Snickerdoodle Quick Bread Recipe
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Snickerdoodle Quick Bread Recipe
Description
The Snickerdoodle Quick Bread Recipe transforms traditional snickerdoodle flavors into a tender loaf. The batter starts by creaming softened butter and sugar with cinnamon for a spice-forward base. Eggs, vanilla, and sour cream add moisture and richness, while flour and baking powder provide structure. Optional mini chocolate or cinnamon chips add bursts of chocolate or more cinnamon in each bite. Layered with a cinnamon-sugar topping before baking, the bread develops a lightly crisp and fragrant crust.
Baking in mini loaf pans yields several smaller breads that bake efficiently in about 30–35 minutes, while a large loaf pan requires closer to an hour. The bread’s texture is moist and dense from the sour cream and butter, with a pleasant cinnamon sweetness throughout. The topping adds a slight crunch and extra cinnamon aroma, mimicking the beloved snickerdoodle cookie experience.
This bread is served well sliced as a cozy breakfast treat or an afternoon snack. It complements tea or coffee and can be enjoyed warm or at room temperature. Passing leftover slices through a toaster can refresh the texture. The recipe’s use of pantry staples and optional additions make it a versatile baked good to keep on hand.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup mini chocolate chip optional, or cinnamon chips
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- 3 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease 5 mini loaf pans or 1 large pan.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
- Add in the eggs, vanilla, and sour cream.
- Add in the flour and baking powder stirring until just combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips (optional).
- Pour half the batter (it will be thick) into the prepared loaf pans.
- In a small bowl, combine the 3 tablespoon sugar with 3 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Sprinkle mixture evenly on top of batter. Continue layers ending with remaining cinnamon sugar mixture on top of bread.
- Place pans in oven and bake 30-35 minutes if mini loaves, or 60-65 minutes if large loaf pans.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before removing from pan and serving!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 386 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 386kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 49g | 16% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 89mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 331mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 73mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 624IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 78mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.