Cinnamon Walnut Bread Recipe

You know you’ve cooked an amazing bread when people just want to it the entire loaf in one sitting. Cinnamon walnut bread is the best example of bread that people will make people want more. I put this recipe together daily at Aux Delices, and it always goes quickly. This bread is addictive, and it’s hard to resist. Cinnamon walnut bread is so hard to resist that I try not to make it too often at home.

Pair a loaf of cinnamon walnut bread with some scrambled eggs and you’ve got a meal to love.

Cinnamon Walnut Bread Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup sour cream

Filling Ingredients

3 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

Cinnamon Walnut Bread Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 Degrees Fahrenheit
2. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder in a small bowl
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on medium-high speed until well mixed
4. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until incorporated
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6. Scrape down the sides of the bowl once or twice
7. Add the vanilla and then alternate adding the sour cream with the dry ingredients until mixed
8. Scrape the bottom of the bowl once or twice while mixing

Filling Directions

1. Mix the walnuts, sugar, and cinnamon

Baking Instructions

1. Spoon half of the batter into a 3x9x5-inch loaf pan
2. Sprinkle half of the filling over the batter
3. Add the rest of the batter to the pan
4. Sprinkle the rest of the filling over the top of the loaf
5. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out dry

This cinnamon-walnut quick bread recipe will impress your friends and family and will surely go quick. Be warned, though, once you make it, you will be asked or even want to make it over and over again. Bring the bread to a dinner party, or hide it to keep it all to yourself. You can even add other recipes that are equally as good to your tool box from the Dinnertime Survival Cookbook.