How to make cinnamon toast

Cinnamon hack for parents.

2008-09-23T06:30:00.000-07:00

I love the blog, ParentHacks.com. It features all sorts of tips and tricks to make parenting (slightly) easier and today they have a cinnamon hack. Click here to read more.

How do YOU make cinnamon toast?

2008-09-20T05:59:00.001-07:00

I have my way (and will probably never change it -- too full of nostalgia). But I'm curious about other ways to make cinnamon toast. Leave a comment with your method, please.

Show the world you love cinnamon.

2008-09-15T09:19:00.000-07:00

I found a few cinnamon imprints on CafePress.com.

Cinnamon ringer t-shirt.
I heart cinnamon rolls bumper sticker.
Cinnamon Christmas cards.
Got cinnamon buns? t-shirt.
Cinnamon messenger bag.

None of these are my designs, but some of them are pretty cool.

Low-fat cinnamon rolls. And more.

2008-09-11T07:11:00.000-07:00

I haven't tried these myself, but Liz wanted some low-fat cinnamon recipes. Check it out:

Low-fat Cinnamon Rolls

Honey Cinnamon Pumpkin Pie

Apple Cinnamon Tart

Banana Cinnamon Snack Cake

The last recipe looks particularly good. I'm sure I'll try it soon.

Cinnamon deters ants.

2008-09-10T13:25:00.000-07:00

I've heard from a few sources that cinnamon can help keep ants away. Try sprinkling it in your child's sandbox and also near thresholds in your house. Please comment if either of these has worked for you (or not).

NYT: Cinnamon reduces mold.

2008-09-10T13:19:00.000-07:00

The New York Times explains how cinnamon may be used in bread wrappers to reduce mold.

How to make cinnamon toast.

2008-09-09T15:47:00.000-07:00

When I was a little girl, I would often spend the night with my beloved grandmother. She treated me like a total princess and frequently made me cinnamon toast and served it on a tray, in bed. Scrambled eggs and freshly squeezed orange juice rounded out my meal.

My grandmother is long gone, but I now make the same cinnamon toast for my husband and little girls. And they love it. Here's my grandmother's recipe and how I've adapted it.

I'm sure my grandmother used white bread, but we only buy whole wheat bread. So that's what I use. You also need about half a cup of sugar, several tablespoons of cinnamon, butter or margarine and a paper towel.

Toast your bread. I like mine a little crisp on top, but not burned.

While the bread is toasting, pour half a cup of sugar on a paper towel.

Then I add about three tablespoons of cinnamon. Or more. I do not think there is such a thing as too much cinnamon.

Pull the sides of the paper towel up and down to mix the cinnamon and sugar together. Or use a spoon to mix.

I'm sure my grandmother used real, whole butter. I've found that any butter or margarine that's spreadable does the trick, with no loss of flavor.

Slather the toast with butter. And I mean slather. Right to the edges. I stack the toast after buttering to keep it warm.

Now. Here's the good part. Grind the toast, butter side down, into the cinnamon sugar mixture. If you've buttered well, the toast will be coated.

Stack the toast.

And cut into thirds. Because this is what my grandmother did.

Stack the toast in sets of two. Enjoy.

This recipe makes more than enough cinnamon sugar for a dozen pieces of toast. Do you have a variation on cinnamon toast? Post in the comments.

Why a cinnamon toast blog?

2008-08-26T09:34:00.000-07:00

Over at my other blog, Make Art Every Day, I frequently check my referral stats. And every single day, at least one person in the world Googles "how to make cinnamon toast" and ends up on my July 22, 2007 post. So. Why not dedicate a whole blog to cinnamon toast and other uses for cinnamon? It starts today. And there's more to come.