Description
This easy and warm Amish Cinnamon Bread features soft cake-like bread with sweet cinnamon swirls, perfect for breakfast or snacks.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup softened salted butter
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF and grease a 9X5 loaf pan with butter or oil.
- In a large bowl, cream the softened butter with granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg, vanilla extract, and buttermilk and mix until fully incorporated.
- Sift the flour and baking soda into the bowl and mix until just combined, using a spatula to fold until no large lumps remain.
- Mix together ⅓ cup of sugar and 1 ½ teaspoons of cinnamon and set aside.
- Add half of the batter to the loaf pan, sprinkle half of the cinnamon-sugar mixture on top, and swirl it in.
- Add the remaining batter, smooth it out, then sprinkle the rest of the cinnamon-sugar mixture and swirl it in again.
- Drizzle 2 tablespoons of melted butter on top.
- Bake for 50-70 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
For extra flavor, use real vanilla extract. You can add chopped nuts or raisins for variation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 40mg