Orange And Cinnamon Swirl Bread
A light and moist orange and cinnamon bread with a pretty swirl of cinnamon, brown sugar and apricot preserves in every slice.
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 35 minutes mins
Total Time 3 hours hrs 5 minutes mins
Course breads
Cuisine American
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2/3 cup warm water
- 2 tsps active dry yeast
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsps salt
- 3 tbsps sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 juice and zest of orange
- 5 tbsps apricot preserves
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- oil for greasing
Grease two 8"x 4" loaf tins with a little oil. Dissolve 1 tsp sugar in the warm water and sprinkle the yeast on top. Leave it for 10 to 15 minutes till frothy.
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, salt and the 3 tbsp sugar. Add the liquid yeast, the eggs, the juice and the zest of orange and work into a somewhat firm dough.
Turn out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead for about 10 minutes until smooth and elastic. Place the dough in a large oiled bowl, and turn so it is coated all over. Cover and put it in a warm place for about 1 1 /2 hours, until doubled in size.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and punch down. Knead for a few minutes until the dough feels firm. Roll into to 6 x 13-inch rectangles.
Spread each rectangle with apricot preserves and sprinkle with cinnamon and brown sugar. Roll up each triangle like a jelly roll and place in the loaf tins. Put in a warm place for about 30 minutes, until double in size.
Pre-heat the oven to 200C (400F) and bake the loaves for about 30 to 35 minutes until the top is golden brown and the bottom of the loaves make a hollow sound when tapped. Cool on a wire rack. This recipe makes 2 medium sized loaves.