Ingredients
Dough
-
2 pkgs.
dry yeast
-
1/2
cup warm water
-
1/4
cup butter
-
1/2
cup milk
-
2 eggs,
lightly beaten
-
1 tsp.
salt
-
1/4
cup sugar
-
1 1/2
cups whole wheat flour
-
3 to
4 cups all-purpose flour
-
Topping
-
1/4
cup sugar
-
3/4
cup brown sugar, packed
-
2 tsp.
cinnamon
-
1/3
cup butter, melted
Method
Dissolve
the yeast in the warm water in a large mixing bowl.
Meanwhile,
melt the butter over the stove in a saucepan, add the milk and heat
just until warm.
Pour
the milk and butter mixture in the bowl with the yeast.
Add
the eggs, salt, sugar and wheat flour. Stir well.
Add
the white flour one cup at a time until you can form a ball.
Turn
the dough out onto a floured surface and knead for five minutes.
Place
the dough in a large, lightly greased bowl.
Cover
with plastic wrap or a damp cloth, and set in a warm spot,
free
from drafts.
Once
the dough has doubled in size, usually in about 1 1/2 hours,
punch
it down.
For
the topping, mix the sugars and cinnamon in a medium sized bowl.
Melt
the butter and pour it into a separate bowl.
Then
roll the dough out into a log shape about 3 1/2 inches wide
and
cut into 1 inch pieces.
Roll
each piece into a ball, dip it in the melted butter, then toss
it
in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
Place
two layers of the balls in a greased, 10 inch tube pan.
Cover
the pan with plastic wrap or a damp cloth and let the dough
rise
until it has doubled in size, usually for about 45 minutes.
In
a preheated 350 degree oven, bake the bread for 25 minutes.
Serve
warm.
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