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Cinnamon Toast brings back childhood memories of breakfast. Back in the day when my brothers and I were kids, breakfast was an important meal around our house, especially on school days. Each morning, Mother cooked breakfast of biscuits, eggs, ham or bacon, and grits. On cold days, she fixed us a cup of her homemade hot cocoa topped with marshmallows to add a little more kick of sugar.<\/p>\n

A lot of mornings, whether cold outside or not, we had coffee with cream and sugar. Loaded. And then we were sent off to school, caffeinated to the hilt. That was before decaf coffee. It’s no wonder I got in trouble for talking too much.<\/p>\n

We wasted nothing at our house, so when a loaf of bread was too dry for sandwiches, she used the dry bread to make French toast or cinnamon toast instead of biscuits.<\/p>\n

This morning I had a few pieces of sourdough bread and end pieces of whole wheat bread, so I decided it was time for some crunchy cinnamon toast like my mama made. It was some good eating with my healthy protein shake. I really wished for a cup of my mama’s super-duper caffeinated coffee loaded with cream and sugar. I would be a “Chatty-Cathy” all day long.<\/p>\n

Use this quick and simple recipe to bake a batch of this delicious cinnamon toast! It’s a perfect complement to a breakfast menu but also makes a tasty afternoon snack.<\/p>\n

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The Recipe: Baked Cinnamon Toast<\/h2>\n

Servings=4<\/p>\n

Prep Time=10 mins<\/p>\n

Difficulty=Easy<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n

Slices of bread
1\/4 cup sugar
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Butter, softened
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.<\/p>\n

Place slices of bread on a cookie sheet. Generously spread softened butter over each slice of bread. Mix sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over buttered bread slices. Place in oven and bake for 10 minutes or until toasted to your preference. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

Note: Any type of bread works well in this recipe, but my choices are white bread, nutty wheat bread, or sourdough. Experiment until you find the one you like the most.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Baked Cinnamon Toast brings back memories of my childhood days. We wasted nothing at our house, so when a loaf of bread was too dry for sandwiches, Mama used the dry bread to make French toast or cinnamon toast instead of biscuits. It was always a treat!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18605,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n

Cinnamon Toast brings back childhood memories of breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back in the day when my brothers and I were kids, breakfast was an important meal around our house, especially on school days. Each morning, Mother cooked breakfast of biscuits, eggs, ham or bacon, and grits. On cold days, she fixed us a cup of her homemade hot cocoa<\/a> topped with marshmallows to add a little more kick of sugar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lot of mornings, whether cold outside or not, we had coffee with cream and sugar. Loaded. And then we were sent off to school, caffeinated to the hilt. That was before decaf coffee. It's no wonder I got in trouble for talking too much. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wasted nothing at our house, so when a loaf of bread was too dry for sandwiches, she used the dry bread to make French toast<\/a> or cinnamon toast instead of biscuits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This morning I had a few pieces of sourdough bread and end pieces of whole wheat bread, so I decided it was time for some crunchy cinnamon toast like my mama made. It was some good eating with my healthy protein shake. I really wished for a cup of my mama's super-duper caffeinated coffee loaded with cream and sugar. I would be a \"Chatty-Cathy\" all day long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use this quick and simple recipe to bake a batch of this delicious cinnamon toast! It's a perfect complement to a breakfast menu but also makes a tasty afternoon snack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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