Sweet Cinnamon Bread

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3 cups bread flour
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 ounce dry yeast (1 packet highly active yeast)

1 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup milk

1/3 cup water

2 large eggs, room temperature

Honey (Glaze)

Mix 1 cup flour, yeast, sugar, and salt together. Set aside.

Heat water, butter, and milk until very warm. Using a electric mixer on medium speed, beat in the flour mixture gradually until dough is thick (about 2 minutes). Add eggs and 1 cup of flour. Add in the rest of the flour, just enough to make a stiff dough. Knead for about 10 minutes. Place dough in a greased glass bowl. Cover and leave in a warm place until it doubles in size.

Filling:

2 tablespoons cinnamon

2 tablespoons lemon zest

1 cup raw brown sugar

1/2 cup butter

Melt butter and add brown sugar. Add cinnamon. Stir to combine.

Punch dough down and roll on a floured surface with a rolling bin to make 15" by 9" rectangle. Spread generously with the filling. Sprinkle with lemon zest. Roll dough up from the 15" side. Place in a greased large bread tin or two small ones.

Cover and place in a warm place until it doubles in size (about 1hour).

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Brush dough with egg-wash. Bake for 30 minutes or until nicely browned. Glaze with honey.

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