Description
Cinnamon sugar donut sweet bread blends classic donut flavors into a delightful breakfast treat. Warm spices and sweet glaze create a comforting experience you’ll savor with each delicious slice.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (250 g / 8.8 oz) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (240 ml / 8 fl oz) buttermilk
- 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice (if making homemade buttermilk)
- ½ cup (115 g / 4 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200 g / 7 oz) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon (for swirl)
- 1 ½ tsps ground cinnamon (for topping)
- ⅓ cup (70 g / 2.5 oz) granulated sugar (for swirl)
- ¼ cup (50 g / 1.8 oz) granulated sugar (for topping)
- 2 tbsps unsalted butter, melted (for topping)
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Calibrate oven to 175C (350F). Fortify a 9×5-inch loaf pan with grease and flour or parchment paper to prevent adhesion.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Whisk flour, leavening agents, and salt in a medium bowl until uniformly blended, creating a consistent dry foundation.
- Butter Transformation: Utilize an electric mixer to cream butter and granulated sugar, whipping until the mixture achieves a light, voluminous consistency with significant air incorporation.
- Wet Ingredient Integration: Gently fold eggs into the butter mixture one at a time, ensuring complete absorption. Introduce vanilla extract, stirring delicately to maintain the batter’s airy texture.
- Batter Assembly: Delicately combine dry ingredients with wet mixture, alternating with buttermilk. Employ a gentle folding technique to preserve the bread’s delicate structure and prevent overworking.
- Layering and Swirling: Pour initial batter layer into prepared pan, liberally distributing cinnamon sugar mixture between layers. Create intricate marble-like patterns by drawing a knife through the batter, generating visual and flavor complexity.
- Baking Process: Bake for 50-60 minutes, monitoring doneness with a toothpick test. Once the inserted pick emerges clean, remove from oven and rest in pan for 10 minutes to stabilize structural integrity.
- Finishing Touch: While warm, brush melted butter across the surface and generously dust with additional cinnamon-sugar blend, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Cooling and Serving: Transfer to a wire rack, allowing complete cooling to enhance flavor development and structural setting. Slice and present as a sumptuous accompaniment to beverages or as an indulgent standalone treat.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Gently fold ingredients to maintain a tender, light bread texture. Aggressive mixing can develop gluten, resulting in a dense, tough loaf.
- Temperature Precision: Use room temperature eggs and buttermilk for smoother batter integration and more consistent baking results. Cold ingredients can create uneven mixing.
- Swirl Technique: Create delicate, random knife swirls when adding cinnamon sugar for a marbled effect. Avoid over-mixing to preserve distinct flavor layers and visual appeal.
- Moisture Monitoring: Check bread doneness with a toothpick test, ensuring it comes out clean. Slightly underbaked bread can taste raw, while overbaking leads to dryness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50-60 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 21 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg