Cinnamon bread
Description
The pastry is easy and quick to prepare. Delicious, fragrant bread for breakfast, as a snack, or for dessert. Can be served with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Prepare the dough. Cut the butter into pieces. In a small bowl, mix the milk with the butter and pour hot water over the top. Stir until the butter has completely melted.
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Step 2
2. In another small bowl, beat the eggs and sugar. In a separate bowl, mix 3 1/2 cups of flour, cinnamon, salt, and yeast.
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Step 3
3. Add the dairy mixture and the egg mixture and beat with a mixer at low speed. Increase the speed to medium and continue beating until smooth. Then increase the speed to high and beat for 10 minutes, until the dough becomes smooth and elastic. If after 5 minutes the dough is still sticky, add more flour.
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Step 4
4. Grease a bowl with oil and place the dough in the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let the dough rise until doubled in size (2 to 2 1/2 hours). Punch the dough down on the counter and let it rest for 10 minutes. At this point, cover the dough with a lid and refrigerate overnight.
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Step 5
5. Make the filling. Mix cinnamon and sugar in a bowl.
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Step 6
6. Roll out the dough into a 30x45 cm rectangle. Brush the dough with milk, leaving a 2.5 cm border around the edges. Sprinkle the dough with the sugar filling.
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Step 7
7. Tightly roll up into a log along the long side and place seam-side down into a parchment-lined pan. Cover with a clean, dry towel and let rise until doubled, about 1–1½ hours.
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Step 8
8. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees. Once the dough has risen, bake the bread for 30-40 minutes. Let it cool completely before serving.