Dollywood Christmas Giveaway: Cinnamon Bread

INTERVIEWER: OKAY. YOU CAN’T COME TO DOLLYWOOD WITHOUT COMING OVER TO SEE AND THE FAMOUS CINNAMON BREAD. IT’S THE MOST FAMOUS BREAD IN AMERICA. HOW ARE YOU, FRANKIE?
FRANKIE: I’M GOOD. YOU?
INTERVIEWER: HOW LONG YOU BEEN KNEADING THIS DOUGH?
FRANKIE: SIX, OR SEVEN YEARS WITH THE.
INTERVIEWER: SIX OR SEVEN YEARS?
FRANKIE: YES.
INTERVIEWER: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN DOLLYWOOD?
FRANKIE: ABOUT 15, 16 YEARS.
INTERVIEWER: FRANKIE, THAT’S AMAZING.
FRANKIE: THANK YOU.
INTERVIEWER: DO YOU HAVE FAMILY HERE AS WELL?
FRANKIE: HERE AS IN …
INTERVIEWER: WORKING.
FRANKIE: IN TENNESSEE, YES, NOT WORKING, NO, NOT WORKING.
INTERVIEWER: OKAY. WHAT I LOVE ABOUT DOLLYWOOD, AND THE STORIES THAT WE’VE HEARD FROM EVERYONE, YOU’VE ALL BEEN HERE SO LONG.
FRANKIE: YES.
INTERVIEWER: WHY?
FRANKIE: THE ATMOSPHERE.
INTERVIEWER: YEAH.
FRANKIE: IT’S FAMILY ORIENTED, THE ATMOSPHERE.
INTERVIEWER: YOU KNOW THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS STORES TO COME INTO?
FRANKIE: YES. ACTUALLY IT IS.
INTERVIEWER: I WAS TOLD, I THINK IT’S IN THE SUMMER, YOU DO ROUGHLY 1500 LOAVES A DAY?
FRANKIE: MORE.
INTERVIEWER: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
FRANKIE: NO.
INTERVIEWER: HOW MANY?
FRANKIE: 800 TO 1500 LOAVES ON A AVERAGE DAY.
INTERVIEWER: OH MY. PEOPLE THAT’S A LOT OF BREAD. ALL RIGHT. NOW, YOU TELL US WHAT YOU DO AND HOW YOU DO IT?
FRANKIE: WELL, WE START WITH THE LOAVES OF BREAD.
INTERVIEWER: YEAH.
FRANKIE: WE SCORE IT FOUR TIMES, SO WE CAN GET THE CINNAMON SUGAR DOWN IN THE LOAVES.
INTERVIEWER: AH.
FRANKIE: AND THEN WE DIP IT IN BUTTER.
INTERVIEWER: WELL HOW LONG’S THAT BEEN SITTING THERE FOR?
FRANKIE: JUST NOT VERY LONG. IT’S BEEN SITTING HERE AND WE HAVE TO LET IT PROOF.
INTERVIEWER: YEAH.
FRANKIE: AND THEN WE DIP IT IN THE BUTTER.
INTERVIEWER: ALL RIGHT.
FRANKIE: AND THE CINNAMON AND SUGAR.
INTERVIEWER: OH, OKAY.
FRANKIE: PUT IT ON THE PAPER. PUT IT IN THE LITTLE PANS, AND BAKE IT.
INTERVIEWER: ALL RIGHT.
FRANKIE: BUT SOMETIMES WE LET IT RISE AGAIN AFTER WE PUT IT IN THE PAN.
INTERVIEWER: OH.
FRANKIE: IT DEPENDS ON HOW …
INTERVIEWER: OKAY. WELL I WANT YOU TO SHOW ME. I WISH I COULD GET IN THERE AND HELP YOU, BUT I’M NOT ALLOWED, SO YOU SHOW ME HOW IT ALL WORKS.
FRANKIE: OKAY. THIS IS OUR LOAF OF BREAD, AND YOU CAN SEE IT’S SCORED.
