whole-grain cinnamon swirl bread
, when we lamented the fact that the people who raised us and claimed to love us still didn’t find it in their hearts to provide us with the specific food products we yearned for (basically, we are all the on the inside), I remembered yet another item on the denied list which was quickly added to my Writ of Grievances with my progenitors that I will carry with me to the grave and blame for all of my misfortunes, like that Amazon reviewer who said my cookbook was “tantamount to culinary fanfic.” Just kidding, I just took too many melodrama pills this morning.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Agave | 1 tsp (7g) | 21 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 5 cups (635 grams) white whole-wheat or regular whole-wheat flour
- Approximately 1 1/4 cups (160 grams) mixed whole grains (see suggestions at end)
- 2 teaspoons (14 grams) table salt or 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 4 tablespoons (about 50 grams) granulated or brown sugar, or 2 1/2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup (55 grams) vegetable oil or melted butter, cooled to lukewarm
- 1 1/4 cups lukewarm water (about 95 degrees; err on cool side if you don’t have a thermometer)
- 1 1/4 cups (300 grams) lukewarm milk
- 1 1/2 tablespoons (about 13 grams) instant yeast
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup (85 grams) raisins or currants
- 2 teaspoons (5 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water