Cinnamon Toast Breakfast Bake

There’s nothing better than breakfast for dessert....or dinner, right? I’m not much on breakfast for breakfast but serve it to me any other time and I’m okay with that. This little casserole is easy and works for just about any time. I served ours with a cream cheese frosting but maple syrup would be great, too. It reheats nicely in the microwave if by chance you have any leftovers. Keep this around for the upcoming holidays when you need a quick and easy dish to serve!

Cinnamon Toast Breakfast Bake

1 loaf french bread ~ cut into 1/2 in slices

1 cup milk

6 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

6 teaspoons cinnamon ~ divided use

2 teaspoons nutmeg

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 cup ready made (or homemade) cream cheese frosting OR maple syrup

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 inch casserole dish with cooking spray.

Arrange one layer of the sliced french bread in the bottom of the prepared pan.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla, 3 teaspoons of the cinnamon, and nutmeg.

Pour half of the egg/milk mixture over the sliced bread in the casserole dish.

Arrange the remaining bread on top of the bread in the dish and pour the egg/milk mixture over everything.

In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and the remaining cinnamon and sprinkle it on top of the soaked bread.

(At this point you can cover with foil and chill it for several hours or overnight to cook later.)

Bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.

Allow to cool about 10 minutes then serve with cream cheese frosting or maple syrup.

Cinnamon Butter Coffee Cake

When you get a rave review from a family member on a new recipe, then that right there is pretty sweet! I had this cake cooling on the counter when my daughter walked in and spied it right away. She dug in with no reserve (did I mention she's 7 months pregnant?) and pronounced it yummy! SHE said it tasted very close to the cinnamon swirl coffee cake that's sold at a famous coffee shop so I took that as high praise. When she left she took a large chunk home which was fine with me because the last thing I need in my house in a big pan of coffee cake....I don't care how good it is. And this is pretty stinkin' good.

Cinnamon Butter Coffee Cake

For the cake:

2 1/2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 butter ~ room temp, cut into 1 tablespoon pieces

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2/3 cup buttermilk (I used 2/3 cup regular milk with 1 teaspoon of vinegar)

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Add the butter and mix until crumbly.

Add the eggs, vanilla and buttermilk and beat until combined.

Set aside.

Filling:

1 1/4 cups brown sugar

1 tablespoon cinnamon

Combine ingredients in a medium bowl and set aside.

Crumb Topping:

1 cup cold butter ~ cut into 1 tablespoon pieces

2 1/4 cups flour

1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon

1 3/4 cup brown sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and mix with a pastry blender or your fingers until crumbly.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 inch baking pan with cooking spray.

Spread half of the cake batter into the prepared pan.

Sprinkle the filling on top of the batter.

Carefully spread the remaining batter on top of the filling.

Swirl mixture gently together with a butter knife to swirl together. 

Do not overmix.

Sprinkle the crumb topping over the batter mixture in the pan. It will look like a lot but that's okay!

Bake for 45 - 50 minutes until cake is done and is golden brown on top.

Allow to cool. Cut into squares.

Here's the ingredients.

FOR THE CAKE: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Add the butter and mix until crumbly.

Add the eggs, vanilla and buttermilk 

and beat until combined. Set aside.

FOR THE FILLING: Combine 

brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.

FOR THE CRUMB TOPPING: In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients.

Mix with a pastry blender or your 

fingers until crumbly.

Pour half of the cake batter into the 

pan the sprinkle with the filling mixture.

Next add the remaining cake batter 

and spread evenly. Then swirl with 

a butter knife.

Add the crumb topping and bake!

Yummy!

Cool then cut into squares!!

Cinnamon Sugar Biscuits

Aren't biscuits just about the perfect food? We love them here in the SFFS house. Breakfast, lunch or dinner....we are fans. They're also great for dessert or as a little sweet treat. Try these fun biscuits with some apple butter! They're not as hard to make as you might think!

Cinnamon Sugar Biscuits



1/4 cup sugar ~ divided use
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons COLD butter ~ cut into small cubes
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter ~ melted

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Lightly grease a cookie sheet.

In a small bowl, measure out 3 tablespoons of the sugar. Combine with the cinnamon. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and remaining sugar.

Cut the 6 tablespoons of cold butter into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter until mixture resembles peas.

Pour in the milk and stir until just combined.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat gently into an 8-inch circle.

Sprinkle with half of the cinnamon/sugar mixture then fold dough in half and press down gently to make the dough a little bigger.

Cut with a 2-inch biscuit cutter and place on prepared greased cookie sheet.

Brush biscuits with melted butter then sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon/sugar mixture.

Bake biscuits for about 15 minutes or until done.

Serve with apple butter or jam.

Makes about 8 biscuits.

 

Let's make some biscuits.

 

In a small bowl, measure out 3 

tablespoons of the sugar. Combine 

with the cinnamon. Set aside.

