Cinnamon Swirl Orange Bread Recipes

CINNAMON SWIRL BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add milk, 1/2 cup sugar, eggs, butter, salt and 3 cups flour; beat on medium speed until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Mix cinnamon and remaining sugar. Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Roll each portion into an 18x8-in. rectangle; sprinkle each with about 1/4 cup cinnamon sugar to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a short side; pinch seam to seal. Place in 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans, seam side down., Cover with kitchen towels; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours. Preheat oven to 350°., Bake until golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

CINNAMON SWIRL BREAD FOR THE BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Place milk, eggs, 1/4 cup butter, bread flour, sugar, salt, and yeast into a bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer, select the dough setting, and start the machine. When dough cycle is complete, transfer dough to a floured work surface and punch down. Let dough rest for 10 minutes.
• Mix walnuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl.
• Divide dough in half and roll each half into a rectangle about 9x14 inches. Spread 1 tablespoon softened butter over the top of each dough rectangle and evenly sprinkle dough with half the walnut mixture. Roll dough rectangles, starting from the short ends, and pinch seams closed.
• Grease 2 9x5-inch loaf pans. Fit the rolled loaves into the loaf pans with seam sides down. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake loaves in the preheated oven until lightly golden brown and bread sounds hollow when tapped, about 30 minutes. If loaves brown too quickly, lightly cover with aluminum foil for the last 10 minutes of baking. Let bread cool for 10 minutes before removing to finish cooling on wire racks. Sprinkle tops of each loaf with 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar.

CINNAMON ORANGE SWIRL BREAD

Steps:

• Cream shortening and 1 cup sugar in a mixing bowl.
• Add the eggs, sour cream and vanilla to the creamed mixture; mix well.
• In another bowl, combine together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add flour mixture to creamed mixture and stir just until moistened.
• Pour half of the batter into a greased 9 x 5 loaf pan.
• Mix together the ground cinnamon, orange rind and remaining sugar; set 1 tablespoon aside for topping.
• Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture evenly over batter.
• Top with remaining batter.
• Cut through batter with a knife to make the swirl.
• Sprinkle with reserve cinnamon-sugar mixture.
• Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes in pan; remove from pan to a wire rack to finish cooling.

CINNAMON SWIRL ORANGE BREAD

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in water.
• In a mixing bowl, combine milk, orange juice, sugar, shortening, peel and salt.
• Add 2 cups flour, yeast mixture and egg; mix well.
• Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 8-10 minutes.
• Place in greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/4 hours.
• Punch dough down and divide in half. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Roll each half into 15-in. x 7-in. rectangle.
• For filling, combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over rectangle. Sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon water.
• Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting with a short end. Seal edges.
• Place with sealed edge down in two greased 8-in. x 4-in. x 2-in. loaf pans.
• Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from pan and cool on wire racks.
• Combine glaze ingredients; spread over loaves.

CINNAMON-ORANGE SWIRL BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream shortening and 1 cup sugar. Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened. Pour half the batter into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan., Combine cinnamon, orange zest and remaining sugar; set 1 tablespoon aside for the topping. Sprinkle remaining sugar mixture over batter. Carefully top with batter. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl. Sprinkle with reserved sugar mixture. , Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

ORANGE-CINNAMON BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Add all the dough ingredients to the pan according to the order in the manufacturer's directions.
• Set crust on medium and program for the Basic cycle; press start.
• When the baking cycle ends, immediately remove the bread from the pan and place it on a rack.
• Place a plate or piece of waxed paper under the rack.
• Make the glaze: combine the powdered sugar, orange juice, and vanilla in a bowl; beat with a small whisk until smooth.
• With a large spoon, drizzle the bread with the glaze, letting it drip down the sides.
• Cool to room temperature to set the glaze before slicing.

CINNAMON SWIRL BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl soften and proof the yeast in the warm water.
• In a saucepan combine the milk, sugar, butter, and salt; cool to lukewarm.
• Add 3 cups flour and mix well.
• Stir in the yeast and eggs; beat well.
• Add enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough.
• Turn out on lightly floured surface and knead 100 times.
• Place in lightly grease bowl; cover with cloth or plastic wrap and let rise till double (about 1 1/2 to 2 hours).
• Punch down and divide dough in half; cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Roll each half into a 15x7 rectangle, about 1/2" thick.
• Mix the sugar and cinnamon for the filling together.
• Spread each rectangle with soft butter and then sprinkle the filling on each.
• Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of water over each and spread with spatula.
• Roll up as for a jelly roll beginning with narrow side; seal the long edge.
• Place sealed side down in two greased pans.
• Rise till almost double (45-60 minutes).
• Bake in a 375 degree oven for 35-40 minutes or till done.
• If it browns too much, cover with foil the last 15 minutes or so.
• NOTE: If you want an Orange bread substitute the following--1 1/4 cups milk and 3/4 cup orange juice for the 2 cups milk; and add 1 tablespoon grated orange rind.