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Cheers to the Weekend: Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake

September 8, 2017

I’m always so adamant and a firm believer that we all need a weekend cooking and/or baking project that’s a bit more labor intensive. Something that we wouldn’t really try during the week because we don’t have the time or patience after a long day’s work. The weekend is for trying out those new recipes we’ve found around the web, and have earmarked during the week. Recipes that take longer than half an hour and require more than just one pot or one baking sheet. Recipes that get us excited to step into the kitchen and try something new. Isn’t that what half the fun of cooking is all about? That’s how this “Cheers to the Weekend” segment was born. I felt that I needed to share recipes on Friday that you can save for the weekend, which required a bit more attention to detail, but at the same time were stress relievers because I don’t know about you, but cooking and baking to me are is something I do to relax and just have some fun. This week, I’m sharing my love of coffee cake and cinnamon rolls, but rather than having to decide between which dessert to make, I’ve combined the two together. This Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake is a cross between two classics that we can’t get enough of. Lucky for us all, we no longer have to choose between either because thanks to my collaboration with Go Bold With Butter, you have this yeast bread, cinnamon streusel topping, and a cream cheese glaze to finish things off, will make you a believer. Trust me.

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Pumpkin Sugar Buns

November 17, 2015

I’m baaaaaack! I’ve been gone for a few weeks (did you miss me?), putting the finishing touches to a special project that has taken me about 2 years to finish up. I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am to share it with you all very soon. I can’t just yet though, but when the time comes, it’ll be amazing. You’ll cry, and then I’ll cry, and then we’ll all cry together some more. It’ll be magical. Everything I’ve ever dreamed of. I have been so busy focusing on this project, that I haven’t had much time for updating the site. I’m sorry about that. It’s been a long and painful 2 weeks without a new full recipe, and without creating a weekly distraction for you, believe me it pained me. I’ve missed it so much. Last week I did share a Croissant, Ham and Cheese Stuffing, just in case you didn’t catch it, but that was a shortened post so it doesn’t really count. It’s a great Thanksgiving stuffing if you’re in the market for one. Anyhow, now I’m back and I’m bringing you this irresistible dessert and/or breakfast that is perfect for the season. Did I mention how excited I am to be back?

I’m always so busy running around the days leading up to Thanksgiving, and especially super busy on the actual day, that I most often than not forget about making breakfast. Does that happen to you, or is it just me? It’s funny because I plan everything out for the big meal and I have it all mapped out meticulously, but for some reason year after year, I forget about making something for breakfast. By the time I remember, I’m knee deep in holiday cooking and my family is coming in and out of the kitchen asking if they can try something, anything. This year, however, I didn’t want to be unprepared. This year I waned to make sure to have something delicious and homemade ready to go for breakfast.

These Pumpkin Sugar Buns are everything a sugar bun should be; soft, flavorful and easy to whip up. If you can make and bake cinnamon rolls, you can definitely make these sugar buns with your eyes closed. The best part is that you can bake them the night before and then finish assembling them in the morning, right before you start cooking that turkey and making those sides. I like these sugar buns because they’re a bit more flavorful than regular sugar buns, thanks to the pumpkin and cinnamon. I’m all about cinnamon rolls with lots of cream cheese frosting, but sometimes we all just need a roll covered in cinnamon sugar, especially during the holidays. P.S. They’re not just for breakfast! They happen to make a great dessert as well. Bring them to your Friendsgiving party instead of pumpkin pie. Trust me, everyone will thank you for it.

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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Cinnamon Rolls

September 18, 2015

I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for participating in last week’s giveaway. I’ve been thinking about it all week and I would’ve done it sooner but I’ve been terribly busy working on a special project (for you) and it has taken a lot of my time at the moment. Thank you for putting up with my once-a-week posting as I wrap this up. As soon as I’m able to talk about it, which is very soon, y’all will be the first to know. Anyhow, the giveaway was a huge success. I loved reading all of your comments. My mom especially loved reading all of your comments. Some of you even made her cry. In a good way, of course. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your stories and memories. It really meant a lot to me. We ended up picking five winners instead of three, and they were all notified via email. Your magazines are on their way! I’m sorry if you didn’t win this time around, but there will be another giveaway very soon. I hope you’ll come back to participate because you help me keep this site going and I really want you to win as much free stuff as possible. Your feedback, comments, emails, shares, and making the recipes are why I continue to do this. So thank you for following along.

As a thank you, I’ve made these cinnamon rolls just for you. They’re dedicated/inspired/in honor of my friend Joy who has an infinite love of all things brown butter, chocolate, and pistachios. If you’re in search of something sweet and you’re craving chocolate chip cookies and cinnamon rolls, but you don’t know which to pick, I’ve got the best news for you. You don’t have to pick one or the other; go ahead have both. It’s like if cinnamon rolls and chocolate chip cookies got together and had a baby, but so much better because brown butter and pistachios were invited to the party. The dough is studded with bits of chopped dark chocolate, so you get pieces of melted chocolate in the dough itself. Then it’s rolled out and brushed with lots of brown butter and sprinkled with sugar, cinnamon, more chopped chocolate (the madness), and pistachios. They’re rolled, cut, baked and because we’re living on the wild side, they’re drenched in a brown butter glaze. They taste just like chocolate chip cookies, it’s insane. Have I convinced you to try them yet?

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