I visited a new blog this week at the encouragement of my friend, Angela; and was greatly blessed.  The blog I visited was Gracious Home.  While there I learned about Carnival of Beauty.  The assignment this week is to blog about a favorite bread recipe.

     The bread that I have chosen is a delicious and very pretty cinnamon loaf.  A friend brought us a loaf of this bread years ago and graciously gave me the recipe (and a copy of the cookbook that it came from).   Whenever I want to bake someone a loaf of bread this is the recipe I turn to.    One of my favorite things to do is to cook for others... whether it's my family, dear friends or neighbors, it brings me so much joy to make something special for them.  Is there someone you know who may need some encouragement this week?  Why not make them a loaf of bread, wrap it up pretty and then deliver it with a kind note of encouragement and Scripture.   To get other bread recipes visit Sarah's blog. She is the hostess for Carnival of Beauty this week and will post all of the recipes.  Happy Baking!

Cinnamon Loaf

3/4 Cup milk

1 egg

3 Tablespoons butter

3 Tablespoons sugar (or honey)

3/4 teaspoon salt

3 Cups bread flour

2 teaspoons yeast

Place all ingredients in your bread machine, on the dough cycle, and let it mix it all together.  Once the dough cycle is completed, take the dough out and let it rest for 10 minutes.

While the dough is resting, mix 1 - 2 cups of light brown sugar, a few tablespoons of cinnamon and some chopped pecans (pecans are optional).  Roll your dough out into a 14 inch long x 9 inch wide rectangle.

Melt 2 tablespoons of butter and spread the butter all over the rectangle.  Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture all over the rectangle, lightly pressing it into the dough.

Beginning at one end, start rolling it scroll like towards the middle.  Roll the other end, until both ends have met in the middle and your loaf looks like a scroll. 

Place in a buttered bread pan and let rise for 30 minutes.

Bake the cinnamon loaf for 30 minutes at 350.  Let the bread cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.

Enjoy!