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Cinnamon Bread
ING lb loaf frozen bread dough (or make your own), stick butter, unsalted, 1/2 cup sugar, 2-3 tb cinnamon.
Glaze 2 cups conf, 2 tb butter, melted 2 tsp vanilla 4 tb whole milk
METHOD Thaw loaf as per pkg - best to thaw in refigerator overnight. Once thawed, let rise in glass bowl or pan in a warm spot, about 2 hours til almost doubled in size. Make four large horizontal slits in loaf close to the bottom, but not all of the way through. A bread knife works best.Melt the stick of butter and put it into a shallow pan. Dunk dough into melted butter, making sure butter gets onto every surface and into the crevices.
Now quickly roll buttered in cinnamon-sugar mixture on sheetpan. Apply thickly and deeply into crevices, use all of the cinnamon-sugar. Next, place dough in well-buttered oblong baking dish. Cover with a towel, and let rise for about 30 min.
FINAL Bake 30 minutes. Serve hot with glaze on the side, or cool a bit and spread glaze on top. Can also serve a ramekin of apple butter as a dip.
Glaze Combine and blend ing to thoroughly mix.