Christmas Cinnamon Loaf Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk just until mixed., Transfer half of the mixture to a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar. Sprinkle three-fourths of mixture over batter. Top with remaining butter and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon mixture., Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each one. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg, and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the sugar mixture alternately with the pumpkin puree, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Fold in the chocolate chips and 3/4 cup of the walnuts until evenly distributed. Spoon into the prepared loaf pan, and sprinkle the remaining walnuts over the top.
• Bake for 65 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the crown of the loaf comes out clean. Cool, then remove from the pan, and drizzle with icing.
• To make the icing, stir together the confectioners' sugar and heavy cream with a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg until smooth.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Coat a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• Mix together the brown sugar, butter and cinnamon.
• Roll dough to a 12x10-inch rectangle.
• Top with sugar mixture.
• Starting at one long side, fold dough in thirds to enclose filling.
• Pinch seam tightly to seal.
• Pinch ends and tuck under.
• Set on baking sheet, seam-side down; cover with plastic wrap.
• Place in a warm spot; let rise for 30 minutes to an hour, until doubled in size.
• Remove plastic wrap.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes, until puffed and golden.
• Blend confectioners' sugar and mix until smooth.
• Spread over still-warm loaf.
• Cut into slices.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon and salt. In another large bowl, combine the eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Pour half of the batter into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. In a small bowl, combine the remaining sugar and cinnamon; stir in butter. Sprinkle with half the cinnamon-sugar mixture; cut through batter with a knife to swirl the topping. Repeat. , Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Beat all ingredients and spread half of the mixture in a loaf pan.
• Mix together the cinnamon mixture and spread over first layer.
• Put on remaining cake batter and cut through with a knife.
• Bake at 350F for 45-50 minutes.