Old-Fashioned Cinnamon Swirl Loaf
- 6 cups flour, all-purpose
- 13 cup sugar
- 4 1/2 teaspoons yeast, active dry
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 13 cup butter or margarine, cut into pieces
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon ground
- 1/2 cup raisins, seedless
- 1 each egg whites lightly beaten
- In large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, 13 cup sugar, undissolved yeast, and salt.
- Heat milk, water, and 13 cup butter until very warm (120?
- to 130?F); stir into dry ingredients.
- Stir in eggs and enough remaining flour to make soft dough.
- Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes.
- Cover; let rest on floured surface 10 minutes.
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- To fill and shape loaves: Divide dough in half.
- Roll each half to 16-x7-inch rectangle.
- Brush each rectangle with 3 tablespoons melted butter to within 1 inch of edges.
- Combine 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, and raisins; sprinkle evenly over dough.
- Beginning at short end of each rectangle, roll up tightly as for jelly roll; pinch seams and ends to seal.
- Place, seam sides down, in 2 greased 9- x 5-inch loaf pans.
- Cover; let rise in warm place until doubled, about 30 to 45 minutes.
- Brush loaves with egg white; sprinkle with Crumb Topping.
- Bake at 375?F for 40 to 45 minutes or until done.
- Remove from pans; let cool on wire racks.
- Crumb Topping: In small bowl, combine 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 13 cup firmly packed light brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon.
- Cut in 3 tablespoons cold butter or margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
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Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/old-fashioned-cinnamon-swirl-lo-36003 (may not work)