OVERNIGHT PULL-APART CINNAMON LOAF

OVERNIGHT PULL-APART CINNAMON LOAF image

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3/4 cup milk
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 tsp. salt
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter, melted
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 to 2 Tbsp. milk
Chopped pistachio nuts (optional)

Steps:

1. In a small saucepan heat milt just until warm (105F to 115F). Pour into large mixing bowl, then let then add the yeast. Stir until yeast dissolved. Let stand 5 minutes or until foamy. 2. With a mixer, beat 1/4 cup melted butter, 2 Tsp sugar, egg, and salt into yeast mixture until combined. Add half the flour, then beat on low for 30 seconds, scraping bowl as needed. increase speed to medium and beat 3 minutes more. Stir in remaining flour. Shape in a ball (dough will not be smooth). Transfere to an oiled bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight. (or to make right away, cover and set aside in a warm place to rise 45 to 60 minutes or until nearly double.) 3. Butter a 9X5X3-inch loaf pa; set aside. Remove dough from refrigerator. On lightly floured surface roll dough to 20X12-inch rectangle. [Creating the loaf: Making the pull-apart layers is easy. Roll the dough to a rectangle. Top with the melted butter and cinnamon-sugar. Cut in strips and stack. Next, but the stack in pieces, then stagger them in a loaf pan. Space around the pieces with fill in as the dough rises and bakes.] Brush with 1/4 cup melted butter and sprinkle with a mixture of 3/4 cup sugar and cinnamon. Cut dough rectangle crosswise in five 12X4-inch strips. Stack strips, then cut six 4X2-inch pieces. Loosely stagger pieces in prepared pan, cut sides up. 4. Let rise in a warm place 45 minutes or until nearly double in size. Preheat oven to 350F. Bake loaf 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack fro 10 minutes. Remove from pan and transfer to serving plate. Drizzle with Quick Glaze and sprinkle with nuts, if desired. Cool 20 minutes more. Pull apart slice or slice to serve. Quick Glaze: In a small bowl stir together 1 cup powered sugar, 1/2tsp. vanilla, and 1 to 2 Tbsp. milk for drizzling consistency.