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Easy Cinnamon Donut Bread Recipe – Quick & Delicious Treat!

Easy Cinnamon Donut Bread Recipe - Quick & Delicious Treat!

This Cinnamon Donut Bread delivers everything you love about a classic cinnamon-sugar donut—only easier! Soft, tender, warmly spiced, and finished with a buttery cinnamon-sugar crust, it’s the perfect cozy bake for any occasion. Quick, simple, and incredibly delicious!

Ingredients

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  • 1 ½ cups All-Purpose Flour
  • ¾ cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
  • ½ cup Milk
  • ¼ cup Vegetable Oil or Melted Butter
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • For the Topping:
  • ¼ cup Unsalted Butter, melted
  • ⅓ cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Prepare Oven and Pan: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
  2. Whisk Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk flour, ¾ cup sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
  3. Mix Wet Ingredients: In another bowl, whisk milk, oil (or melted butter), egg, and vanilla until well combined.
  4. Combine: Pour wet ingredients into dry and stir gently just until combined. Do not overmix.
  5. Transfer and Bake: Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake for 45-55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
  6. Initial Cooling: Cool in pan on wire rack for 10-15 minutes.
  7. Prepare Topping: Melt butter. In a separate shallow bowl, mix ⅓ cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
  8. Apply Topping: Remove bread from pan. Brush warm bread with melted butter and coat generously with cinnamon-sugar mixture on top and sides.
  9. Cool Completely: Allow bread to cool fully on rack before slicing and serving.

Notes

For a flavor boost, brown the butter used in the batter before cooling and using. A swirl of cream cheese filling or a touch of cardamom in the batter makes for delicious variations!

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