Conny's Bread with Cinnamon

Conny's  Bread with Cinnamon


For two loaves, 1 to eat and 1 for the freezer



Shopping List:

1 package of dry yeast (Levure 7 gr)
80 ml warm water
200 gr sugar
225 ml milk
112 gr butter, in cubes
1 teaspoon of salt
250 gr mashed potatoes ( I used an instant sachet which came to 250 gr.)
2 eggs, beaten
700 gr plain flour

For the cinnamon filling:

55 gr melted butter
150 gr sugar
1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon


In one of your larger bowls, combine the yeast, warm water and a teaspoon of the 200 gr of sugar needed for the bread. Set aside. In a saucepan: heat the milk, butter, salt and the remaining sugar until the butter is melted. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the already made mashed potatoes. Keep stirring until the mixture is smooth. Cool but not too cool and add the beaten eggs and mix until well combined.

Add this potatoe mixture to the bubbly yeast mixture plus about 700 gr plain flour, gently, not all at once and mix until well combined and makes a soft dough. Do not panic if the dough is sticky and horrible. All wil be well, just add liile by little more flour.  Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Keep going for about 6-8 minutes.

Place in an oiled bowl, ( i always use olive oil) and turn it around to give it an oily sheen on top.
Cover with clingfilm and a tea towel on top and place it in a warm place until the dough is doubled in size. This can take up to 1 to 1 and a half hours or more.

Get the dough out of the bowl and divide in half. Roll each half into a rectangle that will fit your loaf tin ( when rolled up ofcourse) about 16x8 in.  Brush with the melted butter. By now you will have combined the cinnamon with the sugar which you can sprinkle over the rectangle of dough.
Starting at the narrow end, roll the dough up into a oaf, sealing the edges and ends.
Place both the rolls into the prepared tins. I used baking spray instead of butter or grease.

Cover the tins again and let them prove again until doubled in size.. In the meantime preheat your oven to 190C.

Bake them in your preheated oven for about 20 minutes.  Cover with alu foil if they brown too quickly.

Let them cool in the tins for 5 minutes then turn them out onto your wire rack and leave to cool completely or still warm and serve with butter.

As you can see i didn't roll it up tightly enough in the beginning, there is a little hole!


                                                                           "Enjoy"