INTERVIEWER: YEAH.
FRANKIE: YOU JUST DIP IT IN THE BUTTER.
INTERVIEWER: OH.
FRANKIE: OH, WAIT. JUST A MINUTE. WE HAVE TO MIX OUR CINNAMON AND SUGAR.
INTERVIEWER: OH YES, WE GOT TO GET THAT ALL RIGHT. HOW MUCH CINNAMON SUGAR DO YOU THINK YOU GO THROUGH A DAY?
FRANKIE: A LOT. WE HAVE 25 POUNDS BAGS, AND ON A BUSY DAY WE’LL GO THROUGH ANYWHERE FROM 30, TO 40, TO 50 BAGS A DAY.
INTERVIEWER: NO.
FRANKIE: IT JUST DEPENDS, YES.
INTERVIEWER: 30 TO 50 BAGS A DAY?
FRANKIE: YES.
INTERVIEWER: OH MY LORD. WHAT ABOUT ALL THAT BUTTER?
FRANKIE: THAT BUTTER …
INTERVIEWER: CASES AND CASES.
FRANKIE: YES.
INTERVIEWER: MY LORD. THAT’S A LOT OF COWS TO MILK TO MAKE THAT BUTTER. HOW MANY COWS YOU MILK IN A DAY?
FRANKIE: WELL WE HAVE PLENTY IN TENNESSEE.
INTERVIEWER: EXACTLY. NOW WE’RE JUST MIXING THIS UP, SO IT’S ALL PERFECTLY DONE.
FRANKIE: YES.
INTERVIEWER: HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD YOU NORMALLY HAVE WORKING BEHIND HERE ON A BUSY DAY?
FRANKIE: ON A REALLY BUSY DAY SOMETIMES THREE, MAYBE FOUR.
INTERVIEWER: JUST PUMPING THAT BREAD OUT.
FRANKIE: SOMETIMES TWO.
INTERVIEWER: WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS THAT PEOPLE LOVE ABOUT THIS BREAD? WHY IS IT SO FAMOUS?
FRANKIE: THE TASTE.
INTERVIEWER: REALLY.
FRANKIE: THE TASTE.
INTERVIEWER: OH MY GOSH. LOOK AT THE WAY THAT’S …
FRANKIE: YOU JUST DIP IT IN THE CINNAMON AND SUGAR, GET IT DOWN IN THE GROOVES THERE. COAT IT REALLY WELL AND PUT IT ON THE PAPER. THIS IS THE HARDEST PART I THINK OF THE JOB IS GETTING THE PAPER LOOSE.
INTERVIEWER: OH, REALLY.
FRANKIE: YOU JUST PUT IT IN THE PAN.
INTERVIEWER: THAT’S IT?
FRANKIE: UH HUH. LET IT RISE, AND THEN BAKE IT.
INTERVIEWER: OKAY, LET’S DO ANOTHER ONE.
FRANKIE: OKAY.
INTERVIEWER: HOW LONG DOES IT BAKE FOR?
FRANKIE: 32 MINUTES.
INTERVIEWER: 32 MINUTES.
FRANKIE: 32 MINUTES.
INTERVIEWER: ALL RIGHT.
FRANKIE: ON AVERAGE FROM BEGINNING TO FINISH WITH THE BREAD, WITH EACH BREAD, THE AVERAGE PROCESS IS ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF TO TWO HOURS.
INTERVIEWER: OKAY. NOW I NEED TO TRY SOME.
FRANKIE: WELL THIS IS A PIECE JUST FOR YOU.
INTERVIEWER: OH, YUM.
FRANKIE: IT JUST CAME OUT OF THE OVEN.
INTERVIEWER: OH MY GOD.
FRANKIE: IT’S VERY GOOD. IS IT GOOD? NOW WE ALSO HAVE THE ICING TO GO ON IT, AND THE APPLE BUTTER, HOMEMADE APPLE BUTTER.
INTERVIEWER: THIS IS ENOUGH.