Swirl Bread

Ingredients
All purpose flour-3 cups
Milk powder-3 tbsps
Active yeast-2 tbsps
Powdered Sugar-3 tsps
Salt-half tsp
Baking powder-1/2 tsp
Melted butter to brush-2-3 tbsps
Cinnamon-1 tbsp
Sweetened cocoa-2 tbsps
Oil to knead the dough

Method

1.Sieve the flour before using it for twice

2.Take 1/3 cup of lukewarm water ,1/2 tsp of sugar and yeast in a bowl. Let it proof for ten minutes
Once it rises and foams on top, its ready to use.

3.Add in the sugar,milk powder,salt and baking powder

4.Knead the flour and yeast mixture into soft and moist dough without over kneading.
Cover with cling form or cloth

5.Allow the dough to rise into double for 30 mins..
Punch it and knead the dough gently for 5 minutes

6.Spread the dough and sprinkle cocoa and cinnamon powder
and roll gently making the layers tightened with each layer.
Push the roll from behind to make it perfect.
Fold the both the sides of the edges
Allow it to raise for 20 minutes

7.Preheat the oven at 170’C and melt the butter in the oven for 30 seconds

8.Set the bread loaf tin with butter paper wraping all the sides.
Move the bread to the loaf tin and brush the top with melted butter.

9.Bake it for 25 minutes until crusty brown layer forms..

10.Remove the loaf from oven and brush some more butter on top
Let it cool before you slice it

Notes
1.If the dough is sticky, apply oil in hands and knead the dough..This avoids using excess flour.
2.To find a perfect baked bread, tap the crust of the bread on top or bottom to hear a hollow sound
3.Kneading the dough is more important to get more softer and lighter slices