Super easy cinnamon buns. Like, for beginners.

This Brioche dough takes 5 minutes to make. I mix it up in a tupperware container (and don't seal the lid, just set it on top). I do this after dinner then just before bed throw it in the fridge overnight. In the morning, it takes a few minutes to roll out the dough, sprinkle it with sugar, and pop it in the oven.

Southern Biscuits for Breakfast

An Excuse to Bake

Not like I ever really need a reason to bake, but I love taking requests for events! I made two of my favorites for a friend's baby shower this weekend; "Overnight" Pecan Sticky buns and Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars.

Coddled Egg

I love coddled, baked, or poached eggs; they are my most favorite way to eat them. In this case I mixed prosciutto, brie, bell pepper, tomato, salt and pepper into a ramekin. Drop it into a roasting pan filled with water and bake at 350 for about 20 minutes.

Brunch with Friends

Had some friends and their mom here for brunch and this is what we made:

Pecan Sticky Buns (Overnight Sticky Buns from Cook's Illustrated)
Veggie Frittata (also from Cook's)
Potatoes (you guessed it, Cook's)
Fruit Salad

We were in a food coma but man it was good!

Sticky Buns

Now *these* are sticky buns! I was reading a entry on a friend's Facebook page about how she made sweetbread in her bread machine...and I had never thought of using it for that. I've made plenty of dough for pizza and lots of bread over the years, but for some reason that use never occurred to me. Well it works pretty damn well. Recipe to follow...

Brown Sugar-Banana Coffee Cakes

I carved out a little time tonight to try out a recipe I've been saving. Did a little deep breathing and made Brown Sugar-Banana Coffee Cakes. I was very happy when they made it out of the pan in one piece. I'm all out of muffin liners so I went old-school and butter/floured the tin. Apparently that works!

(Recipe from Sunset Magazine)