Easy Cinnamon Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons instant yeast
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup warm milk
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup cinnamon baking chips
• cinnamon sugar, for topping

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine flour, sugar yeast, cinnamon and salt. in a seperate bowl, whisk together the milk, butter and egg.
• 2 combine the wet with the dry ingredients, beating until smooth. batter will be like the mixture of a quick bread (somewhat wet). cover and let rest for an hour, then stir in baking powder and cinnamon chips.
• 3 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 4 spoon the batter into a greased 81/2 x 41/2 inch loaf pan. sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar.
• 5 bake the bread for 35 to 40 minutes, until cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. remove the bread from the oven, let stand 5 minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool. this will slice better when completely cooled.