Hey, guys! Check it out two posts in one week and it’s not even a holiday. Ingrid’s getting crazy! There have been a few comments left about me only posting on holidays and not posting much, so I’m hoping everyone’s happy now. The commenters might also be the very same two people who are also posting about Cinnamon Swirl Bread today. :)
Cinnamon Swirl Bread was actually Monica’s challenge choice for May but we got a late start and pushed it back to June. She chose Peter Reinhart’s recipe from The Bread Baker's Apprentice.
Eaten straight out of hand, the kids and I were a bit unimpressed with the flavor but when we toasted and buttered a slice it went from “just okay” to delicious. Add in some cinnamon and brown sugar to the butter and we’re talking serious cinnamon heaven! (So good in fact, Jalen asked me to make more bread and we hadn’t finished the two loaves I just made!) Besides using the bread to make some kicked up cinnamon toast I also made bread pudding. Some very good bread pudding though if you ask Devon he’ll tell you it would have been better with bananas. :)
With my lackluster photos and post I haven’t really done this bread justice so hop over to Michelle and Monica’s blogs to check out their bread (& get the recipe). FYI, Michelle might have mentioned something about cinnamon chips and you know Monica will have some amazing photos. Get going…..
That is a bread I love! Yours looks wonderful
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Rosa
This bread looks fantastic!! Good job on this bread. You are hilarious! Thank you for posting twice in one week. Today is a holiday, so since you like to post on holidays, don't forget to post something for Canada Day haha.
ReplyDeleteTwice in one week is amazing, I'm currently doing once in two weeks :P :P
ReplyDeleteThe bread sure sounds delicious!
Beautiful swirls and twirls! Love it Ingrid - gotta get that bread baker's book!
ReplyDeleteIt does look delish!
ReplyDeletejust saw monica's and has me craving a piece of this so bad! Now, I come here and you do the same thing to me...guess I'd better get out that dough hook ;)
ReplyDeleteLOL You are too funny....getting all crazy. :)
ReplyDeleteYour bread looks beautiful! Are you sure you don't love to make bread??!!
I took a class once from Peter Reinhart. He's the nicest man who knows a ton about yeast and starters and can talk all day long about it! I love people like that!
Have a great day Ingrid!
michelle
The bread was awesome, and as always I love baking with you and Monica. Funny post too. You're a cheeseball, for sure. haha
ReplyDeleteYour bread looks great, Ingrid! Awesome job!
ReplyDeleteEverything is better with buttah!
ReplyDeleteOh man I could see myself single-handedly eating a whole loaf if it were laying around my house! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLooks great! I would love a slice slathered in butter right now!
ReplyDeleteI think this looks delicious and I bet with toasted with a little butter it was delicious!
ReplyDeleteAlways love seeing what you ladies have been up to!
WOW! You did a beautiful job on the bread. Cinnamon Swirl is one of my favorite breads. So much easier than cinnamon rolls. : )
ReplyDeleteHey girl, I'm not doing Peckerwood Gravy anymore, which is on your Good Reading list. I am now:
Kansas City Gravy Company
Please add the new site to replace the old one......pretty please with cinnamon on top!!!
Nella
I love the kicked up cinnamon toast idea! Great way to vamp it up :)
ReplyDeleteThis bread looks fantastic Ingrid. I bet it's amazing on its own or it would make a pretty great French toast bread pudding!
ReplyDeleteWow that looks delicious! Great job on such a gorgeous loaf of bread! I love when you post so I say get to it woman!!! LOL!
ReplyDeleteI'm always happy with you girl, no matter how often you post. Hope you have a great holiday weekend.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE cinnamon swirl bread! my favorite is the WS recipe on my blog.
ReplyDeletethanks for voting for my baby girl :)
Cinnamon toast on cinnamon bread..yum!
ReplyDeleteIngrid, what a beautiful loaf of bread. Twice in a week, I think you are spoiling your kids with your home baked goodies. Once you go down that road there is no going back...
ReplyDeleteMimi
Ahhh! I forgot to add "cheeseball" to my post. Dang! Thanks Michelle for reminding me :-)
ReplyDeleteYour swirl looks great Ingrid. I love how our breads all look so different, but that's what keeps it fun and interesting.
Well you better get baking another loaf or two for Jalen. I've gotta make more for Sam. These boys just think we can whip it right up!
Can't wait for next month's challenge- woo hoo!
Mmm...I can smell it from here!
ReplyDeletealthough i do enjoy it plain, i've also found that toasting cinnamon swirl bread takes it to a whole new level. lovely work, ingrid!
ReplyDeleteIngrid, this looks fantastic!! Your swirl looks nice and full of cinnamon goodness--I'll be trying this!
ReplyDeleteThat bread looks delicious and I bet it made a killer bread pudding!
ReplyDeleteoh I can almost smell it, I love cinnamon...I'll have to make some and give french toast a try with it :)
ReplyDeleteI had some catching up to do, Ingrid!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the fruit pizza and the pineapple curd! (why didn't I think of that?)
And that S'mores snack cake is deadly. Of course, I copied it right away. :)
As for your cinnamon bread: it's always better toasted, isn't it? My dad used to mix butter, honey and cinnamon and spread it all over his cinnamon toast.
I remember in boarding school, we used to scramble to get hot toast with cinnamon sugar on it. So anything combining cinnamon and bread has been a favorite in my family for a long time.
And I can imagine what a fabulous bread pudding it would make too!
With cream. Mmmmmm.
Happy 4th to you and yours!
Its pretty though. Too bad you werent that impressed. You could always make french toast and add mroe cinnamon.
ReplyDeleteHappy Fourth to you and your family.
You know you've "made it" when you have complainers. ;) Happy Fourth! (That bread look awesome.)
ReplyDeleteYum what a lovely way to start the day :)
ReplyDeleteDon't sell yourself short...it looks delicious from here!! I bet it was fabulous toasted the heat stirring up all that dormant flavor...mmmmmm.
ReplyDeleteLove that bread and I don't eat raisins(sorry Monica). This would make Awesome french toast!
ReplyDeletegorgeous!
Ingrid, your cinnamon swirl bread looks perfect and I would most certainly slather on loads of butter and enjoy every single bite! Big YUMS up!!
ReplyDeleteI'm completely impressed by that cinnamon swirl!
ReplyDeleteOoooh i love cinnamon swirl bread, :D yours look delicious, its so much fun to make as well! :)
ReplyDeleteI have been craving cinnamon buns and bread for about a week now! This sounds so good toasted and made into French toast. It doesn't look like it has a whole lot of cinnamon in it - I wonder if doubling that swirl would make it better.
ReplyDeleteIngrid, awesome bread. I would love to have the recipe for the bread pudding. Great job.
ReplyDeleteI barely made it past the cinnamon swirl bread and fruit pizza before I realized how amazing your blog is. Thanks for leading me here! Looking forward to more delicious recipes!
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine how the butter elevated it to a whole new level - yum! It looks perfect!
ReplyDeleteIt looks yummy to me! You should try the Joy of Cooking recipe and let me know how they compare! :D
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