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Cinnamon Streusel Bread

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With St. Patrick’s Day coming up tomorrow, I have been thinking about all the things we chalk up to luck: things like the weather, a catch made by our favorite team, or even a good hair day. Over the years, I’ve given luck a whole bunch of credit to luck without really considering if there was more at play. Is the goodness in my life really just an accident, something that happened by chance? Or is it possible that all of the “luck” in my life is actually a gift offered intentionally for me at the very moment I need it? Before we dive into this cinnamon streusel bread, let’s talk about favor.

Favor

A friend of mine from church introduced the concept of favor to me a few years ago. She didn’t throw it on me or force me to accept her version of things as truth; instead she offered up her perspective for my consideration. The idea, basically, is this: God loves us. He wants good things for us. And He’s always at work on our behalf. Could it be possible that every good thing in our life is not just luck or a result of our own actions but, instead, a little sign of love from God? What if that open parking space, the dollar bill in the back of old jeans, or various other happy coincidences are really just nuggets of favor lavished on you by a loving Father? My mind was blown.

The following week, I saw evidence of it all around me. It seemed that the more I looked out for the good things in my life, the more I found them. Perfect weather at a picnic I planned for friends? A last-minute opening at a restaurant I’ve been dying to go to? Even a single afternoon in my home where everyone is content and joyful and kind to one another. I began to look at each one of those things as a gift and the end result was a whole lot of love and gratitude.

Now, I’m all in. At times, I forget to look for signs of grace and love at work in my life, but the second I open my eyes again, it’s all around me. My kids, new opportunities, the magnolia tree blooming outside of my room, or even just a wildly pink streak of clouds in a dusky sunset- it’s all favor, all love. Anyways.. just for for thought. 🙂

Cinnamon Streusel Bread

Now, onto the main event: cinnamon streusel brad. I’ve continued my venture to bake more breakfast items, and this cinnamon streusel bread is serious. Honestly guys, I love it so much. Soft cakey insides, a swirl of brown sugar and cinnamon throughout, and a crumbly topping. It’s truly so delicious and the perfect thing to enjoy for breakfast (or dessert??) this weekend. Let me tell you how to make it.

First we start with the batter. Butter, oil, and two kinds of sugar come together with eggs and vanilla. Flour and leavening come next with a splash of buttermilk. Next comes the topping. Flour, brown sugar, salt, and melted butter stir together until dry clumps form. We layer the batter in a prepared pan and swirl in the cinnamon sugar filling. Finish it off with the crumble and bake for an hour or until a clean toothpick comes out. Voila!

Give this cinnamon streusel bread a try and lmk what you think! Happy Thursday, Happy St. Patty’s and Happy Baking!

If you like this cinnamon streusel bread you should try:

Coffee Cake Muffins
Banana Bread Cake
Banana Zucchini Bread
Mom’s Homemade Bread
Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Muffins

Cinnamon Streusel Bread

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This cinnamon streusel bread is a fluffy coffee cake swirled with a cinnamon sugar filling and topped with brown sugar crumble!

Author: Kate Wood
Prep Time: 15
Cook Time: 60
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Yield: 1 Loaf
Category: Breakfast Bread

Ingredients

For the batter:

1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar, packed
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups cups all-purpose flour
1 ¼ teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2/3 cup full-fat buttermilk

For the filling:

½ cup brown sugar, packed
1–1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

For the streusel:

½ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup light brown sugar packed
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9×5” loaf pan and set aside.
In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter, oil, sugar, and brown sugar on medium speed until smooth, about one minute. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat to combine. Add 1 cup of the flour, the baking powder, baking soda, and salt and beat on low just until almost combined. Add the buttermilk, stir, and then mix in the remaining flour. Beat on low until the batter is smooth and uniform, but do not over-mix. Combine the brown sugar and cinnamon for the filling in a small bowl. Spoon half of the batter into the prepared pan and smooth. Top with the streusel. Add the remaining batter and smooth. Finally, prepare the streusel. Combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl. Stir in the melted butter, just until clumps form. Sprinkle on top. Bake in the pre-heated oven about 50-60 minutes or until the top is domed and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Overnight Buttermilk Biscuits (& A Gift guide!)

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Overnight Buttermilk Biscuits by Wood and Spoon Blog. This is a make-ahead Southern biscuit dough that can be prepared the night before and baked fresh in the morning! Learn how to make flaky, buttery, pull-apart biscuits on thewoodandspoon.com

The other day, I saw a meme that said, “It feels like today is January 57th,” and that couldn’t be more true for me. This month has been full, in every context of the word, and I could not be more grateful that February is only a day away. If you’ve followed along with this site for any length of time, you know I LOVE February. I love all the pink and chocolates, I love the heart-shaped Valentine’s Day paraphernalia, and I even love the stay-inside weather. So naturally, I thought we’d kick off the month (a day early) with a girly gift list and some overnight buttermilk biscuits. Let’s start with the gifties.

Overnight Buttermilk Biscuits Valentine Gift Guide

A Gift List for You(rself) or Your Galentine!

1. Puff Sleeve Top from J.Crew Soft cotton and accented sleeves come at an easy price for this top.
2. Faux Orchid Real orchids are wonderful, but these faux ones stay pretty all year long with little effort.
3. HER DAILY BREAD My first book, Her Daily Bread, stays in style all year long.
4. Alpaca Beanie These beanies are so soft and scrumptious that I bought some for a few friends too.
5. Je T’aime Frame This frame is backordered, and you better believe I’m on the waiting list.
6. Wrap Pajamas These kimono style pjs from LAKE are silky soft and pretty too.
7. Rose Gold Photo Locket These lockets offer engraving and etching of inner photos as well.
8. Williams-Sonoma Dish Towels My favorite dish towels come in pink, just in time for February!
9. Recycled Cashmere Crew Neck Sweater These sustainable cashmere sweaters from Reformation are at the top of my list!
10. Salt and Pepper Mills I fell in love with these petite mills while in NYC. I may or may not have already gifted them twice since.
11. Hyaluronic Acid Lipstick My favorite lip shade now comes in a silky smooth moisturizing stick!
12. AT THE ARTISAN’S TABLE I’m dying to get my hands on this beautiful book that features tablescapes prepared by artists.

