Step 1

Preheat oven to 350° F (static) or 325° F (convection).

Step 3

Mix dry ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside.

Step 5

In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, oil and egg.

Step 7

Add dry ingredients to mixing bowl together with the milk, stirring just until smooth.

Step 9

Oil a loaf pan (I recommend a 9×5 pan or 4 mini loaf pans), then fill with half of the batter. Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture over the batter until it is entirely covered. (Optional: cut down through the batter with a butter knife in one direction, then in another, to spread the mixture into the batter in a swirled pattern so that it does not form a solid line through the center of the bread.)

Step 11

Pour remaining batter on top, smooth with a rubber spatula, then sprinkle remaining cinnamon-sugar.

Step 13

Bake in preheated oven for 50-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean (30 minutes or so, for mini loaf pans)