How Do You Make Cinnamon Swirl Bread?
• Prepare the dough ingredients you’ll need. • Heat the milk and butter until the butter melts. Cool until warm (about 110 degrees F, 45 degrees C). • Sprinkle yeast over warm water in a warm mixing bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. • Beat in the sugar and eggs and mix at low speed to blend. • Add the salt, warm milk mixture and 2 cups of the flour. Mix at medium speed until blended. • Switch to the dough hook. See variation in the Tips below if not using a mixer. • Add 1-1/4 cups more flour and knead at medium low speed. Add more flour sparingly if the dough sticks to the side of the bowl. • Turn the dough onto a floured work surface. If the dough is sticky, knead in up to 1/2 cup more flour to form a soft elastic dough. • Transfer the dough to a very lightly oiled bowl, then rotate to oil all sides. • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise until doubled in size, about 2 hours. Turn the dough onto a floured work surface making sure not to fol
