Description
Melissa Genovese’s pioneering cinnamon pull apart bread delivers comfort through layers of sweet, buttery dough. Warm spices and rich texture invite home cooks to savor each delightful, rustic bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups (960 ml) all-purpose flour
- 2 cups (480 ml) whole milk
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) sugar (for cinnamon-sugar mixture)
- 1 cup (240 ml) butter, melted and divided
- ½ cup (120 ml) canola oil
- ½ cup (60 g) additional all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (100 g) sugar (for dough mixture)
- 3 cups (360 g) powdered sugar
- 2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast
- 3 tbsps ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 2 tsps salt
- 1 tbsp maple extract
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) whole milk
- dash of salt
Instructions
- Dough Preparation: Warm milk, oil, and sugar in saucepan until tepid. Remove from heat and sprinkle yeast over liquid, mixing with flour until loosely combined. Cover and let ferment in warm, draft-free space for one hour.
- Dough Refinement: Incorporate remaining flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Adjust flour if dough remains sticky. Refrigerate for one hour to enhance handling and structure.
- Flavor Layering: Roll chilled dough into rectangular shape. Brush generously with melted butter, then scatter cinnamon-sugar mixture across entire surface. Slice dough vertically into parallel strips, carefully stack and segment into uniform sections.
- Pan Arrangement: Strategically position dough pieces sideways in greased loaf pan, maintaining consistent spacing. Cover with kitchen towel and allow secondary proofing for 20 minutes.
- Thermal Transformation: Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake for 30-35 minutes, tenting with foil if surface browns rapidly. Confirm doneness by inserting wooden skewer, which should emerge clean.
- Glaze Completion: Whisk powdered sugar, butter, maple extract, milk, and salt until achieving silky consistency. Once bread cools slightly, drizzle glaze, allowing it to seep between intricate layers.
Notes
- Activate Yeast Carefully: Ensure liquid temperature is lukewarm, not hot, to prevent killing yeast and compromising bread’s rise.
- Chill Dough Strategically: Refrigeration helps develop flavor and makes dough easier to handle, creating more defined layers.
- Check Browning Closely: Monitor bread during baking, using foil to prevent excessive surface darkening and ensure even cooking.
- Glaze with Precision: Allow bread to cool slightly before adding glaze, enabling it to seep deliciously between layers without becoming overly runny.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 60 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 72 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg