloth or plastic wrap. Let rise at room temperature for 1 hour.
Punch dough down and divide into 2 portions.
Shape each portion into a loaf shape and place loaves in greased pie pans (pie plates).
Note: You can bake round loaves in a pie pan or regular loaves in bread pans. Baking time and temp are the same.
Cover pans with a damp cloth and allow to rise for 35 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Bake loaves for 30 minutes. Brush with butter. Let loaves sit in pans for 5 minutes before transferring to wire cooling racks.
Cool completely before slicing.

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Notes

Wrap bread in plastic and store it at room temperature for up to 3 days. Bread freezes well and can also be stored in the freezer to thaw at a later date.

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