 

Cut the 6 tablespoons of cold butter 

into the flour, baking powder, salt and 

remaining sugar until mixture resemble coarse crumbs.

 

Pour in the milk and stir until just combined.

 

Turn dough out onto a lightly 

floured surface and pat gently 

into an 8-inch circle then sprinkle 

with half of the cinnamon/sugar mixture

 

Fold dough in half and press down gently 

to make the dough a little bigger.

 

Cut with a 2-inch biscuit cutter and 

place on prepared greased cookie sheet. 

Brush biscuits with melted butter then 

sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon/sugar mixture.

 

Bake!

 

Enjoy with some apple butter or jam!

Cinnamon Orange Pull-apart Bread

What can I say about this easy and yummy little recipe except it's easy and yummy! Fix this as part of breakfast or for a dessert. When I make this, we just snack on it for a few days. It's delicious right out of the oven but you can heat up a piece in the microwave for a few seconds and it's also out of this world. Just a fun and simple and good little treat!

Cinnamon Orange Pull-apart Bread



2 containers Grands biscuits
1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Juice and zest of 1 orange

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a bundt pan very well with cooking spray.

Sprinkle pecans in the bottom of the pan.

In a small saucepan, combine the juice, zest, sugar and cinnamon. 

Cook mixture until just boiling. Remove from heat.

Add vanilla and stir.

Open biscuit cans and dip both sides of the biscuits in the orange mixture.

Arrange dipped biscuits in the bundt pan in one circular layer. 

Pour remaining sauce over the biscuits.

Bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown.

Place a large plate on top of the pan and carefully flip the pan over. 


Okay...let's get going! You see TWO oranges here. I only used ONE!

Spray your bundt pan really well with cooking spray then sprinkle in the pecans.

Then in a medium saucepan, combine the butter, orange juice and zest, the sugar and cinnamon. Heat to just boiling then remove from heat. Add the vanilla.

Then drop the biscuits in the orange juice mixture one at a time, turning over to coat both sides.

Then arrange in the pan. Pour remaining juice mixture over the biscuits.

Bake! Isn't that pretty!

Cool for a few minutes then place a plate on top of the pan and flip it over.

Like this!

Good, yes? YES!!

Apple Cinnamon Rolls

Apples and cinnamon just seem to go hand in hand, don't they? So reworked my cinnamon roll recipe to include apples. What a treat! I'm not sure why I never thought of doing that before now! These are so great and a wonderful fall treat! They make two nice sized pans full of yummy goodness but you can split the recipe in half...or make the regular batch and freeze one...which is what I did. I made up both pans, baked them and frosted them both, then threw one pan in the freezer to thaw and reheat later! Yay for an easy dessert! Give these a try....you'll love them..I promise!

Apple Cinnamon Rolls



2 cups milk
2 eggs
¼ cup butter
2 teaspoons salt
2 packages yeast
½ cup sugar
6 cups flour
Cinnamon/sugar/brown sugar ~ to taste
1 can apple pie filling (I used caramel apple)

Melt milk and butter in microwave, together, until very warm…about 1 ½ minutes. Set aside.

In mixing bowl, with dough hook attachment, combine 2 cups of flour, salt, yeast and sugar. Set mixer speed on low and add milk/butter mixture.

Add eggs one at a time. Mix well.

Add remaining 4 cups of flour and mix until well blended.

Place mixed dough on floured counter and knead until smooth…adding more flour as you go to keep dough from sticking.

Grease a large bowl and place kneaded dough in bowl. Spray dough with a shot of Pam. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled…about 30 minutes.

Turn risen dough onto floured surface and cut in half. Roll each piece of dough out to a 9x13 rectangle.

Spread dough with softened butter then sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and brown sugar.

Roll up from the long end and cut into 1” – 1 ½ “sections. Place in greased baking dish. Repeat with second half of dough.

Let rolls rise for 30 minutes in a warm place.

Bake rolls in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes or until golden brown on top. Spread with frosting.

Frosting:

½ stick butter
1 bag of powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Milk

Whip butter in mixing bowl. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Add milk to achieve spreading consistency. Spread frosting on warm rolls.


 
Okay....here we go. Don't be put off 
by the amount of pictures. These are 
really pretty easy.

 
In mixing bowl, with dough hook 
attachment, combine 2 cups of flour, 
salt, yeast and sugar.

 
Add the warmed milk mixture.

 
Then the eggs.

 
Then the rest of the flour.

 
Plop the dough onto a floured surface.

 
Knead until smooooooth.

 
Allow to rise until doubled. (I use my 
nifty heating pad to help my dough rise!)

 
Divide the dough in half and roll out. 
Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

 
Chop up the apple pie filling...

 
...then sprinkle that over the rolled out dough.

 
Roll up!

 
Slice and place the rolls in your pan(s).

 
Allow to rise!

 
Bake, baby!

 
Frost!

 
Now eat!