3Whisk the yeast and milk mixture and let it activate for 5 minutes.
4Add 4 tablespoons of melted butter to the mixture.
5Crack 1 egg into the bowl.
6Whisk the mixture until well combined.
7Add 3 cups of all-purpose flour to the bowl.
8Add 1 teaspoon of salt to the flour mixture.
9Mix the ingredients with a spatula until a dough forms.
10Knead the dough until smooth.
11Place the dough back into the bowl.
12Cover the bowl with a towel and let the dough rise for 1 hour.
13To prepare the filling, combine 1/3 cup softened unsalted butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, and 1 tablespoon cinnamon in a bowl.
14Mix until well combined and smooth.
15Punch down the risen dough.
16Lightly flour a surface.
17Roll the dough into a rectangle.
18Spread the cinnamon filling evenly over the rolled dough.
19Cut the dough into squares.
20Stack the dough squares on top of each other.
21Arrange the stacked dough squares in a baking pan lined with parchment paper.
22Let the dough rise for 30 more minutes.
23Bake at 375°F for 25 minutes.
24To prepare the frosting, combine 1/4 oz cream cheese, 3 tbsp softened unsalted butter, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 3/4 cup powdered sugar, and 2 tbsp milk in a bowl.
25Mix until the frosting is smooth.
26Spread the frosting over the baked cinnamon bread.
Ingredients
0.75 cup warm milk
1 packet instant yeast
4 tbsp melted butter
1 egg
3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
0.33 cup softened unsalted butter
0.5 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon
0.25 oz cream cheese
3 tbsp softened unsalted butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
0.75 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp milk
Equipment
bowlwhiskspatularolling pinknifebaking panparchment paper