Description
Sweet, gooey Cinnamon Sugar Pull Apart bread flavored with cinnamon and sugar is like a cinnamon roll in a loaf! Perfect for breakfast, dessert, or coffee!
Ingredients
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- 2 1/4 tsp active yeast (1 packet)
- 2 tablespoons warm water
- pinch granulated sugar
- 3 cups flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup melted butter (4 tbsp)
- 1/3 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp molasses
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/3 cup melted butter (4 tbsp)
Instructions
- In a small bowl combine warm water, pinch of sugar and yeast. Set aside until frothy.
- In a large stand mixer (affiliate link) bowl combine flour, 1/4 cup sugar and salt.
- Stir to mix.
- Add 1/3 cup melted butter, milk, yeast mixture, molasses and eggs one at a time while mixing at low speed.
- Remove dough from mixer to a greased bowl-dough will be very sticky.
- Cover loosely with plastic wrap and allow to rise for 1 hour.
- Dough will double in size, punch dough to deflate and knead in an additional 2 tbsp of flour.
- Cover for an additional 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile grease and flour a 9″ bread pan and mix 1 cup sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Set aside.
- On a lightly floured surface roll dough out as thin as you can without it breaking.
- Brush melted butter over the entire surface and thoroughly coat with cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into 2″ strips.
- Stack strips and cut again to form 2″ squares.
- Arrange dough in bread pan by laying stacks of dough on it’s side.
- Cover and allow to rise an additional 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bake bread for 30-35 minutes until a deep golden brown (this ensures the bread is cooked thoroughly on the inside.
- Allow to cool 15 minutes.
- To remove, loosen bread by running butter knife around the edges first.
- Serve immediately, store in an airtight container up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 372
- Sugar: 33.1 g
- Sodium: 170.9 mg
- Fat: 9.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 66.1 g
- Protein: 8.5 g
- Cholesterol: 46.7 mg