Name: Cinnamon Walnut Bread
Yield: Makes 2 loaves
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1½ teaspoons instant yeast; 1 teaspoon fine sea salt; 1½ tablespoons ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon ground cardamom; ⅛ teaspoon ground allspice; Pinch of ground cloves; ¼ cup granulated sugar; 4 cups unbleached (all-purpose) flour; ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt; ½ cup dried currants; ½ cup walnuts, finely chopped; ½ cup confectioners’ sugar; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 large eggs, at room temperature; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 cup whole milk; 1 large egg, lightly beaten with a pinch of fine sea salt for egg wash

Preparation info

Makes
2
loaves

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Back in the Day Bakery Made With Love

By Cheryl Day and Griffith Day

Published 2015

About

Griff loves cinnamon swirl bread so much that he had to come up with his own recipe. The trick to getting a perfect cinnamon swirl in the center is to lightly mist the dough with water and then pat the cinnamon filling all over it before rolling it up like a jelly roll. This bread is great for toast.

Ingredients

4 cups unbleached (all-purpose) flour
¼ cup granulated sugar
½

Method

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, combine the flour, sugar, spices, salt, and yeast. Turn the mixer on to low speed and add the eggs, butter, and milk, mixing well. Add the currants and walnuts, raise the speed to medium-low, and mix for 6 minutes, or until the dough is smooth.

Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Knead a few times to distribute t

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