Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
Total time: 55 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
For the bread:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 whole egg, at room temperature, 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- A pinch salt
For the topping:
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Preparation:
- In a standing mixer bowl, add softened butter and sugar. Whisk at low to medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes or until the two ingredients are creamed together.
- Add vanilla extract and egg and whisk for a minute or two until everything incorporates.
- Now, add all-purpose flour and baking soda and gently fold using a rubber spatula.
- Pour buttermilk slowly and mix well using a rubber spatula. Don’t overmix the mixture. A few lumps are fine.
- In a bowl, add cinnamon powder and sugar and mix well.
- Pour half of this mixture into a parchment-lined rectangular baking pan.
- Sprinkle half of the sugar mixture over the bread mixture evenly. Pour the remaining bread mixture on top and finish with the remaining sugar and cinnamon mixture.
- Tap the pan twice or thrice to get rid of air bubbles.
- Place the pan in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F for about 40 to 45 minutes. You can insert a toothpick into the bread to check its doneness. If it comes out clean, it means the bread is ready.
- Take the pan off the oven and let it cool down for about 20 minutes. Remove the bread from the pan and place it on a cooling rack until it cools completely.
- Slice and serve.
