Cinnamon Yummies

Multi-Grain Cinnamon Pull Apart Loaf

Dough:
1 pkg active dry yeast
3/4 cup warm water
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 Tbsp melted butter
1 egg
1 3/4 to 2 1/4 cups flour

Filling:
3 Tbsp soft butter
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon

Glaze:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
4 tsp heavy whipping cream
2 tsp soft butter

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add oats, wheat flour, brown sugar, egg, and 1 cup flour.  Beat until smooth.  Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft yet still sticky dough.

Turn onto lightly floured surface (adding flour as needed) and knead until smooth and elastic (about 6-8 minutes).  Place in greased bowl turning once to coat all sides.  Cover and let stand in warm place until doubled (about an hour) <I heat up a glass of water in the micro and push the now hot water to the back and use this as my warm spot>

Punch dough down.  Roll into 18in x 12 in rectangle (or close enough).  Spread with filling butter right to the edges.  Combine filling cinnamon and sugar (you can use white sugar I just find that brown sugar makes it better) and sprinkle this over the butter right up to the edge.

Cut into rectangles (your goal is 36 3in x 2 in rectangles - I managed to get close to this but then I didn't measure my original rectangle either and don't much care).  Make 3 stacks of rectangle goodness.  Place cut side up into greased 9x5 loaf pan.  Cover and let rise until double (about 45 minutes).  Preheat your oven to 375 while doubling.  

Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. I bake on the lesser minutes as I like my cinnamon yummies to be just a tad gooey.  Cool about 10 minutes before removing from pan.

Make glaze by adding everything and stirring until smooth.  Drizzle over the warm bread. I cut glaze in half as 1 cup of confectioner's sugar seemed a bit much to me and it would have been.  But, if you prefer cinnamon yummies with your glaze feel free to double.

These are super simple to make - it's just the bread making process of waiting for it to rise twice that makes it take awhile.  But, so worth it.  And you can use this same recipe and just do different things to the dough to make different results - for instance roll jelly roll style and make rolls; or cut into long strips and twist for a twisted ring.  I might just make these again right now.  Best when warm but still pretty rockin' when it's not!