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This Cinnamon Roll Bread is my favorite cinnamon roll in bread form!  Perfect for toast & french toast! This is a must make bread for any cinnamon roll lover!

 

Cinnamon Roll Bread - Main image for recipe of sliced cinnamon roll bread

 

Over Christmas I made cinnamon rolls for Christmas morning breakfast, a tradition of ours.

However I only ended up using half the dough for cinnamon rolls.

We generally spend Christmas morning with just our little family plus grandma and grandpa.

 

Cinnamon Roll Bread - fresh out of the oven cinnamon roll bread, unsliced

 

Because we didn’t need tons of cinnamon rolls, on a whim I decided that if I just left the cinnamon roll log as it was, (didn’t cut it up) and put it in a bread pan, that it would make a good bread.

I attempted this and was quite impressed with the results.

A cinnamon roll bread or a cinnamon swirl bread that was easy, delicious and made fantastic toast!

 

Cinnamon Roll Bread - several slices cut from bread with half a loaf uncut

 

We all loved this new fun idea for bread.

It baked up great, tasted great and was a perfect use for leftover dough.

I’m not sure about you, but despite my love for cinnamon rolls, I really can’t eat an endless amount.

However using this method, I am able to not only enjoy the exact amount of cinnamon rolls my family will eat, but can enjoy cinnamon roll bread all week long!

 

Cinnamon Roll Bread - sliced bread stacked on top of each other, photo taken from above

 

One of our favorite ways to eat Cinnamon Roll Bread is to slather it up with icing, butter, jelly or eat it as is.

There isn’t a wrong way.

We’ve tried them all and loved them.

In addition to eating it in the above ways, we love to make french toast with it.

 

Cinnamon Roll Bread - side front angle of sliced bread to show yummy cinnamon swirls

 

Cinnamon Swirl French Toast is an easy and delicious option for this bread.

If you decide to whip up a batch of Cinnamon Rolls, make sure to make at LEAST 2 rolls of Cinnamon Roll Bread.

You’ll need at LEAST 2 loaves as it will go faster than you can imagine!

Our family loves this bread, it’s something we look forward to every Christmas (and one or two more times over the year) and know your family will love it too!

 

Yield: 3 loaves of Bread

Cinnamon Roll Bread

Cinnamon Roll Bread - side front angle of sliced bread to show yummy cinnamon swirls

This Cinnamon Roll Bread is my favorite cinnamon roll in bread form!  Perfect for toast & french toast! This is a must make bread for any cinnamon roll lover!

Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 20 minutes
Inactive Time 2 hours
Total Time 3 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of whole milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar, divided
  • 2 packages active dry yeast or 4 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast.
  • 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder (heaping - over flowing)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda (scant - not quite 1/2 teaspoon)
  • 2 teaspoons Salt (heaping - over flowing)
  • 1 1/4 cups of melted butter (or more) I use salted.
  • LOTS of cinnamon. You want to be generous.

Instructions

  1. In a large pot or dutch oven, over medium heat, add milk, vegetable oil, and 1/2 cup of sugar.
  2. Heat mixture and stir until it begins to simmer.
  3. Remove from hot burner and let mixture sit and cool until warm but not hot. This should take between 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  4. Sprinkle yeast on top of milk mixture and allow to sit for 1 minute. Do not stir in.
  5. Slowly add 4 cups of the flour (1 at a time) mixing just until combined after each addition. Dough will be very sticky. That is good!
  6. Cover mixture with a clean flour sack kitchen towel. If you do not have one, saran wrap sprayed with cooking spray will work as well.
  7. Sit mixture in a relatively warm and draft free spot for 1 hour, allowing mixture to rise.
  8. After 1 hour, remove the towel and add the baking powder, baking soda, salt, and the remaining 1 cup flour.
  9. Mix thoroughly until combined.
  10. Prepare 3 bread pans (if doing only bread, no cinnamon rolls - if doing 1/2 cinnamon rolls and 1/2 bread, prepare 1 bread pan.
  11. Generously butter pans.
  12. Remove 1/2 the dough from pan and place it on a well floured work surface like a large counter or island. I like to sprinkle the top of my dough with a little flour as well when I initially start rolling so it does not stick to my rolling pin.
  13. Roll out dough into a rectangle to the best of your ability. Should be approximately 10 inches high and 30 inches across.
  14. Roll the dough to 1/4 inch thick as it will double in size when baking.
  15. Melt 1/2 cup of butter and pour over the dough. Be generous. Use your fingers or a spatula to spread butter evenly over dough.
  16. Sprinkle 1/2 cup (or more) of sugar over butter on rolls.
  17. Sprinkle a generous amount of cinnamon on rolls over sugar.
  18. Starting with the WIDE end furthest from you, gently and tightly roll dough towards yourself making the cinnamon roll shape. Continue rolling until all rolled up.
  19. Pinch seams together if dough will allow you too.
  20. Using a sharp knife or dental floss, cut bread approximately 1/2 inch shorter than pan.
  21. Place cinnamon roll dough log into buttered pan.
  22. Cover with kitchen towel and let rest for 20 minutes.
  23. Preheat oven to 350*F
  24. Bake for 45 - 50 minutes or until golden and hollow sounding when you thump on top of bread.
  25. Let cool for 5 minutes in pan before removing.
Originally Posted: February 11, 2015

Photos & Text Updated: April 12, 2018

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Katherine Kolbus

Thursday 21st of April 2022

What temperature for the oven, please?

350 degrees or 375 degrees?

Recipe doesn’t say!

Thank you!

Janelle

Tuesday 10th of May 2022

350*F. It's actually at the bottom of the recipe, though I should move it up to make it easier to find.

Jayne

Wednesday 19th of December 2018

I just made a half batch. The house smells INCREDIBLE!!

Janelle

Saturday 22nd of December 2018

Jayne I'm so glad you tried this recipe! I hope it turned out!! Thanks for your comment!

Liz Heath

Friday 13th of April 2018

This cinnamon roll bread is so delicious. Love it.

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