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cinnamon streusel bread on a wood board with two slices laying in front of it with a cup of coffee in the upper left hand corner

The Best Cinnamon Streusel Bread Recipe

Sheila
This easy cinnamon bread recipe comes together quick and is buttery, moist, and topped with a crunchy cinnamon-sugar streusel. Perfect for breakfast, gifting, or afternoon tea.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course baked goods, Breakfast, brunch, coffee time
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 483 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup butter butter is separated half for bread, half for streusel
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt

streusel topping

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar lite brown works as well
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup butter cold and cut into chunks

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350℉, grease bread 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.

Cinnamon Streusel

  • Add flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon to a food processor. Give ingredients a couple of pulses. Cut up cold butter into small cubes, add to the food processor, and pulse until the streusel is uniform and doesn't have any large clumps. Set aside.

Quick Bread

  • In a large bowl whisk together softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Measure out buttermilk in a large measuring cup, add Greek yogurt, and eggs, whisk to combine. Add vanilla extract. Add to the butter sugar mixture, and blend until smooth.
  • Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt to the wet ingredients. Whisk to combine, then mix until the batter is smooth and free of lumps.
  • Pour half of the batter into the pan, sprinkle with half of the cinnamon streusel. Pour the remaining batter over the streusel. Take a knife and run it through the batter in a S pattern to swirl in the cinnamon streusel. Pour the remaining streusel over the top and press it down to form a smooth layer on top of the bread.
  • Place in preheated oven. Bake for 50 minutes. Poke with a toothpick; if it comes out clean, remove from the oven and allow to cool before removing from the pan. If not, cover the pan loosely with aluminum foil and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. (another 15-20 minutes) Aluminum foil is used to prevent the sugar on top of the bread from burning.

Notes

This can also be made in an 8x8 cake pan. Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees F. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 483kcalCarbohydrates: 86gProtein: 8gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 401mgPotassium: 156mgFiber: 2gSugar: 49gVitamin A: 53IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 117mgIron: 3mg
Keyword baked goods, cinnamon, coffee cake, dessert, meatloaf, nutmeg, quick bread
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