Christmas Morning Cinnamon Toast Recipes

CHRISTMAS MORNING CINNAMON TOAST

Steps:

• Mix first three ingredients well.
• Cut crusts off 2 loaves of sandwich bread.
• Roll each slice as flat as possible with rolling pin.
• Spread sugar, egg yolk& cream cheese mixture on bread and roll into crescent.
• Melt margarine.
• Mix sugar with enough cinnamon to make it dark.
• Roll crescents in melted margarine, then in cinnamon-sugar mix.
• Freeze on cookie sheet for 30 minutes, and then put in plastic bags.
• When ready to bake, remove crescents from plastic bags and place on cookie sheet. Bake frozen at 400 for about 10-15 minutes.

CHRISTMAS MORNING FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, pineapple and 1/4 cup marmalade until light and fluffy. Stir in pecans. Cut a pocket in the side of each slice of bread; fill with cream cheese mixture., In a shallow bowl, whisk eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg and 1 cup cream. Dip both sides of bread into egg mixture., Cook on a greased hot griddle until golden brown, 2-3 minutes on each side., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine orange juice and remaining marmalade. Cook and stir over medium heat until smooth. Add remaining cream; heat through. Dust French toast with confectioners' sugar and serve with sauce.