Description
A soft, buttery loaf coated in cinnamon sugar that tastes just like a classic donut—perfect for breakfast, brunch, or snacking.
Ingredients
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk (or milk + 1 tbsp vinegar)
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
Topping:
2 tbsp melted butter
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
2. In a bowl, mix melted butter and sugar until smooth. Add eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk.
3. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
4. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet until just combined. Do not overmix.
5. Pour batter into loaf pan. Bake 45–50 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
6. Let cool 10 minutes, then remove from pan.
7. Brush top with melted butter, then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mix.
Notes
Store in airtight container up to 3 days.
Freeze slices individually wrapped for up to 2 months.
Can be made into 12 muffins; bake 18–22 minutes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg