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Cinnamon Bread

Servings: 2 Loaf Pans
Course: Baking & Bread, Breakfast & Brunch, Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 & 2/3 cups sugar, divided (2 cups and 2/3 cup )
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups buttermilk or 2 cups milk plus 2 tablespoons vinegar or lemon juice
  • 4 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2+ teaspoons cinnamon (at least 2, may add more)
  • Lard and 2 loaf pans

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease 2 loaf pans with lard. Set aside
  2. Cream together butter, 2 cups of sugar, and eggs.
  3. Add milk, flour, and baking soda.
  4. Put only 1/4 of batter into each greased loaf pans (you should have half the batter left)
  5. Mix in separate bowl the 2/3 c sugar and cinnamon.
  6. Sprinkle 3/4 of cinnamon mixture on top of the 1/2 batter in each pan.
  7. Add remaining batter to pans.
  8. sprinkle each pan with last of cinnamon topping.
  9. Swirl with a knife.
  10. Bake for 45-50 min. or until toothpick tester come clean.
  11. Cool in pan for 20 minutes before removing from pan.