Description
A delicious homemade version of Dollywood’s famous cinnamon bread, featuring a sweet dough with a generous cinnamon-sugar coating.
Ingredients
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For the bread dough:
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- 4 cups all-purpose flour
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- 1 package (2¼ teaspoons) active dry yeast
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- 1 cup warm milk (110°F)
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- ¼ cup granulated sugar
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- 1 teaspoon salt
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- 2 large eggs, room temperature
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- ⅓ cup unsalted butter, softened
For the cinnamon sugar coating:
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- 1 cup granulated sugar
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- 1 cup brown sugar
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- 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
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- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
For the optional glaze:
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- 1 cup powdered sugar
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- 2–3 tablespoons milk
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- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Step 1: Prepare the Dough
Step 2: Knead and Rise
Step 3: Prepare the Coating
Step 4: Shape and Cut
Step 5: Apply Coating
Step 2: Knead and Rise
Step 3: Prepare the Coating
Step 4: Shape and Cut
Step 5: Apply Coating
Step 6: Second Rise and Bake
Notes
- Yes, you can make the dough in a bread machine! Place all dough ingredients in your bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer and use the dough cycle.
- For overnight preparation, complete through Step 5, cover and refrigerate overnight. Let the loaves come to room temperature for 30 minutes before baking.
- The signature sweetness comes from generous coating – use all the cinnamon-sugar mixture and apply it liberally before and after baking.
- For the perfect pull-apart texture, make deep diagonal cuts without cutting all the way through.
- While this is a reverse-engineered version, many Dollywood visitors confirm it’s very similar to the park’s famous bread.
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Dollywood cinnamon bread, pull apart bread, sweet bread, copycat recipe
