The Cinnamon Bun Bread that Alison, from The Flour Room, recently made is the perfect recipe for anyone who loves cinnamon buns but doesn't have the time or the inclination to make a whole batch of yeasted rolls. The recipe is from Fin Arthur Flour and does use yeast in the recipe, but it is no more difficult than a quickbread. The batter is mixed up, stands at room temperature for about an hour while the yeast works and gives the bread some lightness, opening up the crumb of the bread to prevent it from becoming too dense, and is then poured into a loaf pan for baking. A bit of baking powder helps the bread rise even more, making this a pretty foolproof option, even for the yeast-phobic bakers out there.
This loaf has a cinnamon sugar topping and cinnamon chips swirled throughout. Cinnamon chips are available at many grocery stores, but alternative options for this loaf include adding in chocolate chips or doubling (or tripling) the topping recipe, dividing the batter in half, and adding a layer of cinnamon sugar mixture to the center of the loaf.
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12-19-2006 @ 11:09PM
Cooper said...
This looks great, but I cannot find Cinnamon chips anywhere. I've written to Hershey's THREE TIMES for info and never have received a response. I can't even find them on the internet. Any suggestions?????
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12-20-2006 @ 9:26AM
Ryan said...
I can't find them either. I wonder how it would work to just pour the batter in a little at a time, and gently swirl in some cinnamon butter - mix cinnamon with sugar and melted butter to make a thin pourable paste, drizzle some in when the pan is 1/3 of batter, draw into batter with a knife -- repeat at 2/3 and when the pan is full, and bake normally. Could work well, methinks.
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12-20-2006 @ 9:28AM
Nicole Weston said...
I've found that they're more likely to stock them around the holidays than at other times of the year. If there's a Cost Plus World Market in your area, they seem to carry cinnamon chips regularly, as well. You can also by them online: http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/landing.jsp?go=DetailDefault&ref=ti&id=1604&gclid=CL-i766goYkCFQEBYQodLE3bOg
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12-21-2006 @ 8:40AM
Jill said...
If anyone is from PA, cinnamon chips are available at the Boothwyn Farmer's Market in the King's Country Store booth...Great price too..2something a lb.
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12-23-2006 @ 7:53AM
Liz Stewart said...
Wegman's carries Hershey's Cinnamon Chips year round.
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