A tender quick bread with a thick cinnamon swirl and crackly sugar top.
⏱ Prep Time: 15 minutes
🔥 Bake Time: 45–50 minutes
⏳ Total: ~1 hour
🍽 Servings: 1 loaf (10 slices)
🛒 Ingredients
Cinnamon Sugar
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⅓ cup sugar
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1 tbsp ground cinnamon
Bread Batter
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½ cup unsalted butter, softened (or oil)
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1 cup sugar
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1 large egg
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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1 cup buttermilk (or milk + 1 tbsp vinegar)
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tsp baking soda
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½ tsp salt
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Prep
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Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)
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Grease and line a 9×5-inch loaf pan
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Mix cinnamon sugar and set aside
2️⃣ Make Batter
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Cream butter and sugar until fluffy
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Beat in egg and vanilla
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Mix in buttermilk
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Stir in flour, baking soda & salt
3️⃣ Layer
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Pour half batter into pan
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Sprinkle half cinnamon sugar
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Add remaining batter
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Top with remaining cinnamon sugar
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Swirl gently with knife
4️⃣ Bake
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Bake 45–50 minutes until toothpick comes out clean
5️⃣ Cool
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Cool 10 minutes, then remove from pan
🍽 Texture & Flavor
✔ Super soft & moist
✔ Sweet cinnamon swirl
✔ Crackly sugar top
✔ Old-fashioned bakery taste
⭐ Tips & Variations
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Extra moist: Use oil instead of butter
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Glaze: Drizzle vanilla icing after cooling
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Mini loaves: Bake 25–30 minutes
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Add-ins: Nuts or raisins
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Eggless: Use ¼ cup yogurt + ¼ cup milk
📊 Nutrition (Approx per slice)
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Calories: 260
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Carbs: 36g
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Fat: 11g
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