Amish Cinnamon Bread

Name: Amish Cinnamon Bread
Yield: Makes 2 loaves
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (3½ ounces), sugar; 1 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons, vegetable oil; 3 3/4 cups (18¾ ounces), all-purpose flour; 3 cups (21 ounces), sugar; 1 tablespoon, ground cinnamon; 1 1/2 teaspoons, baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon, baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon, salt; 1 3/4 cups, milk; 1 1/3 cups, vegetable oil; 3 , large eggs, lightly beaten; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2019, Cook's Country TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

Breads

Our goal: Make a quick version of this beloved “friendship bread” without losing any of its sweet flavor or knockout aroma.

SERVESMakes 2 loaves

TIME1½ hours, plus 1 hour cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Recipes for this sweet, cinnamony bread traditionally include two oddball ingredients: a sourdough starter shared among friends and vanilla pudding mix. Testing revealed that there was almost no flavor difference between breads baked with a...

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