In this episode, I will tell you a little bit about a childhood Christmas tradition that I would do with my mom and siblings which was making a delicious cinnamon and sugar pull-apart bread. I'll also throw in a personal Christmas morning favorite which is how to make a cranberry and orange mimosa.
Cinnamon-Sugar Pull Apart Bread:
Ingredients:
1⁄2 cup Brown Sugar
1 cup Butter (1 cup)
2 -3 teaspoons Cinnamon
3 (10 oz) cans of Buttermilk Biscuits (the non-flaky ones)
1 cup Sugar
Instructions:
1.) Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2.) Open your three canisters of biscuits and cut each biscuit into quarters.
3.) Measure your Sugar and Cinnamon and add them to a plastic bag. Shake to combine.
4.) Add in your quartered biscuits and shake making sure that each piece is coated with the cinnamon sugar.
5.) Add the cinnamon sugar-coated biscuit pieces to your bundt pan.
6.) In a small saucepan over medium heat, add in your two sticks (or 1 cup) of butter and melt it. Whisk in your 1/2 cup of brown sugar, and keep stirring until it's all uniform.
7.) Pour this mixture over your biscuit pieces and put into the oven for 30-40 minutes.
8.) Once done baking let it sit in the bundt pan for 15-30 minutes and then turn it out onto a plate.
Cranberry and Orange Mimosa:
Ingredients:
1-ounce Cranberry Juice
1-ounce fresh-squeezed Orange Juice
2-ounce Champagne, Brute or any other sparkling wine.
Squeeze of fresh Lemon Juice
Cranberries Garnish
Rosemary Sprig Garnish
Orange Wedges Garnish
Instructions:
1.) In a Champagne flute, add in your cranberry juice. Using the back of a spoon, softly layer the 1oz of orange juice on top of that.
2.) Top using a white sparkling wine, champagne, or Brute, and a splash of Lemon juice.
3.) For the garnish, take a sprig of rosemary and remove the leaves halfway down. Cut the sprig on a diagonal and pierce the center of three or more cranberries. Add this to the glass along with a small orange wedge cut to hold onto the glass.
I hope these brighten your Christmas morning and become a tradition in your home. Till next time I wish you a very Merry Christmas! -Heather Autumn
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