Cinnamon Swirl Bread With Icing

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast or 4 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
• 1/3 cup warm water
• 1 cup warm milk
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine, softened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 5 1/2-6 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla or 1 teaspoon cinnamon, depending on your taste...or you can do one of each like me

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in water.
• 2 add milk, eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, butter, salt and 2 1/2 cups flour; beat until smooth.
• 3 stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• 4 turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes.
• 5 place in a greaed bowl, turning once tow grease top.
• 6 cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• 7 punch dough down; divide in half.
• 8 roll each half into an 18-by-8-inch rectangle.
• 9 combine cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle over the dough.
• 10 roll up each rectangle from a short side; pinch seam to seal.
• 11 place seam side down in two greased 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pans.
• 12 cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
• 13 bake at 350 degrees f for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted very deep into the center of the dough comes out clean (be sure of this!).
• 14 remove from pans and cool on wire racks.
• 15 once completely cooled, combine icing ingredients and drizzle over the breads.