Like most food bloggers I’m always looking for new recipes and interesting ways to use everyday ingredients and when I found this recipe for Cinnamon Roll and Cheddar Bacon Pull Aparts at Plain Chicken I knew I was on to something good. I met Stephanie through this month’s Secret Recipe Club and immediately signed up as a follower. She has many delicious, family friendly recipes on her blog and I know I will be trying many of them in the coming months. I love the name of her blog, BTW, and have to smile every time I see it. Plain Chicken…how whimsical is that!
This yummy bread is best served warm from the oven so I assembled it the night before, wrapped it in foil and put it into the oven about 30 minutes before breakfast. The aroma of hot bread slathered in butter, cinnamon and sugar got everybody’s attention and getting them to the breakfast table was easy.
Cinnamon Roll Pull Aparts
1 unsliced round loaf sourdough bread,
1/2 cup butter, softened,
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup honey
1 cup sugar
1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 cup powdered sugar
1-2 Tbsp milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
To make Vanilla Honey Butter: Whip butter and 1/4 cup powdered sugar together until smooth; stir in honey and vanilla. Set aside.
Cut the bread lengthwise into 1/2″ slices, without cutting through the bottom crust. Spread vanilla honey butter in between slices. Rotate the bread 90 degrees and slice the bread again into 1/2″ pieces, without cutting through the bottom crust. Spread more vanilla honey butter in between new cuts. This doesn’t need to be perfect – just make sure there is lots of butter in between all the cuts and it is spread over as much surface as possible so the cinnamon sugar mixture sticks to it. Generously sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture in between all cuts. (You may have extra butter and cinnamon sugar. It will just depend on how large your bread loaf is.)
Photo Courtesy of Plain Chicken
This savory version of the cinnamon sugar pull aparts is D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S! You can see all the bacon-y cheese-y goodness that melts down into the cuts in the sour dough loaf. If you are looking for yummy game day food your sports fans will love this. You can make it ahead and just stick it into a 350° oven for about 30 minutes.
Cheddar Bacon Pull Aparts
1 unsliced loaf of (round is preferable) sourdough bread
8-12 oz cheddar cheese, thinly sliced
3 oz bag Oscar Mayer Real Bacon bits
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 Tbsp Ranch dressing mix
Using a sharp bread knife cut the bread going both directions. Do not cut through the bottom crust. Place slices of cheese in between cuts. Sprinkle bacon bits on bread, making sure to get in between cuts. Mix together butter and Ranch dressing mix. Pour over bread. Wrap the entire loaf in foil and place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Unwrap. Bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
Photo Courtesy of Plain Chicken
Thanks, Stephanie, for letting me use your cheddar-bacon photos for this post. Sometimes I’m just not quick enough to get the job done. This is great game day food and is also a delicious casual meal when served with a green salad and a cold beer. It’s going to be 90 degrees today. We are finally getting some summer weather.
Amazing!
This is being printed out as I write; Love that is is so easy to prepare yet stil so gourmet style looking; Love it. Must melt in your mouth.
Rita
Wow! I’m going right over to meet Stephanie. Thanks for the introduction!
Best,
Bonnie
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Thank you so much for featuring two of my favorite recipes today! Your photo of the cinnamon roll pulls has me drooling!
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Funny, I bookmarked the cheddar bacon one as soon as I saw it too! It looks great:@)
Cathy, you really did find some winners there.
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Oh my. The savory version is mouth-watering. I like bacon, but my husband adores it. If I made this for him, he’d eat the whole thing– and then curse that I’m making him have a gut! It’s evil! But, I just might have to make this for a Super Bowl. What a great idea!
This is just about to bring me to my knees. I’ll be making this for SuperBowl Sunday party time. :))
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Holy heck! These both look and sound amazing!!! I’d eat the cinnamon one fro breakfast and then the bacon and cheese one for lunch!!! I can’t wait to try these!!!
When I saw the title I thought, well I’ve made cinnamon rolls for years I wonder about the bacon cheddar pull aparts.lol Both look yummy! I’ll definitely try the cheddar bacon one soon! I’ll need to have company because that’s the kind of thing I’d eat by myself and eat until it’s all gone, not good for my waistline:-)
We are finally getting warm summer weather here too Cathy. July was cold and rainy so I’m enjoying the warm sunny days now!!
Both really look amazing!!!
Ellen
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Both of those pull apart breads look dangerously delicious.
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Oh My… The last time I felt like this… I was Falling in love
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I just made cinnamon pull apart bread..yours is infinitely more interesting..like a bloomin’ cin:)
Must try both..
Monique recently posted..Soul Food #105~
Both versions look delicious and so easy. I know I would love them both, but eat it all myself. Love anything with sour dough bread. Yummmm!
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Evil….just pure EVIL…that’s what you are!! Now how on earth are just the 2 of us going to eat this up? You KNOW I’ve GOT to try making it, doncha’?
Might as well thank you for the next 5# wt. gain right this minute. TOTALLY AWESOME LOOKING!
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Wow what an unusual recipe! I’m sure it is a quite addictive taste –sweet and salty and savory all in a delicious bread shell that begs to be torn apart and gobbled up! I love your food photos, Cathy!
Pat recently posted..Seeing Red in Denver
Love cinnamon pull-aparts! The cheddar bacon looks fantastic, never would have thought of savory, but what a great flavor combo, I’d love it!
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They both look good, but the savory one looks amazing.
Larry recently posted..Grilled Chicken & Eggplant
AAARRGGHHH! I’m salivating just thinking about it!! But I don’t know which version I’d try first …
Red Nomad OZ recently posted..Aussie Icons #4 – ‘The Saint’, Castle Hill, Townsville QLD
Oh my goodness – these are too easy and delicious-sounding! We’ll be having weekend company and I can see that the savoury version would be a great lunch addition.
Yum! That sounds fantastic. I love both versions!
Heather @girlichef recently posted..Sopapillas, the weather, & NKOTB {The Homesick Texan Cookbook Spotlight & Cook-Off}
oh i’m totally drooling over here! how yummy! i love both versions.
teresa recently posted..Fish Tacos with Cilantro Lime Crema
Just not fair posting this when I don’t have a huge loaf like that in the house. I can just imagine the aromas in the house with that fresh out of the oven. What about using real bacon instead of bacon bits? Would that work as well?
ciaochowlinda recently posted..Chicago Chow-Down
Love these – the only problem here is that I wouldn’t know which one to eat first. The cinnamon for breakfast and the bacon/cheddar for dinner I guess!
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What a fabulous, quick recipe. I love this idea. So many possibilities! Thanks for sharing it. I’m off to check out Plain Chicken.
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Oh, yum!
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Cheddar and bacon works for this Wisconsin girl
Perfect for a Packer party!
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Oh my, how did I miss this? It looks wonderful!
I came over to get the brioche recipe as I found my flat sided pan. It is a large pan, so I put the whole recipe into it? it’s 12 and 1/2 by 4 tall.
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I luv Steph’s blog. I saw these and they do look mighty good.
Ramona recently posted..Dixie Grapes
Oh wow! My sons are crazed bacon lover and would go nuts for this! Amazing
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My goodness, isn’t that bread looks stunning! I’ll do anything for this. You bet! Slurp….
Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Kristy
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WOW! Those both look incredibly delish! The second one is definitely PERFECT for game day! Would love to have you come link it up at the College Football Saturday Tailgate party!
O! My Goodness but these look fantastic!! Pinned it so I won’t lose it!! Thanks for these.
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these both look great, I made pepperoni pull apart bread and it was devoured. I’ll have to give these both a try!
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Yum! I stumbled this post. Thanky!
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