Who needs Dollywood when you can make their famous cinnamon bread at home? ✨ Gooey cinnamon glaze, buttery goodness, and pull-apart perfection—this loaf is a winner! Ready to indulge? #CinnamonBread #SweetTreats. Recreate Dollywood’s famous cinnamon bread at home! This soft, gooey, pull-apart bread is coated in cinnamon sugar and butter—a family favourite.
If you’re a fan of warm, gooey, cinnamon-filled delights, then this Copycat Dollywood Cinnamon Bread is about to become your new obsession. While cinnamon rolls have long been my weekend brunch go-to, this pull-apart bread has earned a permanent spot in my recipe book—and my heart.
A Dollywood Dream
This recipe idea was born after watching Josh and Ollie rave about Dollywood’s famous cinnamon bread on YouTube. Their glowing review—and the crowd of people urging them to try it—made it clear that this was no ordinary loaf of bread. Living far from Dollywood, I wasn’t sure when (or if) I’d ever get to experience it firsthand, so I decided to recreate the magic at home.
Dollywood’s cinnamon bread is an iconic treat from the Grist Mill, freshly baked daily to the delight of park visitors. Soft, yeasted bread coated with cinnamon, sugar, and butter, often topped with powdered sugar glaze, or served with apple butter—what’s not to love? It’s no surprise that guests form long lines just to grab a loaf.
What Sets This Recipe Apart
While there are official recipes for Dollywood’s cinnamon bread, I couldn’t resist tweaking it to suit my family’s taste. The result? A loaf so light, buttery, and flavourful everyone at home couldn’t resist.
What makes this cinnamon bread different from cinnamon rolls?
Pull-apart perfection: The dough is softer than typical cinnamon roll dough, making it easy to pull off sections by hand.
A gooey glaze: A hint of corn syrup in the topping creates an irresistibly sticky, caramel-like finish.
Butter-coated brilliance: The entire loaf is bathed in melted butter before being dusted with a cinnamon-sugar mixture.
And while the original Dollywood version is served with apple butter, we opted to enjoy ours straight out of the oven—no extras needed!
Why You’ll Love It
Light and fluffy texture: The dough is so soft; it practically melts in your mouth.
Gooey cinnamon goodness: The brown sugar and cinnamon glaze seeps into every crevice, making each bite heavenly.
Easy to make: With just a few simple steps, you’ll have a bakery-worthy treat right at home.
This bread is perfect for sharing (or not—no judgment if you finish a loaf by yourself!). It’s great for brunch, an afternoon snack, or even dessert.
A Taste of Dollywood at Home
While Dollywood boasts the world’s fastest wooden roller coaster and scenic Smoky Mountain views, the cinnamon bread is undoubtedly a highlight for food lovers. Recreating it at home is a way to bring a little bit of that theme park magic into your own kitchen.
So, the next time you’re craving something sweet and comforting, give this Copycat Dollywood Cinnamon Bread a try. It might just become a new family favourite!
In a small bowl, combine yeast with ½ cup warm water and a pinch of sugar. Let it sit for about 5 minutes until foamy.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix the bread flour and salt. Add the melted butter (ensure it’s not hot) and the yeast mixture.
Using the dough hook attachment, knead the mixture for 10 minutes until the dough becomes smooth and elastic.
Transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap or a clean towel, and place in a warm area. Let it rise for about 1 hour or until doubled in size.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and grease it with a little bit of oil. Punch down the risen dough and divide it into two equal portions.
Shape each portion into a 3 x 6-inch rectangle and place them on the prepared sheet. Lightly grease plastic wrap with oil and cover the dough. Let rise again until doubled, about 30 minutes.
In a dish, whisk together the melted butter and golden syrup.
In another dish, mix the white sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
Preheat your oven to 180°C. Line two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans with parchment paper.
Use a sharp knife to cut 4 deep slashes across the top of each loaf, slicing halfway through the dough. Be gentle, as the dough is soft and may deflate slightly.
Dip each loaf into the butter mixture, turning to coat both sides thoroughly. Then coat each loaf in the cinnamon-sugar mixture, ensuring the topping gets into the slashes. Place the coated loaves into the prepared loaf pans.
Drizzle any remaining butter mixture over the loaves and sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon-sugar topping.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 25 minutes or until the loaves are lightly browned and fragrant.
Carefully lift the bread out of the pans using the parchment paper and let them cool on a wire rack for about 15 minutes.
I never heard of Dollywood’s cinnamon bread before but I can immediately see the appeal. Who doesn’t love a butter, cinnamon-sugar treat, after all? I don’t even need to have the original to know I’d love your version.
This looks delicious and so much fun Raymund! I can however think of one reason to still eat it at Dollywood. If I made this at home I might eat the whole thing!
Interesting shape! No doubt it’s delicious, but I still prefer the classic cinnamon rolls :-)
I never heard of Dollywood’s cinnamon bread before but I can immediately see the appeal. Who doesn’t love a butter, cinnamon-sugar treat, after all? I don’t even need to have the original to know I’d love your version.
This might be the perfect reason to go to Dollywood, though I really love that woman.
This looks delicious and so much fun Raymund! I can however think of one reason to still eat it at Dollywood. If I made this at home I might eat the whole thing!