Cinnamon Toast with Butter Sugar (Printable version)

Warm, buttery toast topped with a sweet cinnamon-sugar blend, perfect for any time.

# What You'll Need:

01 - 4 slices sandwich bread (white or whole wheat)

02 - 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

03 - 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

04 - 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

05 - Pinch of salt (optional)

01 - Preheat the oven to 400°F or set the toaster oven to medium-high.

02 - Combine granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, and a pinch of salt in a small bowl; mix until well blended.

03 - Spread softened butter evenly over one side of each bread slice.

04 - Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture generously onto the buttered side of each bread slice.

05 - Place bread slices on a baking sheet with the sugar side facing up.

06 - Bake for 5 to 7 minutes until edges are golden and sugar is melted and bubbling.

07 - Remove from oven and let cool for 1 to 2 minutes before serving warm.

01 -

It uses ingredients you already have in your pantry, no special trip to the store required.
The buttery, caramelized edges taste like childhood even if you never had this growing up.
You can make it in less time than it takes to decide what to eat.
It's one of those rare recipes that's just as good at midnight as it is at breakfast.

02 -

If your butter is too cold it will rip the bread into sad little pieces, so always let it soften first.
Don't walk away during baking, thirty seconds can be the difference between perfect and charcoal.
The sugar will look wet and bubbly when it's ready, not dry and sandy like it started.

03 -

Make a big batch of the cinnamon sugar mix and keep it in a jar, it's good on oatmeal, pancakes, and about a hundred other things.
If you're using a toaster oven, rotate the pan halfway through so everything browns evenly.
Day old bread actually works better because it crisps up without burning as fast.