Overnight Buttermilk Biscuits

Now, onto the cozy stuff.

You know I love biscuits. An adaptable starchy treat that serves as an option for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? Sign me up. But sometimes, making fresh biscuits first thing in the morning isn’t in the cards. For those kind of days, these overnight buttermilk biscuits are the ticket. Here, a butter-packed dough comes together hours in advance so that you can bake and serve them at your leisure. It’s the morning convenience of the refrigerated can biscuits but without that greasy mouthfeel. Truly, these are awesome.

Making the Biscuits

To make these overnight buttermilk biscuits, we start with the dry ingredients. Stir together all-purpose flour, leavening and loads of salt. Next, cut ice cold butter into the dry mixture until the mixture has uniform clumps throughout. Finally, stir in the buttermilk until a shaggy dough comes together.

I pat the dough together, knead slightly, and then begin trimming out rounds of dough with a floured round cutter. Be sure not to overwork the dough- this will yield a tough, chewy biscuit. Place the dough rounds on a parchment paper-lined sheet pan and cover the entire thing with plastic wrap. When you’re ready to bake them the next morning, preheat the oven and pop them in for about 12-15 minutes!

I hope you give these overnight buttermilk biscuits a try and let me know how you enjoy them. Happy (almost!) February and happy baking!

If you like these overnight buttermilk biscuits you should try:

Funfetti Biscuits
Mini Garlic Herb Biscuits
Cheddar Cornmeal Biscuits
Mini Buttermilk Biscuits
Maple Oatmeal Biscuits

Overnight Buttermilk Biscuits

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These overnight buttermilk biscuits feature flaky layers and can be made a night in advance!

Author: Kate Wood
Prep Time: 10
Cook Time: 15
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 18
Category: Bread

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup unsalted butter, cold and diced
1 ¼ cups buttermilk, cold
Extra butter for brushing, if desired

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and line a baking pan with a sheet of parchment. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, powder, and soda. Use a pastry cutter or the backs of two forks to cut in the butter until evenly dispersed with pea-sized clumps throughout. Gently stir in the buttermilk until a shaggy dough forms, being careful to NOT OVERWORK. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of flour out onto a clean work surface and dump the crumbly dough on to the flour. Gently and quickly work the dough together, kneading a few times, before patting out into a 1” rectangle. Use a 2” round biscuit cutter to trim out rounds of dough. Flour the cutter well and press down straight being careful not to twist the cutter at all. Re-flour and continue cutting out until all the dough has been used. You can gather leftover piece and gently form back together to trim out more circles. Place the biscuits about 1” apart on the baking sheet or dish. Brush with a bit of the melted butter and bake in the preheated oven for about 17 minutes or until the tops are golden and the biscuits have risen. Allow to cool slightly before enjoying and reheat in the toaster oven as needed.

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Muffins

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What better way to start the weekend than with a healthy(ish) breakfast treat like these whole wheat chocolate chip muffins? With brown sugar, a simple streusel, and loads of semisweet chocolate chips, these cookie-flavored baked goods also have the added benefit of whole wheat flour! If you’re looking for something to enjoy all weekend long, these are IT.

On Family Breakfast

In the hay day of this website, there was no shortage of breakfast pastries to enjoy in the morning. You needn’t look farther than my kitchen counter or the freezer drawer to find stacks of danishes, homemade pop-tarts, and slices of quick bread. I was constantly testing recipes, and, as a result, I had the leftovers to show for it. As you can imagine, my family got used to these kind of things, and mornings were actually quite pleasant.

But then something called “REAL LIFE” happened, and as much as I would have loved to keep up with our stock of sugary breakfast treats, it just wasn’t happening. Instead, I offered easy stuff: Toast. Dry cereal. The occasional scrambled egg. You know, normal American breakfast foods.

Unrealistic Expectations

So last week, when I pulled out a Tupperware of chocolate chip muffins, my kids lost their mind. I mean, seriously, head over heels. It was all, “MOM, YOU MAKE THE BEST BREAKFAST,” and, “THESE MUFFINS ARE INCREDIBLE,” and (my personal favorite), “SERIOUSLY, YOU ARE THE BEST MOM EVER!” Truly, in that moment, the clouds parted and I heard *actual* angels singing.

Here’s what I decided: I showed my hand too quickly. By having a surplus of homemade treats for a good portion of their life, they haven’t figured out that this isn’t normal in most houses. What kind of 8-year-old knows they prefer croissant over pain au chocolat? What average 6-year-old complains because there’s no more funfetti biscuits in the freezer? I’ll tell you: ones that haven’t been fed enough Fruity Pebbles, that’s who.

The good news for them is that I’m testing loads of breakfast recipes this month, so there’s bound to be a few stragglers to munch in the coming weeks. The bad news is that I’m on to them and there will definitely be some granola bars and Cheerios in their very near future.

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Muffins

While they were inhaling the muffins, I kept one little secret from them: these are almost kinda sorta healthy! I mean, sure, there’s sugar and chocolate involved, but doesn’t that addition of whole wheat flour make all of us feel a smidge better? Plus, these whole wheat chocolate chip muffins are really good. So good that I ate a whole one during the photo shoot while trying to “get the perfect shot” of a bitten muffin. I won’t even lie- one bite would have been a fine photo.

To make these whole wheat chocolate chip muffins, we start with the wet ingredients. Sour cream, oil, an egg, and some vanilla stir together before adding in a mixture of brown and white sugar. Next comes the dry ingredients. Equal parts all-purpose and whole wheat flour stir in with leavening and salt. Finally, the chocolate chips fold in and the streusel sprinkles on top. Voila!

The muffins bake up into soft, slightly chewy treats with rounded, chocolate-studded top. They taste even better on day 2, although I recommend rewarming. If you are in need of a new treat to wow your family and friends- these are it! Happy Friday and happy baking to you!

