Description
Moist, buttery cinnamon donut bread with a crackly sugar crust—your favorite donut in sliceable loaf form.
Ingredients
Scale
Base Ingredients:
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Wet Ingredients:
- ¾ cup buttermilk, room temperature
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
Cinnamon Sugar Topping:
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
Optional Add-Ins:
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ cup chopped toasted pecans or walnuts
- Swirl: 2 tbsp brown sugar + ½ tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line a 9×5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl: flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Whisk wet ingredients in a medium bowl: buttermilk, melted butter, eggs, vanilla, and Greek yogurt.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients. Fold gently with a spatula until just mixed. Do not overmix.
- Optional swirl: Layer a mix of 2 tbsp brown sugar and ½ tsp cinnamon in the middle of the batter.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Top with butter and cinnamon sugar: Brush melted butter on top and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mix.
- Bake for 48–55 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean or with a few crumbs.
- Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing.
Notes
- Substitute sour cream for Greek yogurt.
- Make it dairy-free with almond milk + vinegar and coconut oil.
- Gluten-free? Use 1:1 GF flour with xanthan gum.
- Freezes beautifully for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 262 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 198mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 56mg