Last night we were talking about what we might want for breakfast. I mentioned cinnamon toast and Addie said she has never had it. This morning, we’re having cinnamon toast, French toast, sausage and grits. Vince never gets enough grits.
My grandma used to make cinnamon toast almost every morning when I was there in the summers. I think what happened was she fixed a big breakfast with bacon, eggs and biscuits for my grandpa and they ate early but I always slept late. My grandma probably weighed it all out in her head – wake me to eat breakfast when they ate or let me sleep and give her some quiet time without having to deal with me.
She always had homeade bread, and usually home churned butter made with milk from Spot, the milk cow. She’d put lots of butter on the bread, then the cinnamon and probably more sugar than was necessary, toast it in her old over when the big gas broiler and even now, I remember that being the best cinnamon toast ever.
This morning, I’ll serve cinnamon toast and if she likes it, we’ll have it often and hopefully it will become a fond memory of something she did at Granny’s house.
Sara f says
Cinnamon toast at my grandma’s house every Saturday morning! One of my wonderful memories of the grandma who lived a block away.
Twyla says
Funny you should mention cinnamon toast as I was just thinking of it as one of my sweet memories of my mother making me cinnamon sugar toast under the broiler of her gas stove..
Vicky says
If you haven’t, you must try the Pioneer Woman’s cinnamon toast recipe. Best ever. Loved cinnamon toast as a kid but her recipe is over the top.
Judy Laquidara says
Thanks! I will try it. She’s never let me down yet.
Cindy F says
My favorite cinnamon toast memories are that my mother made it when we had spaghetti. It goes surprisingly well with it! I don’t know where the idea of the pairing came from as my mom was Japanese and it didn’t come from there. It also didn’t come from my American grandmother. Wish I had asked.
Tricia says
Did you make cinnamon toast for Chad when he was little, too? If so, Addie can also share this memory with him!
Judy Laquidara says
I did. I’ll bet she asks him to make it for her or show her how to make it soon.
Joyce says
My mom used to make Cinnamon toast when she didn’t want to go to the effort of French toast. She used to just toast the bread, put butter on it while it was still hot (so the butter melted well), and then sprinkled it with a cinnamon and sugar mixture. She had saved an old spice container and would put cinnamon and sugar in it and shake it to mix them. When I cleaned out their house, I kept that old spice container and I still use it to make a cinnamon/sugar mixture. If I have bread in the house, I still occasionally make cinnamon toast. I also would sprinkle it on French toast instead of syrup sometimes.
Judy Laquidara says
How nice to have been able to get the old container. I LOVE things like that. I’ve never tried cinnamon and sugar on French toast but I think I would like that.
Rebecca says
That’s how we made cinnamon toast.
On French toast, we often had powdered sugar and lemon juice (fresh-squeezed, of course).
Judy Laquidara says
I’ve had it with powdered sugar but never with lemon juice. Will have to try that. Thanks!
Helene says
I too had cinnamon and sugar and butter toast when I was young and it was so delicious. If you want a really easy version, but not authentic, you must try Land O’Lakes Cinnamon Sugar Butter spread. Crazy delicious!
Judy Laquidara says
Thank you! I’ve never even noticed that but I’ll be looking for it.