If you like these whole wheat chocolate chip muffins you should try:

Whole Wheat Blueberry muffins
Banana Nutella Muffins
Healthyish Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Biscuits
Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Muffins

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These whole wheat chocolate chip muffins are simple and fluffy, loaded with semisweet chips and topped with a streusel!

Author: Kate Wood
Prep Time: 5
Cook Time: 18
Total Time: 23 minutes
Yield: 12
Category: Breakfast

Ingredients

For the streusel (optional):

1–1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
¼ cup chocolate chips

For the muffins:

¾ cup sour cream
1/3 cup (80 gm) vegetable oil
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup (100 gm) sugar
1/2 cup (100 gm) brown sugar packed
3/4 cup (105 gm) all-purpose flour
3/4 cup (105 gm) 100% whole wheat flour (see notes)
2–1/2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and put paper muffin lines in a 12-compartment tin.
First, make the streusel. Stir together the flour and sugar and use the back of a fork to cut in the butter until the mixture consists of moist clumps. Stir in the chocolate chips and set aside.
Next, make the muffins. In a large bowl, whisk together the sour cream, oil, egg, and extract until smooth. Stir in the sugars. Add the flours, baking powder, and salt, stirring just till barely combined. Fold in the chocolate chips. Divide the batter among the 12-muffin compartment. Mine usually end up about 2/3- 3/4 of the way full. Sprinkle the streusel on top. Bake in the preheated oven for about 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool briefly before consuming!

Notes

As an option, you can use 1-1/2 cups of whole wheat flour and only ½ cup of all-purpose flour. In this instance, use ½ cup brown sugar and only ¼ cup of white sugar. This will help to keep the muffins moist.
If you don’t plan to consume the muffins on the day of preparing them, seal them in a Tupperware or large plastic bag and freeze until ready to consume. This will help to keep the muffins moist and fresh!

Easy Banana Zucchini Bread with Cream Cheese Butter

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Easy Zucchini Banana Bread by Wood and Spoon blog. My favorite way to use up ripe bananas and summer zucchini is this quick bread! Served with a simple whipped cream cheese butter and loaded with pecans, bananas, cinnamon, and fresh zucchini, this bread is a delicious breakfast or snack treat! find the recipe and how to on thewoodandspoon.com

Well, we made it to the end of the summer! I’m on Day 2 with a half-empty house, and working from home has never seemed so fun. Every summer, I forget how challenging it is to keep up with recipe testing and photography jobs; apparently working with children hanging on your ankles is easier said than done.

Luckily, the kids and I were able to work on a few recipes together. Today’s easy banana zucchini bread came together in an attempt to use up our squash reserves, and it. is. GOOD. With the addition of a whipped cream cheese butter spread, it is really worth writing home about. Let me tell you all about it.

Easy Banana Zucchini Bread

The idea for this banana zucchini bread came from a recent trip to Atlanta. My mom, nana, sister, and I traveled east to do some antique shopping. Thankfully, our hotel had a delightful breakfast spot that served delicious breakfast breads. My favorite was their zucchini bread that came with a whipped cream cheese spread. I immediately knew this was a recipe to recreate at home.

My version of the quick bread is slightly different due to the addition of banana. We have an endless supply of bananas in our house, and they’re rarely yellow and prime for eating. Instead, the green bananas collect dust and the brown ones get even more brown. So I decided to create an outlet for all the dying fruits of the world. Bananas, meet zucchini, your new BFF.

Making the Bread

Making this banana zucchini bread is pretty simple. In a single bowl, mash together the bananas and oil. Add the sugar, eggs, and extract, stirring all the while. Next comes the dry ingredients which, for this recipe, includes cinnamon; I just love the subtle addition of spice. The shredded zucchini and optional pecans add in last before two loaves bake in the oven.

The cream cheese spread is optional but really yummy. Slightly sugared and more buttercream than buttery, it really take this bread over the top. Make it or don’t, but certainly it’s worth trying once.

I hope you all get to bake this easy banana zucchini bread soon. If you do, let me know what you think! Happy Saturday and happy baking!

If you like this easy banana zucchini bread you should try:

Carrot Pound Cake
Whole Wheat Carrot Muffins
Vanilla Butter Loaf
Banana Bread Cake
Banana Crumb Cake

Easy Banana Zucchini Bread

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This banana zucchini bread is an easy, no-frills recipe that makes for a delicious breakfast or afternoon snack!

Author: Kate Wood
Prep Time: 20
Cook Time: 60
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Yield: 2 Loaves
Category: Quick Bread

Ingredients

For the bread:

1 cup mashed ripe banana (from about 3 medium-sized bananas)
1 cup canola oil
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3–1/3 cups all-purpose flour
2–1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1–1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1–1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1–1/2 cups shredded zucchini
1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

For the cream cheese butter:

4 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
2 tablespoons salted butter, softened to room temperature
1–1/2 cups powdered sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon, optional

Instructions

To make the loaves:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray two 8”x4” loaf pans with baking spray. Set aside.
In a large bowl, stir to combine the banana, oil, sugar, eggs, and extract. Add in the flour cinnamon, salt, baking powder, and baking soda and fold to combine. Add in the shredded zucchini and pecans, folding just until combined. Divide the batter between the two prepared pans and bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 1 hour. Allow to cool completely.
In the meantime, prepare the cream cheese butter. In a medium-sized bowl, use a hand mixer to combine the cream cheese and butter, beating until smooth, about 1 minutes. Add the powdered sugar and optional cinnamon, stirring to combine. If you wish to smooth out the mixture a bit, add a tablespoon of water or milk. Otherwise, pop the spread in the fridge until you’re ready to serve it on slices of the zucchini bread.

Mom’s Homemade Bread & a Mother’s Day Gift Guide!

