TEENY MCMUNN: MY RECIPE BOX

This week's recipe is cinnamon bread, because it came into my email and I can't resist fresh bread. In case you are wondering, the "1" added to the name probably means it is one of many. I wish I was drawn to entrees or salad recipes, but, no, it's desserts and breads. I made a cinnamon coffee cake last week. I remembered, then, I didn't care for it the first time so I threw the recipe away, in case my memory was short again. This one is a keeper, light but not too sweet.

I am still eating on the bean salad from last week. It's yummy and keeps me full until dinner. It's my balance to the cinnamon bread;)

INGREDIENTS:

2 c. all-purpose flour ¼ c. vegetable oil

1 c. white sugar 2 eggs

2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp vanilla extract

½ tsp baking soda 1 tsp cinnamon

1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon 2 Tbsp white sugar

2 tsp salt 2 tsp butter or margarine

1 c. buttermilk

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease one 9 x 5 loaf pan

Measure flour, 1 c. sugar, baking powder, baking soda, 1 ½ tsp. cinnamon, salt, buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla into large mixing bowl. Beat three minutes. Pour into prepared loaf pan. Smooth top.

Combine 2 Tbsp white sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon and butter, mixing until crumbly. Sprinkle topping over smoothed batter. Using knife, cut in a light swirling motion to give a marbled effect.

Bake about 50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center. Remove bread from pan and put on rack to cool.

MY NOTES:

I typed out the directions, but I've mentioned if I were to copy it, I'd say-mix dry ingredients with wet-short and sweet.

I added blueberries, in case you were wondering why the dark area in the picture. I'm not sure why they settled to the bottom, but I'm guessing the batter was not very thick. The buttermilk, if you don't have any, can be substituted by 1 c. milk minus 1 Tbsp , then add 1 Tbsp vinegar.

**On a side note, I bought a small package of dark chocolate, toffee-covered almonds. They are tasty but I'm not feeling guilty eating them because, well, its dark chocolate and almonds. I quit after eating only half of the package. Seriously, it's a very small package. Then I made the mistake of turning it to the back to find out five pieces equal one serving. NUTS. Next time, I'll take a black marker and mark it out before I start eating my next treat.