Vegan Date Cinnamon Swirl Bread

I all the time cherished cinnamon bread rising up, particularly for toast!  It was wonderful with some butter on it for a breakfast deal with!  I most well-liked the plain cinnamon, not the cinnamon raisin as a result of I’m not a giant raisin fan.  However I used to be considering lately, you realize what would make cinnamon raisin swirl bread higher?  In the event you changed the raisins with dates and made Vegan Date Cinnamon Swirl Bread!  So I made a decision to make some and check out it out, and it ended up being a beautiful thought!

I really like baking bread, it’s so stress-free kneading the dough!  I have not made a lot sandwich model yeast bread, up to now I often simply make issues like baguettes which might be free kind.  However I’ve been on a sandwich model bread kick currently making a strawberry swirl bread after which this one!  For this one I used a mix of entire wheat flour and white flour to offer it a bit extra heartiness and I loved the consequence!  This dough is sweetened with a little bit of maple syrup and vanilla and it’s simply sufficient to offer it a touch of sweetness however not make it overly candy.  For the swirl I used a mix of cinnamon, maple, and gooey dates and it labored out good!  This bread smelled so wonderful whereas baking!

If you do not have time to bake this bread after making the dough, you’re in luck!  After putting it into the pan you possibly can refrigerate it in a single day and let it rise slowly, then carry it as much as room temperature the following day for 1 hour and bake it then!  How handy is that?!  I generally do that as a result of if I’m making one thing after work I simply have time for half the method and it really works nice. 

I couldn’t wait to attempt the bread!  It was so scrumptious, the dates baked into gooey little caramelly pockets and the maple sugar caramelized with them to create deliciousness!  This bread is so good I can eat it plain!  However it’s much more scrumptious with some vegan butter.  It’s waaayyy higher than cinnamon raisin bread!  If you’re a cinnamon bread fan, give this Vegan Date Cinnamon Swirl Bread a attempt!  It makes the proper Saturday morning deal with!

Vegan Date Cinnamon Swirl Bread

Makes 1 loaf

Dough:

• 1/2 cup heat water ( 105-110F levels)
• 1 packet energetic dry yeast (1/4 oz)
• 3/4 cup heat full fats coconut milk (I warmed it up on the range)
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 Tbsp floor flax seed, blended with 3 Tbsp filtered water
• 1 1/2 cups natural all objective flour
• 2 cups entire wheat flour
• coconut oil for brushing

Filling:

• 1 cup chopped pitted dates
• 1 Tbsp cinnamon
• 2 Tbsp maple syrup
• 1 1/2 Tbsp coconut sugar or brown sugar

Directions:

1. To make the dough, mix the yeast and the nice and cozy water (about 110F levels, you do not wish to kill the yeast) plus a pinch of maple sugar and stir to dissolve. Let sit 5-10 minutes till it begins to foam.
2. In a big bowl, mix the coconut milk, sugar, vanilla extract, salt and flax combination and blend collectively to mix.
3. Add the yeast, and a couple of cups of flour and blend to mix.
4. Add the remaining 1 1/2 cups of flour and blend till you’ve a clean dough (it’s possible you’ll want to make use of your palms on the finish to combine it in).
5. Prove onto a calmly floured floor, and knead for 5-10 minutes till clean and supple. Whether it is too sticky add somewhat flour however you wish to add as little as doable as a result of in case you add an excessive amount of the dough will get powerful.
6. Place in an oiled bowl, and canopy. Let rise for about 1 1/2 hours till doubled in dimension.
7. When it’s prepared, end up onto the counter or a board and roll out right into a 16×20 inch rectangle.
8. Combine collectively the cinnamon and maple syrup.
9. Unfold the combination evenly over the dough, leaving a 1 inch boarder.  Then sprinkle with coconut sugar.
10. Sprinkle the dates over that randomly.
11. Roll it up, beginning with the brief finish, then pinch the ends shut and the seam alongside the facet.
12. Place seam facet down into an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch greased loaf pan.
13. Cowl and let rise for 45 minutes.
14. In the meantime warmth the oven to 350F levels.
15. When the bread has risen for 45 minutes, brush it with coconut oil, and place it within the preheated oven and bake for about 1 hour till the interior temperature is 190F levels or increased and the bread is cooked via.  You could have to tent it with foil partway via if it will get too brown, I tented mine at half-hour as a result of it was excellent.
16. Take away from the oven and let cool.
17. Get pleasure from!

This bread retains coated at room temperature for as much as 3 days, or refrigerated for as much as 1 week. You can too freeze it, tightly wrapped or in an hermetic container for a number of months.