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Mom's Homemade Bread by Wood and Spoon blog. This is a recipe excerpt from Her Daily Bread, a simple wheat loaf with added flaxseed meal, honey, and olive oil. Learn how simple homemade bread to make from scratch on thewoodandspoon.com

If words like Mom’s Homemade Bread don’t stop you in your tracks, you just haven’t had it like my Mom’s. Growing up, my mom didn’t spend a whole lot of time in the kitchen, but homemade sandwich bread was a speciality that I have relished over the years, so much so that I included a recipe inspired by hers in my new book, “Her Daily Bread.” Today, in honor of my mom and all the woman who we will honor in a couple of weeks for Mother’s Day, I’m sharing a simple recipe in addition to a fabulous gift guide for the moms who have it all. First up: the gifts!

A Mother’s Day Gift Guide

A Potted Tree. If you’ve got a mom with a green thumb and a brightly lit home, consider a tree that will grow well indoors like this arbequina olive tree. If she doesn’t have a green thumb, just consider a faux one instead.
Floral Dinnerware. Any mom with an eye for soft colors and feminine florals will love these on her spring and summer table!
Personalized Stationary. The gift that keeps on giving, in my opinion, is always stationary. I’ve loved these watercolor notecards that come in a variety of prints.
Adirondak Chairs. Durable outdoor seating was a gift of choice for our parents last year, and I loved them so much that I’ve decided to invest in a set of my own.
Floral Earrings. The resin flowers on these earrings are interchangeable and come in a variety of colors to match Mom’s favorites.
Airy Button-down Sundress. This pale blue dress from Zara is one of my favorite spring purchases- comfortable, lightweight, and not at all form-fitting.
Radiance Face Mask. I’ve been supporting Tata Harper products here for a long time now, and this gentle mask for sensitive skin is one of my new favorites.
Rattan Purse. With summer just around the corner, give mom a gift she’ll hold close anytime she leaves the house.
Her Daily Bread. With 365 daily readings, many that reflect family, motherhood, and womanhood, Her Daily Bread is a thoughtful gift for any woman on Mother’s Day.
Stoneware Canisters. Are they for the kitchen? The bathroom? Who cares! These canisters from Crate and Barrel are beautiful and would make a great gift for Mom.

Mom’s Homemade Bread

I adore this recipe inspired by my Mom’s homemade bread. The wonderful thing about recipes that are even kinda handed-down is that newer generations get to enjoy them. I love getting to make this bread for my own family, especially know how loaves of it used to feed me in my own mom’s kitchen.

I’m keeping today’s post short and sweet, but you can read more about this recipe in my new book, Her Daily Bread, which is available everywhere. (Bonus: it contains over 50 other delightful recipes that are ready to share!) Check out a copy at your local bookstore or online here. Happy early Mother’s Day and happy baking to you all!

If you like this recipe for mom’s homemade bread, you should check out:

Buttermilk Bread
Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
English Muffin Bread
Honey Oat Bread
Flaxseed Bread

Mom’s Homemade Bread & a Mother’s Day Gift Guide!

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This recipe, inspired by my mom’s homemade bread is a flavorful family favorite that make terrific sandwiches and even better toast!

Author: Kate Wood, an excerpt from her book, “HER DAILY BREAD”
Prep Time: 15
Cook Time: 25
Total Time: 180
Yield: 2 Small Loaves
Category: Bread

Ingredients

1–1/2 cups lukewarm water
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup honey
1 large egg
2 teaspoon salt
4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more as needed
¼ cup flaxseed meal
1 tablespoon instant yeast

Instructions

In the bowl of a stand mixer, stir to combine the water, oil, honey, egg, and salt. Add 2 cups of the flour, the flaxseed meal, and the yeast, stirring to combine. Add 2 more cups of flour, and, using the dough hook attachment of the mixer, begin to knead the dough on medium speed. If you notice the dough is still very soupy and loose, you can sprinkle in a little more flour 2 tablespoons at a time until it comes together into a soft stretchy dough. Knead for a total of 6 minutes or until the dough stretches slightly when you pull the dough hook out of the bowl. Lightly grease a separate large bowl with cooking spray and dump the dough into that bowl. Use a sheet of plastic wrap or a large tea towel to cover the top of the bowl and set it aside in a warm area of your kitchen to allow it to rise until doubled in size, about 1-1/2 – 2 hours total.
Once the dough has puffed and risen to double its size, lightly sprinkle a counter with flour and dump the contents of the bowl onto your prepared workspace. Use a knife to cut the dough into two equal-sized pieces. Lightly spray two 8”x4” loaf pans with cooking spray and begin to shape your loaves. Gently pat a single piece of dough into a small rectangle and fold the bottom third of the dough up towards the center as if you’re folding a letter. Fold the top part dough and gently pinch the dough to seal the seam shut. Gently roll the dough over so the seam is on the bottom and use your hands to carefully work the dough with your hands to form it into a log roughly the shape of your pan. Put the log of dough into the pan and repeat this entire process with the second piece of dough. Once each log of dough is in its respective pan, cover each with a piece of plastic wrap and set aside in a warm area of your kitchen for a second rise, about 45-60 minutes. In the meantime, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Once the loaves have risen and are barely doming over the lip of the pan, put the pans in the oven to bake for about 25 minutes, or until the loaves are golden and a thermometer inserted in the center of the loaf registers at 190 degrees Fahrenheit. Allow to cool in the pan for 20 minutes and then remove from the pan to cool completely. Cooled loaves can be wrapped in foil and frozen for up to six months or can be enjoyed immediately.

Carrot Pound Cake

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Happy Sunday, friends. I hope today’s post and recipe, a simple carrot pound cake, finds you ready for spring and all the newness it brings. In our neck of the woods, it only takes a peek out into our yard to be reminded that fresh starts are everywhere. The grass is brightening to shades of green, the azaleas are opening up in bursts of pink, and little white blossoms are flowering from my two favorite crepe myrtle trees. Everything is coming to life, all over again. It makes me wonder if there’s something new and fresh waiting to revive in me, too.

