Cinnamon Bread

The Best Cinnamon Bread recipe – good quick cinnamon bread that is simple, good, and smells good!

At Avdaye, we add lots of tips in all of our recipes – because we are a home cook without any formal training, and we find we are more confident making dishes when we understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. Our goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

The Best Easy Cinnamon Quick Bread

Try this fast and easy cinnamon bread recipe – bursting with cinnamon flavor, and it's sure to become one of your favorites!

This quick and simple cinnamon bread can be eaten as-is or drizzled with icing for a good cinnamon roll taste. Try it toasted with your coffee, as a snack, or as the base for an good french toast!

The sugar and cinnamon combo of this loaf adds warmth to every kitchen.

• Great with apple, pumpkin, or peach butter – slather it on!
• Serve it warm from the oven, or toast the next day.
• We love making big batches and taking a loaf to a friend or neighbor – this bread makes a great gift!
• Pour a tall glass of milk – it's practically required to wash it all down!

Solid Cinnamon Bread

There are several things to love about this bread. It's a quick bread, which means it goes from the bowl to the oven. It's so easy to make, you'll add it to your regular baking rotation.

One of the advantages of this no-yeast recipe is that you don't have to wait because there's no rise time.

No kneading in this easy recipe means less work.

The crumb of this bread is a little denser and less cake-like, and it's bursting with that good cinnamon flavor.

Because of the ideal texture, this bread is great a base it is for an good bread pudding.

The leavening agents, eggs, and baking powder, give it a solid domed top.

Consider drizzling this bread with frosting or glaze to get more on a cinnamon bun-like flavor.

Because this bread doesn't contain nuts, our kids love it as a special treat tucked into their lunchboxes.

This bread is fabulous for breakfasts, pair it with a Israeli Cardamom CoffeePumpkin Spice Lattes Peanut Butter Hot Cocoa Bombsor even as a french toast!

We also love it warm enough to melt butter on top.

This is a fun recipe to make with the kiddos, they love to help swirl the cinnamon topping into the batter.

How To Make Cinnamon Bread

This bread couldn't be easier – there are 3 major steps – Mix, Swirl, and Bake.

Prepare Oven and Ingredients.

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Spray a 9×5 loaf pan with baking spray, or line it with parchment paper and spray with baking spray, set aside.

Mix Batter.

1. In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt until combined, set aside.
2. In a large bowl cream together the butter, sugar, and brown sugar for 2 minutes until combined. Add the egg and mix it in. Add the buttermilk and vanilla, slowly stir it in until combined. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix it in until combined, with no dry patches.

Next, add to the prepped loaf pan, and prepare the top.

1. In a small bowl stir together the sugar and cinnamon.
2. Add ½ of the batter to the pan and smooth it out.
3. Add? of the cinnamon mixture on top evenly.
4. Add the remaining batter, smooth out the top.
5. Add the remaining cinnamon sugar, swirl the top with a butter knife.

Bake.

1. Bake for 40-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
2. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
3. Take the bread out of the pan and let it cool completely on a wire rack.

Kitchen notes

Measure flour by scooping lightly with your measuring cup and using a butter knife or other straight edge to scrape across the top.

When mixing the dry and wet ingredients, make sure not to overmix. Overmixing can make your bread tough and chewy.

Mixing to “combined” also helps the wet ingredients retain air to keep your bread nice and fluffy.

This bread can stay up to three days in a sealed container at room temperature.

Always preheat the oven to 350 degrees before starting this bread – since there's no rise time this is a quick bread and will pop straight in the oven.

Grease a loaf pan with non-stick spray or butter and/or line it with parchment paper.

We like this loaf pan.

Hot tip: layering a sheet of parchment paper across the side of the pan gives you a nice little handle to lift your bread up with when it has cooled! Try it with a well prepped or nonstick loaf pan!

Cinnamon Bread Recipe FAQs

Can we make spice bread from cinnamon bread recipe?

You can also make this a spiced bread by adding a pinch of cloves, nutmeg, or allspice, or all three.

How long does cinnamon bread last?

Cinnamon bread can be stored in an airtight container for up to three days.

Why does this recipe call for eggs, butter, and milk at room temperature?

Many baking recipes call for eggs and dairy products to be added and mixed at room temperature.
The reason for this is two-fold:
First eggs and dairy products are much easier to mix when they're at room temperature than when they're cold.
Imagine trying to mix butter straight from the refrigerator rather than butter that's been allowed to warm up on the counter!

Other Easy Breads You'll Love

If you love this easy cinnamon quick bread recipe, check out our other good, simple breads that will get you baking up a smile!

Favorites like our The Best Easy Peanut Butter BreadThe Best Easy No Knead Breadand The Best Easy Beer Bread Recipe are so simple and packed with SO much flavor, you'll want to make them every day!

You can find our complete bread recipe index here.

Cinnamon Bread Recipe

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Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• For the filling and topping:
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Spray a 9×5 loaf pan with baking spray, or line it with parchment paper and spray with baking spray, set aside.
3. In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt until combined, set aside.
4. In a large bowl cream together the butter, sugar, and brown sugar for 2 minutes until combined.
5. Add the egg and mix it in. Add the buttermilk and vanilla, slowly stir it in until combined.
6. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix it in until combined, with no dry patches.
7. In a small bowl stir together the sugar and cinnamon. Add ½ of the batter to the pan and smooth it out.
8. Add? of the cinnamon mixture on top evenly. Add the remaining batter, smooth out the top.
9. Add the remaining cinnamon sugar, swirl the top with a butter knife.
10. Bake for 40-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
11. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
12. Take the bread out of the pan and let it cool completely on a wire rack.