Pull Apart Loaf

The smell of yeast and cinnamon filled the house while I was making this bread. I think people should stop buying air fresheners and just start baking bread at home. There is nothing compared to this smell out there. PLUS you get to eat tasty bread at the end of it... can't say that about an air freshener!


You start with a yeast based dough and roll it out thin. 1 Tbs melted butter or oil brushed on top, along with 1/3 cup sucanat and 2 Tbs cinnamon.


Slice into long strips and stack them up. This part was the hardest part... sucanat was falling all over the place, but I think it still turned out looking pretty awesome.


Slice your long strip into sections and stack them into a loaf pan. Let rise 30 minutes, then bake for 30. Unmold, and have fun pulling the pieces apart and enjoying! I felt like this needed some icing to make it more dessert like... but if you are having this as a more breakfast treat it's perfect as is.

*drool*

I followed along with this recipe via Naturally Ella. I didn't have almond oil or milk on hand though so I used melted butter and fat free milk (making these not vegan) but since everyone at the party was a carnivore I wasn't worried :) I also made this in a loaf pan whereas she used a jumbo muffin tin for individual serving sizes.


Cinnamon Fantails
By: Naturally Ella

Ingredients

* 3/4 cup almond milk
* 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
* 1 tablespoon maple syrup
* 2 tablespoons almond oil
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 tablespoons ground flax seed
* 6 tablespoons warm water
* 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour (or regular whole wheat flour)
* 1/2-1 cup unbleached all purpose flour (I ended up adding 1.5 cups)

Filling

* 1 tablespoon almond oil
* 1/3 cup sucanat
* 2 tablespoons cinnamon

Directions

* In a small bowl combine ground flax seed and water, set aside. Heat almond milk (either in a sauce pan or microwave)- don't let it get too hot (I zapped mine in the microwave for about a minute.)
* In a stand mixer bowl, add milk, yeast, and sugar. Let sit for about five minutes or until yeast activates. Add in oil, flax seed mixture, salt, and the wheat flour. Give a good stir with a spoon and then turn on the mixer with the dough hook. Begin adding the all-purpose flour 1/4 cup at a time, letting it mix in before adding more. You want your dough to be soft (but not sticky) and the key to that is adding just enough flour so that it pulls away from the sides of the bowl but may still slightly stick to the bottom and letting it knead for 5-8 minutes.
* Once the dough is here, scoop out of the bowl, form into a ball, place back in the bowl, brush it with a oil, and let it sit in a warm, draft free spot for 1- 1 1/2 hours.
* Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and roll out into a 8 by 12 rectangle. Brush oil over surface and sprinkle with sucanat and cinnamon. Cut the dough into 6 strips (cutting the shorter of the length-it's easier to handle.) Stack the strips on top of each other and cutting downward, cut 6 pieces for jumbo muffin tins or 8-10 for regular size muffin tins. Brush muffin tins with oil and place each piece in the tin. Cover and let rise again.
* After about a half hour of rising, pre-heat your oven to 350˚. Once rolls have risen and oven is up to temperature, bake for 15-20 minutes. Fantails should be firm to the touch and golden brown. Remove from oven and eat warm! You can also add your favorite icing but these were delicious even without the extra sugar!

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