We put a lot of weight on that first month of the year. January 1st- the time to start over, to resolve for more, and to chalk our agendas full of stuff. New school years take some heat as well, as our kids and young relatives and teacher friends gear up for new faces and blank slates. But there’s something unique about the fresh start that spring offers us, too. As we shed our physical layers, the heft of wool coats, thick scarves, and lined boots, the earth does too. The sky trades its grey for streaks of sunlight and its snow clouds for rain. Everything from the ground up comes to life again. It’s almost as if God has offered all of creation its own kind of blank slate. An opportunity for something new.

–“There’s something unique about the fresh start spring offer us.”

Me? I’m taking it. I want to soak up every bit of life and hope this new season has to offer. Easter is a reminder that even dead things have potential for life, and I, for one, welcome the chance for my own little revival of energy, ideas, joy, and heart. These past few years have left a lot of us a little worse for the wear. I need the hope of a new season. I need the hope that new life is available. And while we make Easter all about baskets and egg hunts and gingham table spreads, the fun and beauty of those things are really only meant to point us to something better. Something real. If you, like me, want more of that for your own life, I hope you’ll use this spring as your opportunity to find it.

Carrot Pound Cake

I made this carrot pound cake for this coming Easter season. My kids are at the perfect age for getting psyched up about holidays, so when it comes time for holiday-themed food, we spare no expense. Since we’ve already celebrated with a carrot bundt cake with brown butter glaze, carrot cake cheesecake, and even the carrot-adjacent hummingbird layer cake, I thought it was time to offer something even more simple: a carrot pound cake that can double as breakfast, snack, or dessert and can be made in less than an hour. Let me tell you how to make it.

How to Make Carrot Pound Cake

To make this carrot pound cake, we start with the fats and sugar. First, butter, oil, brown sugar, and granulated sugar come together in a mixing bowl before adding eggs and vanilla extract. Next, we add the dry ingredients: flour, leavening, salt and spice. I opted for cinnamon and ginger, because my tastebuds don’t prefer nutmeg and cloves, but you could certainly add an 1/8-1/4 teaspoon of those as well if you’d like. Once combined, stir in freshly grated carrots (truly, the only annoying part of this recipe) and some nuts (I opted for pecans!), if desired. A 45-minute bake makes one tender and moist loaf of carrot pound cake that is as fragrant as it is delicious.

I opted to add a cream cheese frosting to this carrot pound cake, but you can do without if you’d like. The loaf is incredibly delicious all on its own, but I love the fancy flair of the piped frosting swirls. Either way, this carrot pound cake is a new must-make for my family, and I think you’ll enjoy it too. I hope you get a chance to enjoy this recipe in the coming weeks, and I hope those weeks find you simultaneously enjoying something new. Happy Sunday and Happy Baking!

If you like this carrot pound cake you should try:

Carrot Bundt Cake with Brown Butter Glaze
Carrot Cake Cheesecake
Hummingbird Layer Cake
Morning Glory Muffins
Whole-Wheat Carrot Muffins

Carrot Pound Cake

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This carrot pound cake is a simple and moist loaf cake scented with spice and topped with a fluffy cream cheese buttercream!

Author: Kate Wood
Prep Time: 15
Cook Time: 45
Total Time: 1 hour
Yield: 8 Servings (1 Loaf)
Category: Cake

Ingredients

For the loaf:

¼ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
¼ cup canola oil
½ cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar, packed
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1–1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
1–1/3 cup freshly peeled and grated carrots
½ cup chopped pecans, walnuts if you’d prefer

For the frosting:

¼ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

To prepare the loaf:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease and 8×4” loaf pan and line the bottom (if desired) with a trimmed piece of parchment paper for easy removal. Set aside.
In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter, oil, sugar, and brown sugar until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing gently at each addition, followed by the vanilla. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger, stirring only until combined. Add the carrots and nuts and fold until integrated. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake the loaf in the oven about 45-47 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool 10 minutes before inverting the pan on a cooling rack to allow to cool completely. If desired, top with frosting.

To prepare the frosting:

Cream together the butter and cream cheese on medium speed in a medium-sized mixing bowl until smooth. Add the vanilla, salt, and powdered sugar, stirring on low until combined and smooth, about 1 minute. Pipe or spread on the cake as desired. I used a 1M piping tip to pipe the design shown.

My Best Mini Muffins

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Best Mini Muffin Recipe by Wood and Spoon blog. This master mini muffin recipe is easily adaptable to make into your favorite flavors: sprinkle, funfetti, chocolate chip, or lemon poppyseed! Give this base muffin recipe a try to add in your favorite mix-ins to make your favorite muffins ever. Find the recipe and how-to on thewoodandspoon.com

Many of us who enjoy cooking or baking have a few of those back pocket recipes we reach for time and time again. Maybe it’s a nostalgic taste from our past, a family favorite, or one of those simple recipes that is guaranteed to be a home run every time. Back when I was a newlywed, I was loaded to the brim with enthusiasm for trying new recipes; I wanted to create and feed, exploring what I was able to accomplish in the kitchen. But over time, as our family grew from 2 to 5, I quickly realized my best efforts wouldn’t always get the red carpet welcome I desired- cooking for a crew was not the Betty Crocker dream I thought it would be.

Seasons of creativity come and go. Some weeks, I feel energized by keeping my hands busy with new flavors and tinkering around with fresh recipes. On others, I’m one puckered face, one questionable glance, one, “Do I HAVE to eat this, Mom?” away from setting fire to my oven and calling Dominos. Feeding an unenthusiastic audience isn’t always easy, and if you, like me, have found yourself responsible for feeding even just a single picky eater, here’s a word of solidarity: NO, YOU’RE NOT CRAZY- THIS IS, IN FACT, HARD.

-“All this hard stuff isn’t for nothing.”

Despite all the judgy glances from a table full of toddlers who would prefer to eat Lunchables most nights, I find myself in the kitchen time and time again. Deep down, I know that being tasked with the job of nourishing little people is a privilege, and whether they’re getting a terrific homemade meal or carry-out pizza (again), those few short minutes around the table are an opportunity for impact, love, and connection. I come back to the kitchen, because I remember all the times my heart was fed simply by sharing a few minutes of conversation and a meal with someone; I know all this hard stuff isn’t for nothing.

