hot and cold

damn it's cold outside.  i have been baking a lot.  i have discovered i enjoy baking a lot.  it makes me wonder if i should put forth the effort and start seeking a job working at a bakery.  it's just a thought at the moment.  i remember helping my mom bake cookies at christmas time.  i remember assisting my grandma bake apple pies.  she always made me my own special one.   good memories.  i've made granola crisp, oatmeal scotchie bars, toll house cookie bars.  i ventured to make cinnamon bread too.  i found a recipe, tweaked it.  the bread turned out pretty good.  i tweaked the recipe again and this time the cinnamon bread is excellent.  you gotta like cinnamon to like this bread.  yum. 

mattAtomic cinnamon bread

ingredients


dry ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt

wet ingredients
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

struesel ingredients
2 teaspoons brown sugar
3 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 stick margarine

directions


preheat oven to 350 degrees F
grease one 9x5 inch loaf pan.

mix dry ingredients together; flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.

blend wet ingredients; milk, lemon juice, oil, eggs and vanilla.

combine wet and dry ingredients together, beat until smooth.
pour into prepared loaf pan.

combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter, mixing until crumbly.
sprinkle topping over smoothed batter.

bake for about 50 minutes.
remove bread from pan to rack to cool.