Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread Recipe

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees F.

2. In a mixer bowl, whisk sugar, yeast, salt & 4 cups of flour.

3. In a separate medium bowl, combine water, milk & butter.

4. Heat in microwave about 1 minute or until it reaches approx 115 degrees F.

5. Pour into dry mixture & use dough hook to knead 3 to 4 minutes or until smooth & elastic (add more flour if necessary).

6. Cover tightly with plastic & let rest about 5 minutes.

7. Spray loaf pan with cooking spray- set aside.

8. Drop rested dough on lightly floured surface & press & shape into a large rectangle.

9. Melt butter for filling & brush on the dough.

10. In a small bowl combine cinnamon & sugar & sprinkle evenly over buttered dough.

11. Cut dough lengthwise into 4 large strips & stack each strip on top of each other.

12. Cut into squares & loosely place on end in loaf pan.

13. Sprinkle any remaining cinnamon & sugar over the top.

14. Place in the 180 degree F oven- turn oven off & allow to rise for 20 minutes (don’t open door).

15. Remove after 20 minutes & preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

16. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until deep golden brown.

17. Remove & allow to cool in pan while making the glaze.

Glaze:

1. Combine milk & confectioners sugar in small bowl & whisk to combine.

2. Drizzle over baked bread & enjoy!