The recipe I’m sharing today is crazy simple, but it’s a favorite. These are my best mini muffins, and because my kids go wild for them, we make them pretty regularly. Having a fun, go-to recipe like this is good for morale, particularly on those harder weeks when squash (and subsequently, bad attitudes) is on the menu. With just one bowl, less than 10 ingredients, and about 15 minutes of time you can my my best mini muffins your own!

How to Make Mini Muffins

To make my best mini muffins, we start with the liquid ingredients. One egg, oil, sour cream, and vanilla extract come together with just a whisk and a little elbow grease. Stir in the sugar until well integrated and then add in the dry ingredients. Here, flour provides structure while the leavening and cornstarch add the soft pillowy fluff that makes muffins so good. Mix in your favorite toppings (think chocolate chips! sprinkles! lemon zest and poppyseeds!) and then dollop the batter into a prepared pan. (Sidenote: if you’re not already using a small cookie scoop like this one for your mini muffins, consider this a call to action. )

This recipe for (what is most definitely) the very best mini muffins is always a hit, even with my picky eaters, and if you don’t already have a favorite of your own, I hope you’ll give it a try. With today being Valentine’s Day, I think this is the perfect opportunity to bake for someone you love! Happy Monday and Happy Baking, y’all!

If you think these are the best mini muffins, you should check out:

Mini Cinnamon Rolls
Mini Funfetti Cakes
Blueberry Cream Cheese Muffins
Banana Nutella Muffins
Double Chocolate Muffins

My Best Mini Muffins

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These mini muffins are moist and fluffy and can easily be adapted to include your favorite mix-ins!

Author: Kate Wood
Prep Time: 5
Cook Time: 15
Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 24
Category: Breakfast

Ingredients

1 large egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil (or substitute 1/2 of the oil for melted butter for DIVINE chocolate chip muffins)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sugar (or use 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup granulated sugar- you decide!)
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Mix-ins of choice (see instructions)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and lightly grease a mini muffin pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
In a large bowl, stir together the egg, oil, sour cream, vanilla, and sugar until smooth. Add the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, stirring just until combined. Add in any mix-ins (see note below). Use a small cookie scoop to portion out dollops of batter, filling each compartment of the tin 3/4 of the way full. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Enjoy!
For funfetti muffins: Add 3 tablespoons of rainbow sprinkles. Option to switch the vanilla extract out for clear vanilla extract instead! For chocolate chip mini muffins: Add 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips to the batter. Option to substitute melted butter for the oil or sub out the 1/2 cup sugar for 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup brown sugar. For lemon poppyseed muffins: Add 1 teaspoon of lemon zest, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and 2 teaspoons poppyseeds.

Notes

Note: You can use any neutral oil in place of the vegetable oil!

Maple Cinnamon Rolls

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So here we are- the first week of December. What’s that like for you? What are the memories and feelings and thoughts attached to the 31 days we’re entering into?

For many of us, December means holidays and family, celebration and shopping. In our house, Christmas is still so wrapped up in the lights and wonder and hot cocoa-ness of it all, and that, combined with my upcoming book release, has already got us busy and full of anticipation. But for as many of us there are that started December 1st with starry eyes and hearts full of cheer, there are just as many hurting, feeling lonely, and wondering where all the wonder is. Today, at the risk of being way too serious in the opening paragraph of a food blog post, I want you to know this: you are loved, you matter, and you’re welcome to embrace whatever sentiment you need to this year.

So before we’re all gung-ho on cookie exchanges and tacky sweater parties, I want to share these maple cinnamon rolls, a true comfort food recipe, and ask you to take inventory of the people in your life who may need more love this year. Is there someone who needs to feel the glow of your friendship and affection? Share it freely, whether with a card, a coffee date, or a batch of these sweet rolls, and know that your love makes the biggest difference this time of year. The world needs more people who freely offer what they have to the people around them.

Maple Cinnamon Rolls

Ok, phew. If you’ve made it this far in the post- CONGRATULATIONS. Your reward is a yummy, warm, fall-scented twist on one of my all-time favorite treats: these maple cinnamon rolls. Every year, I create a number of sweet roll recipes, because they’re always such a hit. My kids love them, you guys love them, EVERYBODY LOVES THEM. So these maple cinnamon rolls have been a long time coming; after all, few things go hand in hand with breakfast and cinnamon like the comforting flavor of pure maple syrup.

This recipe was adapted from the ever-popular overnight cinnamon rolls . In place of the sugar and brown sugar that ordinarily sweetens the rolls, I’ve used maple syrup. In addition to the cinnamon brown sugar filling, I’ve added a handful of chopped pecans both of texture and flavor. That, plus the ridiculous-delicious maple glaze that goes on top, makes the yummiest addition to our round-up of breakfast all-stars.

If you’re looking for a fancy treat to love on your friends and family with this year, please consider these maple cinnamon rolls. Hugs to you today and in the days that are coming, and happy baking!

If you like this recipe you should try:

Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
King Cake Cinnamon Rolls
Cookies and Cream Rolls
Mini Cinnamon Rolls
Gingerbread Cinnamon Rolls

Maple Cinnamon Rolls

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These maple cinnamon rolls feature a cinnamon brown sugar filling, toasted pecans, and loads of cozy maple syrup!

