Cinnamon Swirl Quick Bread with Cream Cheese Glaze

If you're craving the warmth and sweetness of a cinnamon roll but want something quicker and simpler, this Cinnamon Swirl Quick Bread with Cream Cheese Glaze is the perfect solution. While technically a bread, it delivers all the cozy, comforting flavors you love in a cinnamon roll—plus an optional (but highly recommended) cream cheese glaze that takes it to the next level. Made with our Miller's Choice Unbleached Flour for that perfectly soft crumb, this recipe is an easy way to satisfy your sweet tooth. Be sure to gently spoon the batter over the cinnamon sugar—adding it all at once can cause the swirl to sink to the bottom, so take your time to create even layers for the perfect ribbon of cinnamon throughout.

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Cinnamon Swirl Quick Bread with Cream Cheese Glaze

Yield: 8-10

Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 1 HourTotal time: 1 H & 15 M

Ingredients

Bread Dough:

• 1 ½ cups granulated sugar, divided
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 ½ cups Miller's Choice Unbleached Flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• ¾ tsp. salt
• ½ cup canola oil
• ½ cup whole milk
• 3 large eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract

Glaze:

• 2 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1 Tbsp. salted butter, melted
• 6 Tbsp. powdered sugar
• ¼ tsp. vanilla extract
• Pinch salt
• 1-3 Tbsp. milk

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350F. Line a greased 8 ½ x 4 ½ inch loaf pan with parchment, allowing parchment to hang over the sides. Grease the parchment. Combine ½ cup sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
2. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together 1 cup granulated sugar, oil, milk, eggs, and vanilla in a medium bowl. Add wet ingredients to the dry, stirring just until combined.
3. Pour half of batter into lined pan. Sprinkle ¾ of the cinnamon sugar mixture over the batter in an even layer. Gently spoon remaining batter on top, smoothing with a spatula. Sprinkle top with remaining cinnamon sugar mixture; swirl gently with a knife.
4. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool at least 30 minutes.
5. Stir cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt until smooth. Whisk in milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until drizzling consistency. Spoon over bread, spreading to let it run slightly down the sides. Cool completely before slicing.