Cinnamon Roll Quick Bread
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Cinnamon Roll Quick Bread
Description
This Cinnamon Roll Quick Bread recreates cinnamon rolls' comforting taste and texture using a quick bread method. The dough is mixed with common baking ingredients including flour and baking powder, resulting in a lightly risen, soft crumb. The cinnamon sugar filling is layered between portions of batter in the loaf pan to create swirls of sweet and spicy goodness once baked.
The bread is baked in either mini loaf pans or a single large pan, allowing for stovetop control and variation in baking time. After baking and a brief cooling, it is finished with a drizzle of a frosting made from softened butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract, offering a classic creamy sweetness typical of cinnamon rolls.
This loaf bread is suited for breakfast or a sweet snack and can be sliced and served warm or at room temperature. Adjust the amount of frosting based on preference for sweetness.
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sugar
- filling
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup sugar
- frosting
- 6 tablespoon butter unsalted, softened
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup cream cheese softened
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease 4 mini loaf pans or 1 large loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and 1 cup sugar.
- Add in the egg, milk, and vegetable oil and stir until just moistened. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon/1/3 cup sugar.
- Divide half the batter into each pan (if using mini), or half the batter into one large pan.
- Sprinkle the half cinnamon/sugar mixture on top followed by remaining batter.
- Top with remaining cinnamon/sugar mixture.
- Place pan(s) into preheated oven and bake for about 25 minutes if using mini loaves, or 45-50 minutes if large pan.
- While bread is baking, combine the butter, powdered sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla in a medium bowl.
- Once bread is baked (toothpick comes out clean once inserted in center), remove from oven.
- Allow bread to cool for about 5 minutes before removing from pans and placing on cooling rack.
- Drizzle desired amount of frosting onto the loaves and serve! *You may want to microwave the frosting for about 30 seconds to get it to drizzle on easier.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 348 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 348kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 58g | 19% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 376mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 104mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 32g | 64% |
| Vitamin A | 84IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 161mg | 16% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.