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    Cinnamon Streusel Bread (Cinnamon Quick Bread)

    May 17, 2021 by Emily Ackerman 15 Comments

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    This amazingly easy cinnamon bread is the perfect sweet bread to have with breakfast or as a dessert. This cinnamon swirl bread it topped with loads for crumbly streusel and topped with icing for the perfect finish.

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    Cinnamon Quick Bread

    Some days I crave the sweetness and smells of cinnamon rolls, but don't want to go through all of the steps and time it takes to make it. On days like that, I make this amazing easy cinnamon bread and I get everything I wanted! The brown sugar streusel topping is rich and crumbly and it's such an easy recipe because it is a cinnamon bread recipe without yeast. You don't have to wait for it to rise, you just layer it, bake it and eat it!

    If you are up for making cinnamon rolls from scratch then check out this recipe for the best cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting!

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    • 🍽 Equipment
    • 📖 Recipe
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    Now for the great debate...

    Is it Cinnamon roll bread? Cinnamon swirl bread? or Cinnamon streusel bread?

    I really debated what to call it. This recipe really falls into all 3 of these categories. It's similar to cinnamon rolls, its swirly and it's spilling over with that amazing crumb topping. My kids went bonkers over this recipe, so please give it a try!

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    🔪 Instructions

    How to make cinnamon bread from scratch:

    How do you make cinnamon quick bread? First I want to specify that this is a no yeast recipe and is also made with no buttermilk. It's a super easy quick bread recipe and you don't need a bread machine at all!

    Pre-heat the oven to 350 F.

    Start out with a good quality mixer, like a KitchenAid and cream together 1 stick of softened butter and ¾ cups of the granulated sugar with the paddle attachment. Add the egg and mix together again. When these ingredients are combined, add the milk, sour cream and vanilla.

    For the dry ingredients, sift together the all purpose flour, salt, ground cinnamon, baking soda and baking powder. Mix it together with the wet ingredients until well combined and smooth.

    What is streusel topping made of?

    Streusel topping is generally made with brown sugar, flour, butter and cinnamon and combined until crumbly.

    I love streusel! It is cut together until it turns into little pea sized crumbs and added to the top of cakes, muffins, coffee cake, breads and other pastries. For this recipe, we will be making extra, and adding some if it into the middle of the bread batter to make it a beautiful cinnamon swirl loaf.

    How to make streusel topping more crumbly:

    The key is to this crumbly streusel is to use cold butter and a pastry cutter. You don't want your butter too soft, and you don't want it too cold. Just take it out of the fridge for about 10 minutes before making the streusel. Add the butter, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and a dash of salt in a large mixing bowl. With your pastry cutter, cut all of the ingredients together for several minutes until it turns into coarse crumbs about the size of a pea or a little larger.

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    If you use a mixer, you will not get the crumbly texture that you need in a streusel topping. You don't want it to be smooth, you want it to be chunky.

    Streusel Topping

    Putting together the cinnamon quick bread:

    This recipe makes one loaf of bread. Prepare a bread loaf pan by buttering it and dusting it with flour. This will ensure that your cinnamon loaf will not stick to the sides of the pan. Pour half of the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Take several tablespoons of the streusel mixture and sprinkle it over the batter. Spoon the remaining batter into the pan on top of the streusel. If you want it to be a swirl bread, take a butter knife and swirl it through the batter just a few times.

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    Add the rest of the crumble topping to the top of the batter and place it in the pre-heated oven. Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Baking time may vary from oven to oven.

    Layering the easy cinnamon bread
    First Layer
    Cinnamon swirl bread
    Cinnamon Swirl Layer with streusel
    Cinnamon Streusel Bread
    3rd layer
    cinnamon Crumb Bread
    Streusel Top

    Cinnamon Bread with Icing, how to make icing for cinnamon roll bread:

    After the cinnamon loaf has cooled for 10 minutes, take a knife and loosen it from the edges of the pan. Let it cool completely and carefully remove it from the pan and onto a serving platter. Making icing with powdered sugar is super easy! Add the powdered sugar to a medium mixing bowl. Whisk in 2 teaspoons of milk until it is smooth. If it is still clumpy, add another ½ teaspoon of milk at a time until it has the right consistency.

    Drizzle the icing over the top of the cinnamon bread and serve with a cup of coffee! YUM!

    If you like this recipe check out some other popular recipes from A Pinch Of Adventure:

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    • Brown Sugar Brownies
    • Dark Chocolate Mousse
    • White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
    • Lemon Berry Mascarpone Cake

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    📖 Recipe

    Cinnamon Quick Bread

    Cinnamon Streusel Bread - Cinnamon Quick Bread with Icing

    Emily Ackerman
    This amazingly easy cinnamon bread is the perfect sweet bread to have with breakfast or as a dessert. This cinnamon swirl bread it topped with loads for crumbly streusel and topped with icing for the perfect finish.
    5 from 11 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 55 mins
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8

    Ingredients
      

    For the quick bread

    • 1 stick butter softened (I use salted)
    • ¾ cup granulated sugar
    • 1 egg
    • ½ cup milk
    • ½ cup sour cream
    • 1 teas vanilla extract
    • 2 cups flour all purpose
    • ¾ teas salt
    • 1 teas ground cinnamon
    • 1 teas baking soda
    • 1 teas baking powder

    For the streusel topping

    • 5 tablespoon butter cold
    • ⅔ cup brown sugar packed
    • ½ cup flour all purpose
    • 1 tablespoon cinnamon

