cinnamon pecan swirl bread

I made my first loaf of bread that wasn’t a quick bread and I think it came out pretty good.  After I started making bagels I realized that I could probably make a loaf of bread too.  This bread is light and fluffy and is delicious right out of the oven-not to mention that your house will smell amazing!  It also toasts up beautifully , if you have any left over.  Feel free to leave out the pecans or even add some dried fruit like dates or raisins.

   


Place the rolled loaf into the pan seam side down and tuck in the sides.  Cover it with a cloth and let it rise before baking.

The cinnamon filling may bubble out over the sides of the loaf pan, so make sure you put a piece of foil or a baking sheet on the bottom rack of your oven.   Even though I put the loaf seam side down into the pan, it still managed to seep out over the side.  This is the loaf just out of the oven, you can see that it doubles in size and forms a beautiful golden crust.

We couldn’t wait and we cut into the bread while it was still hot and ate it with some sweet butter.  Yum!

cinnamon pecan bread

 

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Prep time

1 hour 45 mins

Cook time

40 mins

Total time

2 hours 25 mins

 

To me one of the best flavor combinations is toasted cinnamon bread with sweet butter and a cup of piping hot coffee.

Author: the teaspoon & the wave

Recipe type: bread, breakfast, snack

Serves: i loaf

Ingredients

• 3c bread flour
• 1 packet yeast
• 4T sugar
• 1c warm water
• 1t sea salt
• 3T cinnamon
• 4T butter, room temperature
• 3T sugar
• 1c pecans, chopped

Instructions

1. In the bowl of your stand mixer add the warm water, yeast and 4T sugar. Let sit for 5-7 minutes until the yeast has bloomed and becomes foamy.
2. Add the flour and salt and mix with the dough hook until it all comes together. Knead for about 10 minutes until the dough is smooth and forms a ball.
3. Turn out onto a floured work surface and knead a few more times. Add more flour of the dough is too sticky.
4. Transfer the dough into an oiled bowl and turn it over so that the top is coated with oil and cover with a damp dishcloth. Let rise for 1 hour. It will double in size.
5. Preheat your oven to 350
6. Make the filling by mixing the cinnamon, butter and 3T sugar together.
7. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and roll out into a 9" circle. Sprinkle the pecans onto the dough and and using the rolling pin press the pecans gently into the dough.
8. Spread the filling onto dough.
9. Starting on one end, roll the dough tightly into a log. Transfer the log seam side down into a buttered and floured loaf pan and cover with a damp dishcloth. Let sit for 30 minutes.
10. Bake for 35-40 minutes. It will rise quite a bit and the top will brown.
11. Remove and let it cool slightly before slicing.

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