Cinnamon Sugar Crusty Bread

I have been slacking on my How To Cooking segment on the blog, we have been pretty busy on the weekends and that’s usually when I have time to experiment with foods that I can feature. Those dried blueberries I made took a long time to get right and the conversations with my grandma were even longer. I am going to start it back up pretty soon! I’m missing my little teaching segments. Lately I have been craving lots of earthy spices: cinnamon, clove, ginger, rosemary, thyme, and sometimes tarragon have been used in all my cooking. Cinnamon has been my favorite to use and can be tasted in every bite of this bread.  Cinnamon Sugar Crusty Bread Recipe: 

1 2/3 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar (I used raw)
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
1 egg (beaten)
1 cup oil (I used coconut)
½ cup  hot water

Recipe Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees; in a large bowl whisk dry ingredients, add sugar, beaten egg, and oil. Mix all the ingredients, add water mixing quickly until all the water is incorporated into the batter. Place in a greased loaf pan and into the oven for 40-65 minutes. The bread is done once a tooth pick is inserted in the middle and comes out clean. Serve with vanilla ice cream or a glass of chocolate milk.

Recipe Notes: The water should be very hot, it will not make the egg scramble if you stir quickly and all the ingredients have been stirred together before the water is added. I used a raw sugar for this bread; the crystals were bigger making the top of the bread very crusty if you’re going to use regular brown sugar the bread might not be as crusty but it will be yummy.