Cinnamon toast

Robert Gonzal
Robert Gonzal @robert
Vancouver BC

I've made no secret of the fact that I can't bake. Which is unfortunate, because freshly baked cinnamon buns, with or without cream cheese frosting, are among my very, very favourite foods. So I made this dessert to compensate, at least a little. It's sweet, it's buttery, it's cinnamony, it's pretty darned good. The observant may notice that the recipe calls for 9 slices of bread, but the picture only shows 6 toasts. That's because my daughter swiped 3 while I was setting up the photo. If that's not an endorsement, I don't know what is.

Cinnamon toast

I've made no secret of the fact that I can't bake. Which is unfortunate, because freshly baked cinnamon buns, with or without cream cheese frosting, are among my very, very favourite foods. So I made this dessert to compensate, at least a little. It's sweet, it's buttery, it's cinnamony, it's pretty darned good. The observant may notice that the recipe calls for 9 slices of bread, but the picture only shows 6 toasts. That's because my daughter swiped 3 while I was setting up the photo. If that's not an endorsement, I don't know what is.

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Ingredients

15 minutes
  1. 9regular slices bread (wheat or white)
  2. 6heap tsp spreadable cream cheese
  3. 4 tbspbrown sugar
  4. 1 tspground cinnamon
  5. Pinchground nutmeg
  6. Pinchsalt
  7. 1/8 tspvanilla extract
  8. Powdered sugar

Cooking Instructions

15 minutes
  1. 1

    Remove the crusts from the bread, then use a rolling pin to flatten the slices as thin as possible. Save the crusts for something else, like breadcrumbs.

  2. 2

    In a bowl, mix together until uniform the remaining ingredients (except for the powdered sugar). Spread about 1/2 to 2/3 tsp cinnamon cream cheese onto each slice of bread, then roll them into cylinders. Once assembled, put the toasts in the fridge for 15 to 20 minutes to firm up.

  3. 3

    Add 3 or 4 tbsp butter to a large pan on medium heat. Once the butter stops foaming and starts to turn nutty brown, lay in the toasts, seam-side down. Fry, rotating frequently, until the toasts are golden and just slightly crisp. They'll crisp more as they cool. Frying should only take about 5 minutes. Once done, remove the toasts to a paper-towel lined plate to drain for a minute, then dust them with a little powdered sugar and watch them disappear.

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Married dad of 1. Food fanatic. Chef's Table addict. The kitchen is my happy place.
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