Ingredients
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FOR THE BREAD BATTER:
1 cup butter
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 cup whole-milk yogurt
1 teaspoon Simply Organic® Pure Madagascar Vanilla Extract, or Simply Organic® Vanilla Bean Paste
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon Simply Organic® Cinnamon
FOR THE CINNAMON SUGAR LAYERS:
1 teaspoon Simply Organic® Cinnamon
3 tablespoons sugar
1/8 cup slivered almonds
FOR THE ALMOND GLAZE:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons whole milk
1/4 teaspoon Simply Organic® Almond Extract
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar. Beat until well whipped.
- With the mixer running, add eggs one at a time.
- Add yogurt and vanilla. Beat until well combined, scraping the bowl if needed.
- Add flour, baking powder and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Stir just until combined.
- Into a greased 9-inch bread pan, pour half the batter.
- In a small bowl, whisk together sugar and remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
- Sprinkle half the cinnamon sugar mixture over the batter in the pan.
- Pour the other half of the batter over the cinnamon sugar layer.
- Top with remaining cinnamon sugar mixture and slivered almonds.
- Bake for about 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
- While the bread bakes, in a small bowl, combine powdered sugar, milk and almond extract. Stir until well mixed.
- After baking, let the bread sit for 5 minutes, then pour the glaze over the top.
- Allow to rest until cooled. Remove from pan and slice.
To Make the Bread Batter:
To Make the Cinnamon Sugar Layers:
To Make the Almond Glaze:
Recipe Tip:
To make the bread dairy free, substitute coconut milk yogurt for the whole milk yogurt, and almond or coconut milk for the whole milk.
