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    Five Ways to Perfect Cinnamon Toast

    By | Shine Food – Fri, Feb 17, 2012 12:43 PM EST

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    By Kemp Minifie    , Gourmet Live

    It's a funny thing about cinnamon toast. Mention it to co-workers and friends and they go into a reverie about eating it as kids. But ask them how they make it, and they're suddenly flummoxed. That's why we spelled out two ways to approach it in "A Toast to Toast" in the latest Gourmet Comfort Special Edition, available now at newsstands and retailers nationwide. But there are even more variations:

    Simplest: Toast bread, spread with butter, then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Our ratio (2 tablespoons sugar to ¼ teaspoon cinnamon) is on the mild side. Feel free to increase the cinnamon to your taste.

    Caramel Crunch: Lightly toast bread in toaster, then spread with butter and sprinkle generously with cinnamon sugar. Slide toast onto a baking sheet and broil until bubbling and caramelized.

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    Crun-Chewy: Skip toasting the bread. Spread well with butter, sprinkle generously with cinnamon sugar, then broil, sugared side only, until bubbling and caramelized. For the best flavor, make sure the butter and sugar get golden brown.

    Cinnamon Soldiers: Cut away crusts from thick bread slices, then cut bread into thick strips (soldiers). Roll in melted butter, then coat in cinnamon sugar, and bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet in a 350°F. oven until golden brown and bubbling, 10 to 15 minutes.

    Tortilla Cinnamon Crisps: Brush both sides of flour tortillas with melted butter, then sprinkle top sides with cinnamon sugar and a pinch of salt. Bake on a baking sheet in a 500°F. oven until golden and puffed, 4 to 5 minutes.

    How do you like to make it?

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