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Amish Cinnamon Bread
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Amish Cinnamon Bread

Keyword quick bread
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 2 loaves

Ingredients

Batter Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 4 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda

Cinnamon Sugar Mixture

  • 2/3 cups sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

  • Grease two 9x5 loaf pans. Set aside until needed.
  • Cream together butter, 2 cups sugar, and eggs. Add milk, flour, and baking soda. Mix well.
  • Put 1/4 of batter in each greased loaf pan.
  • Mix the 2/3 cup sugar and cinnamon in separate bowl.
  • Sprinkle 3/4 of the cinnamon mixture on top of the batter in each pan. Add remaining batter to pans; sprinkle the remaining cinnamon topping. Swirl with a knife.
  • Bake at 350 degrees in a preheated oven for 45-50 minutes or until tester comes clean. [I had to bake them for 65 minutes before they were finished.]
  • Cool in pan for 20 minutes before removing from pan.

Notes

From: Farm Girl Tails [Annotations from me]
Excellent if eaten warm out of the oven [yes!] but great toasted with a little butter or cinnamon butter. [Margo would recommend it with apple butter.]