Description
A brown sugar cinnamon swirl makes this Amish cinnamon bread a hit! (And no one needs to know how easy it is to make!)
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar + 1 tablespoon extra if desired for top
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2/3 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
- Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl and set aside.
- In a stand mixer (affiliate link) or large bowl, combine white sugar and butter until smooth.
- Add eggs and vanilla and continue to beat on medium speed until combined.
- Add flour and baking powder, then milk.
- Pour half the batter into the prepared pan.
- Sprinkle with half of sugar and cinnamon mixture.
- Pour the remaining batter over the top; add the remaining brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.
- Pat topping into the batter with the back of a large spoon.
- Use a butter knife to swirl the batter both horizontally and vertically to mix brown sugar mixture into the batter.
- Bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean.
- Sprinkle with additional tablespoon of brown sugar over the top if desired.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 50 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 222
- Sugar: 23.1 g
- Sodium: 111.5 mg
- Fat: 5.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 39.2 g
- Protein: 3.8 g
- Cholesterol: 37.4 mg