We know that everyone loves Dollywood’s Cinnamon Bread so we wanted to give you a copycat recipe so you can enjoy this sweet treat at home.
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This Dollywood Cinnamon Bread copycat recipe requires 1-hour prep and a stand mixer for kneading if you don’t want to do it by hand.
Prep Time: 1 hour Cook time: 30 minutes Total Time: 8 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 8
Author: SmokyMountains.com
INGREDIENTS
- 2.5 cups flour
- 2/3 cup milk (lukewarm, use oat or soy milk as a non-dairy option)
- ½ cup sugar bread base, ½ cup sugar to add later
- 2 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup butter for bread, 2 tbsp butter for outside
- 1 tbsp cinnamon bread base, 2 tbsp cinnamon bread coating
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 to 3 tbsp water or lemon juice
INSTRUCTIONS
Mix the yeast, lukewarm milk and sugar and let sit for 5 minutes until foaming. Mix in eggs until well combined.
Place it with the flour, cinnamon and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer, and knead at speed level 1 for 5 minutes (dough will be very sticky). Add the butter and knead for another 15 minutes at speed level 2 (your dough will be sticky but should be easily removed with a silicone spatula).
Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover with a damp tea towel, and let it rise at room temperature for one hour. Refrigerate for 4-16 hours – this will make the bread soft and airy.
Take the dough out of the fridge and place it on a floured surface. Divide into five pieces and fold each into a log. Cut slits halfway through each log.
Combine remaining cinnamon and sugar on a plate.
Roll each log into melted butter (Be sure to coat well) and then roll into the cinnamon sugar mix.
Place the dough logs in a greased or parchment-lined pan (loaf pan is best), cover with a damp tea towel and let rise for 1.5 hours at room temperature.
Preheat the oven to 395 degrees F / 200 degrees C. Bake for 30-35 minutes until brown.
Remove from oven and place on a rack to cool.
For the icing:
In a small bowl, vigorously stir the powdered sugar and water (or lemon juice) until the mixture is smooth.
Pour icing over warm bread and serve.