Author: Kate Wood
Prep Time: 30
Cook Time: 30
Total Time: 240
Yield: 12 Rolls
Category: Breakfast

Ingredients

For the dough:

1/2 cup milk, lukewarm
1/2 tablespoon active dry yeast
¼ cup unsalted butter, melted but not too hot
1 large egg
¼ cup real maple syrup
2–1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt

For the filling:

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 tablespoon cinnamon
6 tablespoons brown sugar
1/3 cup finely chopped pecans

For the frosting:

¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
¼ cup maple syrup
2 cups powdered sugar
Pinch of salt
2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

To prepare the dough:

In the bowl of a stand mixer or a large bowl, sprinkle the yeast over top of the lukewarm milk. Allow the yeast to dissolve, about 5 minutes. Stir in the butter, egg, and maple syrup until smooth. Add about half of the flour plus the salt into the yeast mixture and stir until combined. Pour in the remaining flour and knead in the bowl using the dough hook attachment until smooth and slightly tacky, about 7 minutes. If you notice your dough isn’t pulling away from the sides of the bowl or it’s too wet, add flour 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl and forms a little dough “tornado” around the dough hook. Once done kneading, place the dough into a large lightly greased bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap to double in size, about 1-1/2 hours.
Once the dough has risen, dump it out onto a lightly floured surface. Use a floured rolling pin to roll it into a large rectangle about 11”x21” in size. Pour the melted butter for the filling on top of the rolled out dough and spread it out over top. Combine the cinnamon and brown sugar and sprinkle evenly over the buttered dough. Sprinkle on the chopped pecans as well. Starting with one of the long ends, tightly roll the dough from end to end and pinch the edges together to seal. Cut the dough into about 1-1/2” sections and lay them out spiral side up in a lightly greased sheet pan or baking dish, about 2” apart. Alternatively, you can bake them in greased muffin tins as well. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise again, about 40 minutes.
In the meantime, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Once preheated, bake in the oven for about 20 minutes or until the edges are barely golden and the internal temp of a roll is 190 degrees. Remove from the oven and prepare your frosting.

To prepare the frosting:

Stir the butter, maple syrup, salt, and powdered sugar together with an electric hand mixer. Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time until the desired consistency is reached. Spread the frosting over the warm rolls and enjoy!

Pumpkin Swirl Bread

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It’s October, which means I officially don’t feel bad about pushing pumpkin baked goods. I know some of you fall into the uber-cozy category of humans that thinks things like pumpkin spice lattes, fluffy scarves, fleece socks, and jewel tones are appropriate all year long, but I’ve been holding back on this recipe for weeks in an attempt to salvage the sanity of those who can only tolerate fall-ish stuff sometime after Labor Day. Today’s recipe, this pumpkin swirl bread, certainly falls into the cozy category, and it makes for an excellent baking challenge for those of you who might be willing to roll up your sleeves and attempt a slightly more challenging baked treat. Let me tell you how to make it!

Pumpkin Swirl Bread by Wood and Spoon blog. This is a fluffy pumpkin yeast bread swirled with brown sugar and cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. The bread is fragrant and works wonderfully for morning toast. Learn how to make a fall sandwich or yeast bread and how simple it is to add sugar to bread dough on thewoodandspoon.com

This pumpkin swirl bread is a love child of two of my favorite recipes: pumpkin yeast bread and cinnamon swirl bread. For years, cinnamon toast has been a go-to breakfast favorite in my house, and I decided it was high time we had a fall alternative for our mornings. The dough for this tender bread has pumpkin purée, sweet maple syrup, and flavored pumpkin pie spice. The center is a swirl of cinnamon and brown sugar- just enough to add a smidge of flavor and that beautiful inner spiral, but not so much that it becomes overpowering. I like to serve slices warm and toasted with salted butter and a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar.

How to Make Swirl Bread

To make the bread, we start with the dough. Active dry yeast dissolved in lukewarm water before we add in the remaining liquid ingredients: milk, maple syrup, oil, and pumpkin purée. Once combined, we add in the flour, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. The dough is stirred and kneaded in a stand mixer until stretchy and slightly tacky.

After its first rise, we roll out the dough and layer in the filling: first an egg wash, then a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar. The dough is rolled tight into a loaf and allowed to rise a second time in a prepared loaf pan. After baking, the loaves are golden brown and fragrant with yummy autumnal spice!

This pumpkin swirl bread is a great weekend baking challenge. Bonus: it makes two loaves, so you can keep one for yourself and share the second with someone else! A win-win for everyone! Give this recipe a try and let me know what you think. Happy Baking!

If you like this pumpkin swirl bread, you should try:

Pumpkin Yeast Bread
Cinnamon Swirl Bread
Pumpkin Pull-Apart Bread
Raisin Swirl Bread
Pumpkin Pancakes

Pumpkin Swirl Bread

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Author: Kate Wood
Prep Time: 25
Cook Time: 35
Total Time: 240
Yield: 2 Loaves
Category: Bread

Ingredients

For the bread dough:

½ cup (120 mL) warm (not hot) water
2–1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 cup (240 mL) milk, room temperature (I use whole)
¼ cup (60 mL) maple syrup
2 tablespoons oil (I use canola)
1 cup (225 gm) pumpkin puree
5 cups (650 gm) all-purpose flour
1–1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice

For the filling:

1 large egg
6 tablespoons (75 gm) sugar
2–1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 tablespoon flour

Instructions

To prepare the dough:

Pour the warm water into the bowl of a stand mixer and sprinkle the yeast over top of it. Allow the yeast to dissolve, about 5 minutes. Whisk in the milk, maple syrup, and oil. Add the pumpkin puree and stir to combine. Add two cups of flour, the salt, and the pumpkin pie spice to the wet ingredients and stir until well integrated. Add an additional 2-1/2 cups of flour and, using the dough hook, knead the bread on medium speed for about 5 minutes or until the bread starts to become stretchy. Add additional flour to the bowl during the kneading process to get the dough the right texture. You are looking for a tacky, stretchy dough.
Grease a large bowl and place the dough in it, covered with a piece of plastic wrap, to rise until doubled in size, about 1-1/2 hours. If the dough seems to have a hard time rising, move the bowl to a slightly warmer area of the kitchen. I like to let mine rise next to a warm oven.

