Preheat oven to 350°F with the rack in the middle position.
Place all of the ingredients for the butter mixture into a small bowl and stir together until well combined.
Lay slices of bread out onto your work surface. Carefully butter one side of each with the butter mixture, making sure the mixture is evenly distributed across the surface. Transfer bread onto a baking sheet, then into the oven, baking for 10 minutes.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven. Raise the oven rack to the top position and set oven to broil.
While the broiler is coming to temperature, sprinkle the bread with the sliced almonds
Return baking sheet to oven, watching closely. Cook until the surfaces of the bread are bubbling and the edges of the bread and the nuts are toasted.
Sprinkle with icing sugar. Serve immediately.
Easy Cinnamon Toast
Ingredients
For the butter mixture:
¼ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup dark brown sugar
8 tablespoons butter, room temperature
2 teaspoons ground of cinnamon
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
zest of an orange
For the toast:
8 slices bread
½ cup sliced almonds
icing sugar for garnish
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F with the rack in the middle position.
Place all of the ingredients for the butter mixture into a small bowl and stir together until well combined.
Lay slices of bread out onto your work surface. Carefully butter one side of each with the butter mixture, making sure the mixture is evenly distributed across the surface. Transfer bread onto a baking sheet, then into the oven, baking for 10 minutes.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven. Raise the oven rack to the top position and set oven to broil.
While the broiler is coming to temperature, sprinkle the bread with the sliced almonds
Return baking sheet to oven, watching closely. Cook until the surfaces of the bread are bubbling and the edges of the bread and the nuts are toasted.
Sprinkle with icing sugar. Serve immediately.
Easy Cinnamon Toast
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Slices of bread swiped with cinnamon, sugar, orange zest, kosher salt and butter, broiled to a crispy, golden brown…
Serve EASY CINNAMON TOAST for breakfast or, as a quick snack!
Shooting this delicious, memorable EASY CINNAMON TOAST recipe was an absolute joy. Not only was it super straightforward and easy to make, but it’s also tantalizingly tasty! Truly, one of those easy breakfast recipes that you’ll be making and enjoying again and again.
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I know, you’re like “Let’s go Nik!” so, here it is! The best ORANGE-SCENTED CINNAMON TOAST, coming right up!
BREAD AND BUTTER
Check out that photo of the ingredients. Now, I’m pretty sure we can all agree that whenever bread meets butter, something pretty special happens, right? For this recipe to really exceed all expectations, two things need to happen.
First, we had the best success and results using a premium sliced white or whole wheat bread. We’ll let you select your favourite, but if you’re planning to make this breakfast treat for a crowd, buy extra. There are always requests for more (and more!). Second thing, the butter needs to be very soft before you begin. This makes blending it with the other ingredients way easier.
BEST ZEST
The addition of orange zest in this recipe takes the flavour of the finished toast to a whole new level of fabulousness. I’ll admit, I added it on a whim, but I’m sure glad because it’s as much about the fragrance as it is about flavour. Your kitchen will smell wonderful as the toast bakes and broils.
Having written the above, I know one of you keeners out there are going to swap the orange for a lemon, and why not? Drop a comment below if you do – we want to hear how you fare when you make this at home.
BUTTER UP
Blending the soft butter with two sugars and cinnamon brought back memories of breakfast in the Manojlovich household. Back in the day, my mom would butter toast and then sprinkle it with a sugar-spice mixture from a nifty vintage shaker, just like old-fashioned cinnamon toast.
I think our new approach is way better because of the way we blend the ingredients before the bread is toasted. Finally, I made and ate a lot of toast during the testing of this recipe; it was important for us to get the quantity of salt right. I’ll go on record saying that the tiny bit of salt added is the game changer for this recipe, you’ll see!
WHY IT WORKS
Here’s what’s going to happen: you’re going to prepare the butter mixture and spread it on your slices of bread. As the toast bakes in the hot oven, your kitchen is going to fill with some very appetizing aromas. You’ll really start believing when you add the sliced almonds to the bread, but then comes that final step. We’re telling you to watch the toast closely (don’t take your eyes off of it, not even for a second!), and you’ll be amazed as it gets rich, amber coloured and bubbly.
What’s to expect? A salty, sweet, spiced and scented toast with a crispy, crunchy finish! This time I really, really mean it – wait until you take that first bite!
In case you skipped past it, make sure to watch THIS VIDEO for a quick ‘n easy step-by-step lesson on making EASY CINNAMON TOAST. Other simple things that go perfectly with it are our HEALTHY FRUIT SALAD, our QUINOA BREAKFAST BOWLS or even this HEALTHY GLUTEN-FREE GRANOLA. Of course, a fresh fruit juice or smoothie will also set you right first thing in the morning. Go HERE to check out our juices and smoothies, PLAYLIST!
Don’t dither! Make this EASY CINNAMON TOAST this weekend!
Preheat oven to 350°F with the rack in the middle position.
Place all of the ingredients for the butter mixture into a small bowl and stir together until well combined.
Lay slices of bread out onto your work surface. Carefully butter one side of each with the butter mixture, making sure the mixture is evenly distributed across the surface. Transfer bread onto a baking sheet, then into the oven, baking for 10 minutes.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven. Raise the oven rack to the top position and set oven to broil.
While the broiler is coming to temperature, sprinkle the bread with the sliced almonds
Return baking sheet to oven, watching closely. Cook until the surfaces of the bread are bubbling and the edges of the bread and the nuts are toasted.