Cinnamon Loaves

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup light sour cream
• 1/4 cup skim milk
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cream together the 1 cup sugar and the shortening until thoroughly combined and lightened.
• 3 add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
• 4 blend in sour cream and milk.
• 5 stir together flour, salt, powder and soda; add to creamed mixture.
• 6 mix just until thoroughly combined.
• 7 spread 1/4 of the batter into each of two well-greased loaf pans.
• 8 (i use 7"x3" pans, but you can also use the more common 8"x3" pans.) combine the remaining sugar and cinnamon.
• 9 sprinkle all but 1 tablespoon over the batter in pans.
• 10 top each with remaining batter.
• 11 cut through the batter gently with knife to make the cinnamon swirl throughout.
• 12 do not over mix.
• 13 sprinkle remaining sugar mixture over the top.
• 14 bake 30-40 minutes, or until a wooden pick comes out clean.
• 15 try to let them cool before cutting.
• 16 (my family always has a hard time waiting--).