Pumpkin Pecan Spice Bread

This easy-to-prepare quick bread celebrates fall with the flavor of pumpkin and pecans, and all the spices of the season! Forget that Pumpkin Spice Latte – this will haunt your hankering, fulfill your fantasy, and whet your whistle in all the ways! ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿงก Pumpkin Pecan Spice Bread Pumpkin Pecan Spice Bread 1 3/4 cups all-purpose…

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Cinnamon Rum Raisin Bread Pudding

Bread Pudding is often reserved for dessert. That’s fine – BUT, I prefer mine as a breakfast treat.It’s sort of like cake: eggs (traditional breakfast item- protein), cinnamon bread/toast (traditional breakfast item), cream (appropriate for every occasion), rum (well, that depends on who you are), raisins (full of fiber and chew), and all the extras…

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Cheerio Apricot Oat Breakfast Cake

No one earth can deny the satisfactory feeling and childhood delight of a bowl of Cheerio’s cereal.Crunchy, salty, and chock full of memories, we hall have stories of indulging in giant bowls of oaty-os cereal.I have to admit, as a child, the Os where NOT my favorite. While my sister relished in her Honey Nut…

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Apricot Pecan Rosettes

Another option for special (or any day) breakfast or brunch? How about the day after – in case you’re not not pie tasting with your coffee? Or, maybe a treat for a special weekend morning party – Mimosas and all? Whatever you decide, these super easy, semi-sweet Apricot Pecan Rosettes will suit any palate: Intense…

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Cranberry Bran Molasses Cake

I have always adored the flavor of bran. Call me crazy, but the depth, the earthiness, the deeply sweet component, and the texture all make my mouth water. Now, granted, most bran items are highly sweetened to take away the bitter fibrous taste and texture, but no mind to me. I just love it. As…

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Cinnamon Raisin Sourdough Bread

How about waking up tomorrow morning, Thanksgiving, or Christmas morning (or ANY morning, for that morning) to freshly baked Cinnamon Raisin Sourdough Bread? Sounds pretty good, right? Secret sourdough starter mixed into a baked loaf of cinnamon, tri-colored raisins, and a hint of sugar swirl is the way to go any day of the week!…

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Sweetened Condensed Banana Chocolate Chunk Bread

I knew I wanted to bake banana bread – actually, banana chocolate bread, as it’s Brian’ all time favorite.My neighbor picked up some bananas and dark chocolate chunks for me at the store. And, even though I’m low on sugar at the house right now, I didn’t ask for that on her market trip. I…

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Lemon Curd Breakfast Bread

Sometimes you want something a little sweet, but not too sweet.Sometimes you want something tart, but, of course, not too tart.And, then, there’s always the need for something savory to balance out all the flavors. Thus, we have Lemon Curd Breakfast Bread.With the super sweet succor of lemon curd, we are met with a little…

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Orange Raisin Spice Breakfast Ring

And what will you be having as your Christmas morning treat? Egg nog? Hot cocoa? Coffee cake? How about a seasonally appropriate and super moist Orange Raisin Spice Breakfast Ring? Yep, have at it. We never really had a Christmas breakfast tradition growing up. As a kid, it was all about opening those gifts before…

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Cinnamon Glazed Honey Orange Rye Cake

Honey cake emerges from its hibernation around the High Holidays in the fall, when honey and other sweet foods are eaten to usher in a sweet new year. But as much as this is an early fall cake for the holidays, its warming spices make it a perfect winter cakeย as the finish to a delightful…

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