Cinnamon Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 tablespoon dry active yeast
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup scalded milk
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup oil or 1/4 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon orange rind, grated
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 4 1/2-5 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 combine yeast and warm water in small bowl and stir to dissolve.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, combine whole wheat flour, scalded milk, orange juice, 1/2 cup sugar, oil or butter, egg, orange peel and salt. mix well. when cooled to lukewarm, add yeast mixture and mix.
• 3 add enough bread flour to make a soft dough (you might get to this point before using 4 1/2 cups). knead 8-10 minutes until smooth. place in greased bowl, turn to grease both sides, cover with damp cloth and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/4 hours. punch down and divide in half. roll or stretch each portion to a rectangle measuring about 15 x 7 inches.
• 4 combine cinnamon and 1/3 cup sugar and divide in two parts. sprinkle evenly on the two rectangles of dough. roll up like a jelly roll and place in greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pans. let rise until doubled. bake in preheated oven at 350f for about 30 minutes. leave in pans 5 minutes then remove and cool on wire rack.