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Pastries & Sweet Breakfasts

Cinnamon roll cake, doughnuts, and a cream cheese Danish braid bring sweetness to breakfast. These pastries and bakes offer different doughs, fillings, and glazes for a morning treat.

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  • Best Cinnamon Toast

    Best Cinnamon Toast

    Behold, a cinnamon toast recipe that trumps all others, thanks to a couple of key techniques, courtesy of Raquel Pelzel, author of the aptly named Toast. First, brush…

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  • 5 Minute Grilled Cinnamon Toast with Chocolate

    5 Minute Grilled Cinnamon Toast with Chocolate

    Ingredients 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 2 slices whole grain bread 1-2 tablespoons salted butter 4 ounces milk, dark or semi chocolate, chopped Preparation In…

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  • Braided Nutella Bread

    Braided Nutella Bread

    Making a delicious desert is so hard because you are tempted to eat it before you actually finish the product. Take this test of patience and skill, in…

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  • Christmas Apple Braid

    Christmas Apple Braid

    Ingredients 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons salt 2 cans apple pie filling 2 Tablespoons butter 2 Tablespoons cornstarch (mix in separate bowl) 2 packages active dry yeast…

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  • New Orleans Beignets

    New Orleans Beignets

    These sweet French doughnuts are square instead of round and have no hole in the middle. They’re a traditional part of breakfast in New Orleans. Ingredients 1 package…

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  • Sopapillas

    Ingredients 3⁄4 cup milk 2 cups flour 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder 1⁄4 cup butter 1 package active dry yeast Preparation Bring milk just to a…

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  • Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

    This cake is down-home delicious and so easy you won’t believe you started from scratch. Ingredients 2 tablespoons butter 3 cups peeled and sliced Granny Smith apples (about…

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  • Banana Beignet Bites

    Banana Beignet Bites

    Ingredients 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon Beignets 2 cups cake flour 3/4 cup sugar 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon ground…

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  • Sopapillas

    Sopapillas

    Ingredients 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast 1 1/2 cups warm water 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon butter 4 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon oil…

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  • Sopapillas

    Sopapillas

    Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 Tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 Tablespoon vegetable shortening ¾ cup warm water (110 degrees) vegetable oil cinnamon…

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