To prepare the filling:

Once risen, remove dough from bowl and separate into two equal pieces. Roll each sheet of dough on a lightly greased work surface into a 6”x20” rectangle. Whisk the egg with 2 teaspoons of water and brush this wash over the surface of each sheet of dough. Reserve the extra wash.
Combine the cinnamon, sugar, and flour in a small bowl and sprinkle the mixture evenly over the surface of each piece of dough.
Starting at one of the narrow ends, roll the dough snug up the length of the long ends of the rectangle until you’re left with a tube-shaped roll of dough. Pinch the ends to seal the dough closed. Place each loaf roll into their own greased loaf pan (8.5″ X 4.5″ X 2.75″). Cover with Saran wrap and allow to rise again for about 1 hour, or until the dough has risen one inch over the top of the pan. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Once risen, brush a thin layer of wash over the tops of each loaf. Put the loaves into the oven and immediately lower the temperature to 375. Bake for about 30-35 minutes, or until loaves have turned golden and sound slightly hollow when tapped on the top.
Allow to cool in pan for ten minutes and then remove to finish cooling on a cooling rack.

Notes

Beware of using a small pan. This recipe requires a large enough pan to accommodate the dough.
If your bread is not rising well, place loaves in a slightly warmer spot in your kitchen. I let my bread rise next to a warm oven.
Allow bread to cool completely prior to slicing.
Bread will keep on the counter for several days but will keep best in the refrigerator for up to 6-7 days. There’s no preservatives in this stuff so it won’t last as long as your supermarket bread- eat fast!
Wrapped securely in aluminum foil, bread will keep in a freezer for up to four months.

Funfetti Biscuits

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You know what? I think we never grow too old.

So much of the excitement, fun, and frivolity in this life is seemingly reserved for kids: amusement park rides, dancing without inhibition, playing dress-up, and even things like sprinkles. While adults tend to get bogged down with responsibility, appearances, and reputation, kids have no problem going after the joy that’s right in front of them, no matter what’s at stake. I can’t speak for anyone else, but I’ll tell you that I seriously long for some of that freedom. Below the surface of my to-do lists, structure, and self-imposed social rules is a person that really desires a fresh dose of joy. Maybe that’s the reason I’m drawn to treats like these funfetti biscuits.

Funfetti Biscuits by Wood and Spoon blog. These are fluffy Southern Style buttermilk biscuits loaded with sprinkles, box mix cake flavor, and topped with a sweet and simple icing. There are tons of things to put sprinkles on and these sprinkle biscuits make for a fun and festive back to school breakfast. If you're looking for fun breakfast ideas for kids, look no. further than these sweet morning biscuits! The recipe and how to is on thewoodandspoon.com

Even if your life is currently chock-full of all sorts of stuff that feels and sounds and reeks of work, simple indulgences like these funfetti biscuits can serve as a reminder that you’ve not grown too old. You can still enjoy frivolous sources of happiness, like a sprinkle-flecked biscuits topped with icing, and enjoy every minute of it. If you find yourself in the same boat as me, longing for something that is happy and fun just because, I do hope you’ll give these treats a try.

Making the Biscuits

So let me tell you about these funfetti biscuits.

There’s not shortage of biscuits around here. Maybe it’s the Southerner in me, maybe it’s the Mom in me that’s constantly trying to reimagine breakfast, or maybe it’s just because they’re delicious. But even after years on this site, we’ve never added sprinkles to our biscuits, and I think it’s high time we do something about that. Here, a simple butter and buttermilk-laden layered biscuit is flavored with clear vanilla extract (for box mix cake flavor!) and sprinkles (for fun!) to create a colorful and playful baked treat that everyone can rally around. And because I have a hard time not trying to make every breakfast food a little more dessert-like, we’ve added a simple icing too that transforms this into a decadent treat.

To make these funfetti biscuits, we start with the dry ingredients. Flour, sugar, and a bit of leavening are combined in a large bowl before butter is cut into the mix. Once the contents of the bowl resemble a clumpy sandy mixture, toss in the sprinkles. Work in the liquid ingredients of clear vanilla extracts and milk using a pastry cutter. Cut the dough immediately and pop into the oven; this ensures the biscuits will bake into layered, flaky treats. After cooling slightly, a simple powdered sugar glaze goes on top. Voila!

I hope these funfetti biscuits put even just a little more fun bake into your everyday. Make them for the kids and grown-ups in your life and let me know what you think! Happy Monday to you and happy baking!

If you like these funfetti biscuits you should try:

Funfetti Scones
Peaches and Cream Biscuits
Funfetti Mini Cakes
Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Biscuits
Funfetti Rolls

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These sprinkled frosted biscuits put the fun in funfetti!

Author: Kate Wood
Prep Time: 10
Cook Time: 15
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 16
Category: Breakfast

Ingredients

For the biscuits:

2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar, plus 2 teaspoons for sprinkling, if desired
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon kosher salt
4 ounces cream cheese, cold and diced
¼ cup unsalted butter, cold and diced, plus 2 more tablespoons melted for brushing
5 tablespoons rainbow sprinkles
¾ cup cold buttermilk
2 teaspoons clear vanilla extract

For the icing:

2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons melted butter
3 tablespoons milk
Extra Sprinkles, if desired

Instructions

To make the biscuits:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large bowl, stir to combine the flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and kosher salt. Use a pastry cutter or the backs of two forks to cut in the cream cheese and ¼ cup of cold butter until incorporated in pea-sized clumps. Toss in the sprinkles. In a liquid measuring cup, combine the buttermilk and clear vanilla extract. Pour the liquid into the dry ingredients and stir until a shaggy dough comes together.
Dump the dough out onto a lightly floured counter and quickly bring the dough together used floured hands. Gently pat the dough out into a flat rectangle and fold the dough in thirds as you would a letter. Repeat this process twice more and then gently flatten the dough out into a ¾” rectangle. Use a floured 2” biscuit cutter to cut out rounds of dough. Keep the cutter flooured and press straight down. Space the biscuits out on the prepared pan about ½” apart. Pop the pan in the freezer for 5-10 minutes if the dough got warm. Brush the biscuit tops with the melted butter and sprinkle with the remaining 2 teaspoons of sugar if desired. Put the pan in the oven and immediately decrease the heat to 400. Bake for about 15 minutes or until the biscuit tops are beginning to turn golden.

To prepare the icing:

Combine the sugar, butter, and milk, whisking until smooth. Spoon small dollops on top and sprinkle with extra sprinkles if desired. Serve warm.