Cinnamon Sugar Bites Food

CINNAMON BREAKFAST BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. In a large bowl, combine the flour, cereal, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder and salt; cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk just until moistened. Shape into 1-in. balls., In a shallow bowl, combine remaining sugar and cinnamon. Dip balls in butter, then roll in cinnamon-sugar., Arrange in a single layer in an 8-in. cast-iron skillet or round baking pan. Bake until browned and a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean, 15-18 minutes.

CINNAMON-SUGAR BITES

Steps:

• Mix 1 tablespoon white sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon together in a bowl.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium-low heat; add bread cubes to skillet and turn frequently with a spatula to completely coat in butter.
• Reduce heat to low and cook bread cubes in butter until golden brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mixture over bread, stir to coat, and cook for 1 minute more.
• Remove skillet from heat and sprinkle 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1 teaspoon white sugar over the bread cubes. Dust cubes with confectioners' sugar.

CINNAMON SUGAR PRETZEL BITES

Steps:

• With your mixer, combine flour, salt, sugar, and yeast. Then add in 1 cup warm water and mix until well combined. You could also do this by hand or use a food processor. Knead the dough until it is smooth.
• Sprinkle flour in the bottom of a bowl. Place the dough in the bowl and cover it. Allow it to sit for about 30 minutes to rise.
• Knead the dough for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Divide the dough into 4 equal sections. Form each section into strips about 8 inches long and about 1 inch wide. Cut each strip into 8 pieces so that you have 32 pretzel bites.
• Pre-heat your oven to 475 degrees.
• In a shallow dish combine one cup of very hot water with 2 tablespoons baking soda. Whisk well to combine.
• Place pretzel bites in the water/baking soda mixture and allow to site for one minute. Then flip the pretzel bites and allow to sit in the mixture for one minute longer. Arrange the pretzels on a greased baking sheet.
• Allow the pretzel bites to rest for about 5 minutes, then place them in the oven for 10-11 minutes, or until the pretzel bites are nice and brown.
• While the pretzel bites are baking, melt 4 tablespoons of butter (1 minute in the microwave does the trick) and in a small bowl combine 1/2 granulated sugar with 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Dip each pretzel bite in butter, then in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
• With your mixture, cream together cream cheese and butter. Add in confectioners sugar and mix until smooth. Add in 1-2 tablespoons of milk depending on your desired consistency.
• Serve pretzel bites with cream cheese frosting on the side.

CINNAMON SUGAR DONUT BITES

Steps:

• Preheat stove on medium (about 6 on a scale of 1-10).
• Open can of biscuits and squash or roll each biscuit until it is about 1/4 of an inch.
• Cut each thin biscuit in half (half moons), then cut each half into thirds.
• Mix sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl.
• Drop the biscuit pieces into the oil until they are golden brown. They will puff up, so make sure they aren't crowded in the pan.
• Coat the donut pieces in the cinnamon sugar.