Crazy-Easy Cinnamon Bread

Crazy-Easy Cinnamon Bread

The day came when my car was in the shop, but I wanted to make a dessert-y thing that would also be portable for the mister to take to work AND double as a breakfast or snack.  The kicker of the situation was...I had one egg and very limited ingredients.  Solution: this delicious, cinnamony, soft, delightful cinnamon bread.  It is very easy to assemble, and quick too (as you can guess from my other posts-this is a big plus for me), and of course most importantly, it is a very good cinnamon bread.  This is my go-to recipe, and is great to make and take in to work to share with your co-workers at morning break.

Mmm, moist cinnamon raisin goodness!

Ingredients:

2 C Flour

1/2 C sugar

1/2 C brown sugar

1 t baking soda

1 egg

1 C buttermilk*

1/4 C vegetable oil

1 1/2 t cinnamon

Layer Ingredients:

1/2 C raisins

1 1/2 t cinnamon

1 T sugar

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Grease the bottom and sides (halfway up) of a 9” loaf baking pan

In a large mixing bowl, combine sugars and egg and beat them to combine well

Add oil and cinnamon, combine

Add buttermilk*, combine

Add baking soda and flour, combine until evenly and well mixed by mixer

In a small separate bowl, combine raisins, cinnamon and sugar, toss to coat

Add half of the wet mixture to the prepared baking pan

Evenly distribute the raisin mixture over the top of this

Top with the other half of the wet mixture

Optional—take a butter knife and swirl around the loaf deep enough to mix up the raisins with the batter, but not too much, I didn’t do this as you can see in the pictures, I was lazy.

Bake for about 55 minutes

Remove from oven and cool completely before trying to remove the loaf, which is best assisted by using a butter knife and loosening the edges, then there is easy removal.

*I never, ever have buttermilk on hand, but I use the old handy cheater fix of adding regular white vinegar by these proportions: 1 teaspoon of vinegar per 1 cup of milk.  Easy!

Enjoy your beautiful cinnamon bread!