Cinnamon Swirl Bread

This is a great snack or dessert you can make for the weekend.  It is really simple and it tastes really good.  We finished ours in one day.  I hope you enjoy yours as much as we enjoyed ours.  Happy baking and eating everyone!

Recipe: Cinnamon Swirl Bread (Courtesy of Pampered Chef)

Ingredients:
Bread-
1/4 cup of sugar
2tsp of cinnamon
1 egg white
1tbsp of water
2pkg refrigerated French Bread dough or 2 pkg of refrigerated pizza crust
1/2 cup of walnuts or pecans chopped and divided (optional)


Maple Spread
1/4 cup of maple syrup or pancake syrup
1pkg of cream cheese softened 


Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.  For bread; lightly spray Mini Loaf Pan with nonstick cooking spray. Combine sugar and cinnamon; set aside. Lightly beat egg white and water.
2. Unroll one package of dough to cover Cutting Board. Brush dough with a portion of egg white mixture. Sprinkle with half the cinnamon mixture and 3 tbsp chopped walnuts/pecans, if using.
3. Starting at narrow edge, roll dough up tightly; pinch edge to seal. Slice loaf in half forming two mini loaves; place loaves seam side down into Pan. Repeat with remaining dough and bread ingredients. Make a deep cut down length of each loaf without cutting through ends. Brush loaves with egg white mixture. Sprinkle with remaining nuts.
4. Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven; cool in Pan 5 minutes. Remove loaves from Pans, cool completely.
5. For spread, gradually add maple syrup to cream cheese. Whisk until well blended. Serve with slices of bread.

Yield: 4 loaves

Nutrients per serving: (excluding optional ingredients) Calories 190, Total Fat 8 g