Cinnamon Chip Bread

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend!  Today's post is one of my favorite breads at Great Harvest...their Cinnamon Chip Bread.  I could eat slice after slice toasted with butter & be in complete heaven!  Even not toasted with butter it's complete heaven.  Heck, just plain it's wonderfully amazing!  I can't say this bread is an exact replica of the real deal, but it shares a lot of the same qualities.  It's soft & sweet & full of cinnamon flavor.  I am having a hard time not eating it all.  Anyway, I hadn't seen cinnamon chips in my local grocery stores (compared to specialty stores) until just barely & Walmart had them under the Hershey's brand.  I am not sure how long they will stick around, or if they are just a holiday item, but I am glad they had them because I am enjoying my cinnamon chip creations!

Cinnamon Chip Bread

Recipe adapted from King Arthur Flour by: Amber (Dessert Now, Dinner Later!)

*This recipe was originally written for a bread machine.  To see those instructions, please click on the King Arthur Flour link.

• 2 Tbsp butter or margarine
• 1 scant cup WARM water
• 2 Tbsp dry powdered milk
• 2 1/2 tsp instant yeast
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1 egg 
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 - 1 cup cinnamon chips

1. Melt butter in a small/custard bowl, covered to prevent splatters, in the microwave 15-30 seconds or until melted. 
2. Measure WARM water in a large glass measure cup & add butter.  Whisk in dry powdered milk until dissolved.  Add yeast & sugar, stir, & wait until it bubbles, about 4-5 minutes.  
3. In a large bowl, whisk the egg & vanilla.  Add yeast mixture.  In a separate bowl combine cinnamon, salt, baking powder & flour.  Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients with a large spoon.  Stir the mixture in the bowl until it comes together to form a ball.  Work the dough on a floured surface for a few minutes.  
4. Knead in cinnamon chips & then let the dough rest in a greased bowl, covered with a towel or saran wrap until double in size.
5. Punch dough down & shape as desired.  Place on a greased cookie sheet or in a greased bread pan.  Cover again with a towel or plastic wrap & let rise until double in size.  
6. Bake at 350*F for 30 minutes.  It should be nice & golden brown.  Let cool before slicing & serving.  Makes great french toast or just to eat plain.

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend!  Today's post is one of my favorite breads at Great Harvest...their Cinnamon Chip Bread.  I could eat slice after slice toasted with butter & be in complete heaven!  Even not toasted with butter it's complete heaven.  Heck, just plain it's wonderfully amazing!  I can't say this bread is an exact replica of the real deal, but it shares a lot of the same qualities.  It's soft & sweet & full of cinnamon flavor.  I am having a hard time not eating it all.  Anyway, I hadn't seen cinnamon chips in my local grocery stores (compared to specialty stores) until just barely & Walmart had them under the Hershey's brand.  I am not sure how long they will stick around, or if they are just a holiday item, but I am glad they had them because I am enjoying my cinnamon chip creations!

Cinnamon Chip Bread

Recipe adapted from King Arthur Flour by: Amber (Dessert Now, Dinner Later!)

*This recipe was originally written for a bread machine.  To see those instructions, please click on the King Arthur Flour link.

• 2 Tbsp butter or margarine
• 1 scant cup WARM water
• 2 Tbsp dry powdered milk
• 2 1/2 tsp instant yeast
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1 egg 
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 - 1 cup cinnamon chips

1. Melt butter in a small/custard bowl, covered to prevent splatters, in the microwave 15-30 seconds or until melted. 
2. Measure WARM water in a large glass measure cup & add butter.  Whisk in dry powdered milk until dissolved.  Add yeast & sugar, stir, & wait until it bubbles, about 4-5 minutes.  
3. In a large bowl, whisk the egg & vanilla.  Add yeast mixture.  In a separate bowl combine cinnamon, salt, baking powder & flour.  Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients with a large spoon.  Stir the mixture in the bowl until it comes together to form a ball.  Work the dough on a floured surface for a few minutes.  
4. Knead in cinnamon chips & then let the dough rest in a greased bowl, covered with a towel or saran wrap until double in size.
5. Punch dough down & shape as desired.  Place on a greased cookie sheet or in a greased bread pan.  Cover again with a towel or plastic wrap & let rise until double in size.  
6. Bake at 350*F for 30 minutes.  It should be nice & golden brown.  Let cool before slicing & serving.  Makes great french toast or just to eat plain.