Cinnamon Sugar Swirl Raisin Bread
I love making bread and one of our favorites is this Cinnamon Sugar Swirl Raisin Bread. It’s a lightly sweetened dough with raisins and a swirl of cinnamon and sugar inside. Plus I love to top it off with a sweet glaze! I’ve been making this bread for years and it’s always a big hit. I make it in the morning and honestly it doesn’t last the day. It does take some time to make, however you’ll be so pleased with the result and your family will thank you!
Ingredients are as follows:
dough:
1/2 C warm water
1 pkg. yeast (7 g or 1/4 oz.)
1 tsp. sugar
3/4 C milk
1/2 C brown sugar
1/4 C butter, softened
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 C raisins
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
4 C flour
inside mixture:
4-5 Tbsp. butter, softened
2-3 Tbsp. cinnamon
3-4 Tbsp. sugar
glaze:
1 C powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2-3 tsp. milk
Directions:
In a small bowl mix the sugar and yeast into the warm water; set aside. (this is after it set a few minutes)
Bring the milk up to a simmer, turn off heat, and allow to cool down.
Cream together the butter and brown sugar.
Mix in the eggs and vanilla.
Mix in the yeast mixture, milk and raisins.
Slowly add the salt, cinnamon and flour until incorporated; knead for 5 minutes.
Place into a greased bowl, cover and allow to rise for an hour.
After the hour, on a floured surface, roll out into a rectangle.
Generously spread on butter, cinnamon and sugar.
Roll up jelly style then flip the ends up on top.
Flip over and place in a greased 9 x 5″ pan; preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Allow to rise until doubled.
Bake for 35-40 minutes, until golden brown and sounds hollow when you tap the top. Turn oven off, leave in there an additional 15 minutes.
Mix together the powdered sugar, vanilla and milk until creamy.
Remove bread from the pan and pour icing all over it.
Slice, serve and enjoy!
What type of yeast and should I plump up the raisins
You can use regular yeast, not fast rising, and there is no need to plump the raisins unless you’d like to…enjoy!
I forgot to add the salt as I was following the directions along with the photos… I would imagine the salt should go in sometime after the yeast has bloomed. When do you add the salt?
Add it in with the dry ingredients.
Where can I buy this Bread? CINNAMON SUGAR SWIRL RAISIN BREAD
Right now we don’t sell it, however I just opened a bakery so I’ll keep you posted!
This looks so yummy! My son & I are going to try to bake one today. Thank you! 🙂
I hope you enjoy it 🙂
I made 3 loaves of this today. One for my husband and me and the other 2 as Easter gifts for special friends. Oh my!! What a huge hit they were. The aroma while baking was wonderful and they tasted delicious too. Thanks so much for a great recipe.
I'm so happy you enjoyed it! Thank you for the sweet comment 🙂
Can you make the dough in a bread maker ?
I'm sure you could, however I've never made it in one 🙂
Sounds simple, but it takes a while. 🙁
Yummy! This sounds delicious! I can't wait to make it.
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Devine!! Thank you for sharing. Lynaea @ EverydayBloom.com
This looks so good!
My Dad would absolutely love this bread! Thank yo SO nuch for sharing it at Wicked Good Wednesdays! I can't wait to see the look on his face when I make some for him! Pinning!
I just need to run my finger along that dripping frosting and have just a little taste, it looks heavenly! Hope you are having a great weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
I might just make this for Christmas morning! Thank you for the inspiration! Stopping by from the Cheerios and Lattes Blog Hop 🙂
This is pure comfort food. The icing is heavenly, and I love the swirly-swirls of sweet cinnamon. Thank you for including this at Foodie Friday. Have a great weekend!
I'm just getting the hang of baking my own bread, and a cinnamon swirl bread was my next adventure! I think I'm going to be trying yours, it's the best I've seen!! Gorgeously scrumptious 🙂 Found you at Foodie Friday, see you around!
~April @dimplesanddelights.blogspot.com
Cinnamon swirl bread is good enough on its own, but with a glaze on top! Oh man, I have got to try this!!!
Ohmigosh this looks amazing!!
Katie
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That bread looks soooo good! Yummy!
KC
Oh my. This looks so good. Perfect for a brunch party!
Can't wait to try this, looks yummy!
Wanda Ann @ memoriesbythemile.com
oh my goodness this looks divine! I'm hopping over from on the menu Monday,
This is one of the most beautiful cinnamon breads that I've ever laid eyes on! My husband will go nuts!
looks yummy I'm a new Facebook follower..stop by sometime 🙂
This looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing.
Your cinnamon raisin bread and especially the pictures looks great. Blessings Always, Diane Roark http://www.recipesforourdailybread.com Visit anytime!
Your bread looks amazing! I could go for a slice for breakfast today!!
Wow! You made that sound so amazingly easy!
This looks delicious!