I just realized that the last 3 out of 4 posts have to do with bread. I hope you don’t mind. I just have a thing for bread. . .(good thing I like to run!).
And, when it’s below freezing for multiple days in a row, it’s only natural that I would warm up the house by making a loaf of bread.
This time I opted for an easy quick bread. This cinnamon swirl yogurt quick bread did a great job of both warming the house and satisfying our taste buds! The yogurt replaces all but a tiny bit of olive oil and keeps the bread from drying out right away.
Ribbons of cinnamon and brown sugar are swirled throughout the inside to give a hint of cinnamon in each bite.
The top is covered with a sprinkling of coarse sugar to give the bread a slight, sugary crunch when you first bite into it.
Perfect with a glass of milk or a mug of coffee, this cinnamon swirl yogurt quick bread is best enjoyed while wrapped in your favorite blanket while watching the snow fall (or freezing rain, whatever part of the storm your region gets today!)!
- 1¼ C whole wheat flour
- 1¼ C all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 C plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp olive oil or canola oil
- ¼ C honey
- ⅓ C non-fat milk
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ C brown sugar
- 1 tsp coarse sugar, for sprinkling
- Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, vanilla, yogurt, oil, honey, and milk.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
- In a small dish mix together cinnamon and brown sugar.
- Pour ⅓ of the batter into prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle with ⅓/ of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Top with another ⅓ of the batter and sprinkle with another ⅓ of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Top with remaining batter. Carefully swirl knife through batter crosswise.
- Top with remaining cinnamon sugar mixture and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out almost clean (has just a few crumbs). You don't want to over bake the bread as it will dry out.
- Allow bread to cool for 20 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Definitely not complaining about all of the bread you’ve been posting! It’s especially comforting baking up a fresh loaf during this cold weather. Love this quick bread – I bet it would make killer french toast too 🙂
mmm this looks totally dreamy! I’m definitely taking a stab at this this weekend. Thanks for the recipe!
This quick bread is SO pretty! I am all over anything that has carbs and a cinnamon swirl. And, this is healthy? This is my kind of bread. Pinning fo’ sho’
I love the swirls of the cinnamon throughout the bread, love it!
I can’t get enough of quick breads like this! Looks absolutely delicious.
Bread is NEVAH a bad thing! Loooove cinnamon for breakfast time and loooove how this recipe is pretty healthy!
Wish I had a slice right now! Absolutely gorgeous.
Mmmm! Bring on all the bread! 😉 Bread is basically the best and this is no exception!!! 😀
I’ve been on a bread kick lately, and I love that I already have all the ingredients for this one at home! Anything cinnamon is all right by me. Can’t wait to try!
i love yogurt quick bread! this looks amazing with coffee for a sunday morning, thanks for sharing!
I’m in that after-lunch snack mode and would love a piece of this right now! haha Plus, I can never say no to cinnamon swirl anything : )
looks delicious, jessica! i love baking with yogurt. 🙂
I have a REAL thing for bread too, only I have not been running:( oh well making this anyway
I can’t get enough of bread so these recipes are perfect! Love the cinnamon swirl and yogurt! Have a great weekend Jessica! 🙂
Never to much bread! This looks incredible!
That cinnamon swirl is calling to me!! Great loaf!
Holy cow! I love baking in the winter to warm the house. Of course the adding bonus is the smells and delicious creations that come out of the oven. This is clearly a winter.
what a lovely bread. I love the flavors of cinnamon… 🙂 Hope you have a great weekend.
I also love to make bread! This looks great and would be a wonderful addition to any breakfast….or lunch….or dinner. Really, a great addition to anything! 😉
I never mind bread! Love this!
Cinnamon bread is one of my favourite quick breads – love that you used yogurt in this one!
I love quick bread…because usually I want some bread and I want it NOW 🙂
Cinnamon swirl bread with a nice cup of coffee sounds like a great way to start and end my day!
How could I mind!? BRING ON THE BREAD! Especially ones with cinnamon swirls in them. (drool). What a way to warm up the house (and me!) during the chilly weather! 😀
I love baking recipes with yogurt in it. I’m not a great baker, and don’t bake often, but I find myself more often than not gravitating towards breads and muffins with yogurt as an ingredient (espec. Greek yogurt). I find it just makes the baking more tasty and moist. Anywhooo, this recipe looks amazing and definitely something I’m going to try out – looks like the perfect comfort food to go with a cup of coffee on a chilly winter day. Thanks for sharing it.
This bread was delicious! I made mine using applesauce instead of oil and I also used almond milk and it turned out wonderful and extra crunchy on top! Yum!
I made this with non-Greek plain yogurt, and that works too. I like that it’s not too sweet. This makes a nice breakfast. Thanks for the recipe!
I had high hopes for this. I just made this recipe and followed it exactly. I found the directions regarding ‘”pouring and swirling” to not really apply. When the wet and dry ingredients were combined it was very dense. I love ww flour but it does tend to thicken things up. I divided the dough into 3 sections and patted them into the pan. (I re read the directions 3 times and I did do it correctly) I baked for 40 minutes, tested it and it was doughy in the middle so went for another 5 minutes, still not done then went for another 3 and it dried it out too much. All in all, we will eat it because I hate to toss anything, but wouldn’t bake it again. We may try it sliced and broiled with some butter on it.
I’m sorry this didn’t work for you!