    For the icing

    • ½ cup powdered sugar
    • 2-3 teas milk

    Instructions
     

    Quick Bread Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350° F
    • With an electric mixer, cream the softened butter and ¾ cup sugar together until smooth
    • Add the egg and mix well
    • Add the milk, sour cream, and vanilla and mix together
    • Sift the flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda and baking powder together
    • Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined and smooth

    For the streusel

    • With a pastry cutter, cut the cold butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and flour together until it is crumbly. The crumbs should be about the size of the pea or a little larger. They will not be uniform in size
    • Add half of the batter to a prepared pan. Add 3-4 tablespoons of the streusel mixture on top.
    • Spoon the rest of the batter in top and even it out
    • With a knife, swirl the batter together just a little bit (optional)
    • Add the rest of the streusel topping evenly over the top of the batter
    • Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (could be longer depending on the oven)
    • Whisk together the powdered sugar and milk until it is smooth. Only add 2 teaspoons at first to see if it's the right consistency. If it is still dry or lumpy add ½ teaspoon at a time until it is smooth
    • Let the bread cool for 10 minutes then with a knife, loosen it from the edges. After it is completely cool, carefully remove it from the pan and put it on a serving dish
    • Drizzle the icing over the top. Serve and enjoy!
    Keyword cinnamon streusel bread, cinnamon quick bread, cinnamon swirl bread, cinnamon roll bread
    Cinnamon Streusel Bread with cinnamon streusel topping is an easy cinnamon quick bread recipe that is perfect! This easy cinnamon roll bread is made without yeast and it is a no knead recipe! Cinnamon quick bread is delicious and the perfect breakfast idea. This recipe can also easily be turned into cinnamon streusel muffins. The cinnamon streusel topping is an extra crumbly streusel topping and is perfect for many different pastries and crumb cakes as well
    Cinnamon Streusel Bread with cinnamon streusel topping is an easy cinnamon quick bread recipe that is perfect! This easy cinnamon roll bread is made without yeast and it is a no knead recipe! Cinnamon quick bread is delicious and the perfect breakfast idea. This recipe can also easily be turned into cinnamon streusel muffins. The cinnamon streusel topping is an extra crumbly streusel topping and is perfect for many different pastries and crumb cakes as well
    Cinnamon Streusel Bread with cinnamon streusel topping is an easy cinnamon quick bread recipe that is perfect! This easy cinnamon roll bread is made without yeast and it is a no knead recipe! Cinnamon quick bread is delicious and the perfect breakfast idea. This recipe can also easily be turned into cinnamon streusel muffins. The cinnamon streusel topping is an extra crumbly streusel topping and is perfect for many different pastries and crumb cakes as well
    Cinnamon Streusel Bread with cinnamon streusel topping is an easy cinnamon quick bread recipe that is perfect! This easy cinnamon roll bread is made without yeast and it is a no knead recipe! Cinnamon quick bread is delicious and the perfect breakfast idea. This recipe can also easily be turned into cinnamon streusel muffins. The cinnamon streusel topping is an extra crumbly streusel topping and is perfect for many different pastries and crumb cakes as well

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    Comments

    1. Tammy Horvath

      May 17, 2021 at 5:28 pm

      5 stars
      I love this recipe. Anything made with cinnamon is delicious.

      Reply
    2. Allison Peteet

      May 18, 2021 at 3:24 am

      5 stars
      I am absolutely going to make this! I love everything struesel!

      Reply
      • Sabrina DeWalt

        May 23, 2021 at 10:18 pm

        Well it looks like I'm going to have to buy a pastry cutter after all.

        Reply
        • HelenMae

          December 19, 2022 at 4:07 pm

          5 stars
          You can just use your fingers and crumble it or cut into it with two Knowles cross crossing - works just as well

          Reply
          • Emily Ackerman

            December 20, 2022 at 3:14 pm

            good to know! thanks!

            Reply
    3. Stephanie

      May 18, 2021 at 10:22 am

      This looks amazing! I can't wait to try it. I totally see why the kids love it.

      Reply
    4. Kendra

      May 18, 2021 at 1:00 pm

      5 stars
      This looks fantastic! I need to try this out with some gluten-free flour to see how it turns out. Yum!

      Reply
    5. Marianne

      May 20, 2021 at 8:48 am

      5 stars
      Looks delicious! Cinnamon anything is my fave! This may be the perfect treat for a brunch! Will Pin for later!

      Reply
    6. Cindy Moore

      May 23, 2021 at 11:56 pm

      Looks like a wonderful quick bread recipe that I could perhaps veganize!

      Reply
    7. Kiera Gosse

      May 27, 2021 at 10:53 am

      I can already smell this! Yum

      Reply
    8. Heather

      May 30, 2021 at 8:15 pm

      5 stars
      I love cinnamon bread and this sounds incredible!

      Reply
    9. Alf

      April 05, 2022 at 1:35 pm

      5 stars
      This bread was DELICIOUS!!!! My new favorite breakfast bread!

      Reply
      • Emily Ackerman

        April 05, 2022 at 2:20 pm

        I am so glad you enjoyed this! It's one of our favorites too!

        Reply
    10. Rebekah

      August 12, 2022 at 4:27 pm

      Hi! I tried this recipe and it did not turn out like the picture and it was very salty. I don’t know what I did wrong lol. Are you sure it’s one stick of SALTED butter and 3/4 t of salt in the batter?

      Reply
      • Emily Ackerman

        August 15, 2022 at 12:27 pm

        salted butter plus 3/4 teaspoons salt shouldn't be too much. If it seemed like it to you, just leave out the salt next time. I have gotten rave reviews on this recipe, so if that's too much salt for you, just cut it back next time. thx

        Reply

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