Homemade Cinnamon Swirl Bread

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My second BrunchWeek recipe is homemade cinnamon swirl bread.

I used to be afraid of baking with yeast. If it isn’t proofed properly, your dough won’t rise and whatever you are making will be ruined.

Honestly, it still makes me a little nervous. I mean, it’s a lot of work between the shopping, preparation, and rising for the recipe to fail. If you don’t work with yeast a lot you may not know all your hard work was for nothing.

You may think the dough has risen enough, continue, bake only to realize a flop. The liquid has to be at the perfect temperature. Too hot and you will kill the yeast, to cool and the yeast won’t wake up, so to speak.

This is how yeast should look, all bubbly when it’s perfectly proofed. I used Red Star Platinum Superior Baking Yeast. I’ve used other yeast brands in the past and I’ve had nowhere the success I’ve had with Red Star. I was very pleased with the result.

You know you have a good rise when your dough looks like this:

Now it’s ready for the oven. I promise your house will smell divine while it’s baking.

I couldn’t wait for it to cool completely. I had to cut it and taste it.

It was great but it had to pass the kid test.

My sons love cinnamon bread. I must buy 2 – 3 loaves a week. Well, this homemade cinnamon swirl bread passed!

Thank you to #BrunchWeek Sponsors: Red Star Yeast, Dixie Crystals, Cabot Cheese, Vidalia Onion Committee, Sage Fruits, Nielsen-Massey, KitchenIQ, and Le Creuset for providing the prizes free of charge. These companies also provided the bloggers with samples and product to use for #BrunchWeek. All opinions are my own.

BrunchWeek Beverages:

• Fruity Popsicle Sparkling Cocktails by The Healthy Fit Foodie.
• Boozy Margarita Smoothie by The Spiffy Cookie.

BrunchWeek Breads, Grains and Pastries:

• Baked Blueberry Oatmeal by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks.
• Baked S’Mores Doughnuts by Sarcastic Cooking.
• Beghrir Choco (Algerian Chocolate Honeycomb Pancakes) by Tara’s Multicultural Table.
• Blueberry Raisin Bread by Palatable Pastime.
• Blueberry Swirl Bread by Big Bear’s Wife.
• Cinnamon Bubble Roll by That Skinny Chick Can Bake.
• Everything Bagel Bread by Love & Confections.
• Homemade Cinnamon Swirl Bread by Family Around The Table.
• Lemon Blueberry Shortcake by {i love} my disorganized life.
• Lemon-Blueberry Cream Cheese Muffins by Rants From My Crazy Kitchen.
• Meyer Lemon Blackberry Cinnamon Rolls by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings.

BrunchWeek Fruits, Vegetables, and Sides:

• Apple Crisps with Maple Yogurt Dip by The Barbee Housewife.
• Asparagus Cheddar Tart by Making Miracles.
• Fruit Salad (Two Ways) with Poppy Seed Vinaigrette by Books n’ Cooks.
• Sorrel & Chive Dip with Spring Vegetables by Wholistic Woman.

BrunchWeek Egg Dishes:

• Shrimp and Grits Eggs Benedict with Spicy Red Eye Gravy by The Suburban Soapbox.
• Vegetarian Quiche by Forking Up.

BrunchWeek Main Dishes:

• BBQ Cheese and Bacon Mushrooms by Jane’s Adventures in Dinner.
• Mexican Chicken Chilaquiles by Sweet Beginnings.
• Shrimp and Grits by The Redhead Baker.

BrunchWeek Desserts:

• Streusel Topped Apple Gallette by Pink Cake Plate.