Cinnamon loaf

Thanks Sab for sending me the link of this delicious cinnamon loaf:)
The whole house fills with the fragrance of cinnamon when the loaf is baking in the oven!
Very delicious bread with a sweet flavour of sugar and cinnamon!
You can toast it and top it with butter and enjoy it in your morning breakfast.
Ingredients:
Warm milk-1/2 cup,
Luke warm water-1/2 cup,
Butter-3 tbsp-melted,
Plain all purpose flour or maida-3 and 1/2 cup,
Salt-1/2 tsp,
Sugar-3 tbsp,
Egg-1-beaten,
Dry active yeast-1 pkt.
Filling:
Cinnamon-1 tbsp,
Granulated sugar( powdered)-1/4 tsp,
Butter-2 tbsp-melted.
Egg wash-1 egg+2 tbsp of water,
Butter for brushing the top of the loaf.

Method:Mix cinnamon and powdered sugar and keep aside in a bowl.

Add yeast and 3 tbsp of sugar to 1/2 cup of luke warm water.

Mix with a spoon and add 2 tbsp of flour from 3 and 1/2 cup of flour to the yeast mixture.

Mix with a spoon and leave it for 15 minutes for the yeast to activate.

Add salt to the left over flour and keep aside.

Take out 1/2 cup of flour from the bowl and keep it aside( it will be used for kneading the dough).
Once the yeast mixture is foamy add warm milk,beaten egg and melted butter.

Mix with a spoon.

Make a well in the center of the flour bowl,pour the yeast milk mixture.

Using a fork,mix the dough in a circular motion,till it sticks together in the center.

The dough has to be sticky and not dry.

Sprinkle some dough on the counter from the  1/2 cup flour.
Transfer the sticky dough on the counter and knead for ten minutes using some flour from the 1/2 cup kept aside.

You will knead only few tbsp of flour.

Knead till the dough is not sticky and gives a springy touch when poked.
Kneading is done in folding manner.

Transfer the dough ball to a greased bowl,toss the dough coating it evenly on all sides.

Cover with a towel or moist cloth and keep in the oven or warm place for an hour for the dough to rise double in size.

Once the dough has risen,transfer the dough on a lightly floured counter.

Using your fingers lightly press and pat the dough into 9 x12 inch rectangle.
You can use the rolling pin to stretch the dough.

Brush the rolled sheet with melted butter.

Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture.

Start rolling from the short 9 inch side.

Pinch the ends and tuck the sides.

Transfer the log to a greased 9 inch loaf pan with the pinched side down.
Lightly brush the top with butter and cover with a towel and keep in a microwave or warm place.

Let it rise for 40 minutes.

Pre heat oven to 375 F or 190 C for 10 to 15 minutes.
Once the loaf has risen,brush the top with egg wash.

Place the loaf pan in the pre heated oven to bake for 35 minutes.
The top crust will be golden brown.

Take out from oven and brush the top with butter.

After 5 minutes,run a knife around the edges to loosen the loaf from the pan.

Holding the pan with a cloth,turn the pan upside or side ways to release the loaf from the pan.

Once the loaf is out of the pan,turn it up and leave it to cool for an hour or till room temperature.

If try to slice the loaf while still warm,the slices will break.

Once the loaf is at room temperature,slice the loaf into thick slices and enjoy the cinnamon bread.

You can toast the slices and enjoy with a spread of butter.
Keep covered in a plastic or zip lock bag at room temperature.
After 2 to 3 days,keep the left over in the fridge wrapped with plastic and will still be fresh for 10 days and it will taste the same.
I just toast the slices on a heated tawa and they are lightly brown at the edges and the heat warms the sugar in the cinnamon.
It tastes fantastic and I love the flavour of cinnamon and the sweetness of the bread.
My favourite loaf:)