Cinnamon Swirl Loaf (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Base Mixture
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3/4 cup sugar, granulated
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1/4 cup vegetable oil
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
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1/2 cup softened butter (unsalted)
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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2 large eggs
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1 1/2 cups plain flour
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1 teaspoon leavening powder
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1/2 cup tangy buttermilk
→ Cinnamon Blend
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2 tablespoons sugar (brown)
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1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
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1/2 teaspoon sticky molasses
→ Sweet Coating
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1/4 cup sugar (granulated)
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1/2 cup melted butter (unsalted, 1 stick)
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1/4 cup brown sugar
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
# Instructions:
01 -
Set your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grab a 9x5 pan and grease it up. In a mixing bowl, stir together the baking powder, flour, and salt until blended.
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Cream the butter, oil, and sugar with a mixer till smooth and fluffy (about 3 minutes). Add an egg at a time and beat well, then pour in the vanilla. Gradually alternate adding the dry mix and buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry.
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Take 3/4 cup of your batter and move it to another bowl. Add cinnamon, molasses, and brown sugar, then mix till it’s all blended together.
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Pour a layer of the plain batter in the greased pan. Add spoonfuls of the cinnamon batter, then swirl. Repeat this with the rest of both batters.
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Place the loaf in your oven and bake for 45-50 minutes. Check with a toothpick—it’s ready when it comes out mostly clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
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Melt some butter in a dish. Mix cinnamon and sugars in another. Dunk the cooled loaf in the butter, then coat it in the sugar-cinnamon blend. Allow it to cool fully before slicing.