Holiday Series- Week 2

We hope everyone is enjoying their Winter Break, and are excited for the holidays, because we sure are. Our office has been painted for the holidays.

This week we are bringing you two holiday recipes that are great for breakfast or brunch!

You can see the original recipes here and here.

Cinnabon Clone

Ingredients:

1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

 2 eggs, room temperature

 1/3 cup margarine, melted

 4 1/2 cups bread flour

 1 teaspoon salt

 1/2 cup white sugar

 2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast

 1 cup brown sugar, packed

 2 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

 1/3 cup butter, softened

 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

 1/4 cup butter, softened

 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

 1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough cycle; press Start.

After the dough has doubled in size turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, cover and let rest for 10 minutes. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon.

Roll dough into a 16x21-inch rectangle. Spread dough with 1/3 cup butter and sprinkle evenly with sugar/cinnamon mixture. Roll up dough and cut into 12 rolls. Place rolls in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking pan. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Bake rolls in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes. While rolls are baking, beat together cream cheese, 1/4 cup butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract and salt. Spread frosting on warm rolls before serving.

Cinnamon Pumpkin Waffles

Ingredients:

1 cup whole wheat flour

 1/4 cup wheat germ

 1/3 cup white sugar

 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

 1/2 teaspoon salt

 1 tablespoon baking powder

 3/4 cup milk

 1/2 cup pumpkin puree

 2 tablespoons melted butter

 2 tablespoons olive oil

 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

 1 egg

 1 egg white

Directions:

Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions. Combine flour, wheat germ, sugar, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, nutmeg, salt, and baking powder in a bowl. Set aside.

Beat together milk, pumpkin puree, butter, oil, applesauce, whole egg, and egg white. Stir flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture.

Ladle the batter onto the preheated waffle iron. Cook the waffles until golden and crisp, 5 to 7 minutes.

We wish you all a very Happy Holiday, and hope you enjoy this week's recipes!

Braces Friendly Recipe: Holiday Series- Week 1

While everyone is getting ready for Winter Break, and the Holiday Season we know you are probably looking for some new Holiday recipes that are braces friendly. This is the first week in a three week series of braces friendly Holiday themed recipes. We hope you all enjoy!

You can find the original recipe here.

Big Soft Ginger Cookies

Ingredients:

 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

 2 teaspoons ground ginger

 1 teaspoon baking soda

 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

 1/4 teaspoon salt

 3/4 cup margarine, softened

 1 cup white sugar

 1 egg

 1 tablespoon water

 1/4 cup molasses

 2 tablespoons white sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the water and molasses. Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture. Shape dough into walnut sized balls, and roll them in the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten slightly.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

We hope you all enjoy this recipe! If you have a recipe you'd like to see on our blog, email Januari at januari@dunayortho.com.