How do YOU Make Cinnamon Toast?
Cinnamon toast is one of my guilty pleasures that reminds me of my childhood. Before I met my husband, I just assumed that everyone made it the same way....spread butter on bread, sprinkle with sugar, sprinkle with cinnamon & then in the toaster oven (preferred) or oven for toasting. I was wrong. My husband toasts the bread first, butters the toast & then sprinkles with sugar and cinnamon.
I hate to tell him though.....
that way is WRONG oh so WRONG. You don't get the sugar nice and crispy and caramelized that way. My way is MUCH BETTER. There...I said it!
What do you think?
Mmmm either way, they sound delicious. I think I might be having cinnamon toast for breakfast!
If you use the oven, I would toast one side of the bread, turn it over & then butter/sugar/cinnamon it & then toast that side. The bottom of my toast wasn't toasted. Using a toaster oven is a vastly superior way of doing it but D hated our toaster oven so it got donated.
I usually go the toaster route, but your way sounds pretty awesome. Will have to give it a try.
Really I think either way is awesome. I mean....how can cinnamony sugary goodness be bad?
LOL! Your way is probably a better quality, but when one is a rush for that cinnamon sugar buttery goodness? Toaster fits the bill 😉
I have to say it looks delish!
That's true. I must say that I felt very decadent heating up the whole oven just to make cinnamon toast. It works best in a toaster oven b/c it toasts the bottom at the same time. The oven method doesn't work very well.
I'd love to have that for breakfast or right now for a snack.
It's great as a snack with a cup of hot tea!
I do cinnamon toast your husbands way ..sorry Merry
Its funny the things you grow up doing one way and then realize much later that it can be done a different way than the way you are used to! My husband folds towels the opposite way that I do and I have to go behind him and re-fold them the way I like them because they are JUST WRONG!! 🙂
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I totally know what you mean! I used to be super anal about how my towels were folded but I finally gave up!
Hmmm..I never heard of doing it your way...I make them your husband's way....although....yours sounds better!
I like them better your way, and we do have a toaster oven, perfect for this! B makes them the same as D (except in a toaster oven since we don't have a toaster). Same amount of time, totally different outcomes.
When I was a kid, I made it the same way as your husband; quick and easy,. I saw a recipe on Pioneer Woman though that has turned out to be my favorite way of making cinnamon toast. Go look it up, you won't regret it!
I saw her post on that a while back. I remember thinking that no good could come of it b/c really...anything she makes is amazing. I'll definitely have to look it up and try it. Thanks for reminding me!
Mmm....looks delish! I have a salt tooth so my morning guilty pleasure is a slice of buttered bread with smoked salmon 🙂
I want to say "yum" but I really disliked smoked salmon (though I love regular salmon...weird, huh?).
LOL I had never had cinnamon toast before I met my fiancée, but he toasts first and then spreads butter and cinnamon and sugar on it. We don't have a toaster oven but if I had to guess from the sounds of it, I think you way sounds delicious.
Funny how some people grew up eating it & some not. It's one of those things that most people would like at some level though.
Secret: I've never had cinnamon toast. Gasp! I hope we can still be friends. 😉
Well......
Just kidding. Of course we can! 🙂
I say you're both wrong! I keep my sugar and my cinnamon pre-mixed in a tupperware - it's the only way to go! Then you butter the bread, use a spoon to sprinkle little mountains of yummy goodness cinnamon-sugar on it, then dump off the excess back in the tupperware. (Kinda like using glitter - only much more edible and yummy!) THEN - put it in the toaster oven for the yummy, slightly crunchy cinna goodness! 😉
I remember that they used to sell a little jar of cinnamon sugar mix at the store for just this purpose. I remember begging my mom for it & her rolling her eyes b/c really you could just mix it at home. Not sure why we never did though.
My preferred method is pouring them out of the box, in to a bowl and pouring almond milk over them :P.
I usually do it your way, so that the flavors permeate the bread better. Actually, I have a little container that I put sugar, cinnamon and cardamom in. Shake it up, you have cinnamon sugar! The cardamom really makes it awesome (and Indian dessert-esque).
I'll have to try it with cardamom! Thanks for the tip.
I like cinnamon toast crunch too but I haven't had it in YEARS.
I am with ya ~ I still have cinnamon toast, ♥ it!
It's great to have those childhood treats again!
I am definitely on your side with a preference for the oven rather than toaster-oven. I like the crunchy top with the slightly soft bottom. My mom made this for us many times as a quick treat. We also mix the cinnamon and sugar before spreading onto the buttered toast. Also, if you have other kids (or adults) over, doing it in the oven it is a great way to serve a lot at the same time. Your picture looks amazing!
It is nice to have a bit of texture difference, isn't it.
Looks way yummy!! Mmmmmmmmmmmmm
I use the oven so I toast one side, the take the bread out and add the butter, sugar and cinnamon. I like the sugar mixture caramalized too!
I make it your husband's way, but I am definitely going to try your way! Thanks!