Cinnamon Swirl Egg Bread

A tasty sweet bread. Good served for a special breakfast or brunch, like christmas morning.

Combine 2 cups of the flour and the yeast.

In a saucepan heat and stir milk , 3 t.

Sugar , margarine and salt until warm and margarine almost melts.

Add to flour mixture along with eggs.

Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds , scraping bowl constantly.

Beat on high speed for 3 minutes.

Using a spoon , stir in as much remaining flour as you can.

Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.

Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderate stiff dough that is smooth and elastic.

Shape into a ball.

Place in a lightly greased bowl.

Turn once to grease surface.

Cover and let rise in a warm place until double.

Punch dough down.

Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.

Divide in half.

Cover and let rise 10 minutes.

Roll each half of dough into a 12 x 7 inch rectangle.

Brush lightly with water.

Combine 1 / 2 cup sugar and cinnamon.

Sprinkle half of the cinnamon-sugar mixture over each rectangle.

Roll up from one of the short sides.

Seal edge and en.

all-purpose flour, yeast, milk, sugar, margarine, salt, eggs, cinnamon