Description
Dollywood Bread is a sweet, cinnamon-sugar coated pull-apart bread with a buttery glaze, inspired by the famous treat from Dollywood theme park. This loaf features soft, fluffy bread dough slashed to create a signature pull-apart texture, baked until golden, and finished with a smooth confectioner’s sugar glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
For the bread:
- 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 lb. frozen bread dough, thawed
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
For the glaze:
- 1 cup confectioner’s sugar, sifted
- 3 Tbsp water
Instructions
- Prepare the pan: Spray an 8 1⁄2 by 4 1⁄2 by 2 1⁄2-inch loaf pan with cooking spray and line it with parchment paper to ensure easy removal of the bread.
- Mix cinnamon sugar: In a shallow dish, mix 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon with 1/2 cup granulated sugar and set aside.
- Slash the dough: Make 4 deep, horizontal slits on the top of the thawed bread dough to create the signature pull-apart effect.
- Brush with butter: Generously brush the loaf all over with 4 tablespoons of melted unsalted butter, making sure to coat the crevices, sides, and bottom completely.
- Coat in cinnamon sugar: Roll the buttered loaf in the cinnamon sugar mixture so it adheres well into all the slits and crevices.
- Let the dough rise: Place the loaf in the prepared pan and set it in a warm place to rise for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Bake the bread: Bake the bread for 35 minutes or until the top turns golden brown and the bread is fully cooked.
- Make the glaze: In a small bowl, combine 1 cup of sifted confectioner’s sugar with 3 tablespoons of water. Stir until smooth to form a drizzle-able glaze.
- Cool and glaze: Remove the bread from the pan and place it on a wire rack to cool slightly. Drizzle the warm bread with the glaze, then add more glaze once the bread has cooled completely for an extra sweet finish.
Notes
- Make sure the bread dough is fully thawed before working with it for best rising results.
- Be generous with the butter to get the cinnamon sugar to stick well and penetrate the slits.
- Adjust the amount of water in the glaze to get your preferred glaze consistency—thicker or thinner.
- You can use store-bought frozen bread dough or homemade dough if you prefer.
- For a deeper cinnamon flavor, you can increase cinnamon to 1 tablespoon if desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
