Homemade Cinnamon Sugar

Homemade Cinnamon Sugar

Ingredients:

1 cup Granulated White Sugar

2 tbsp Ground Cinnamon

Instructions:

In a medium bowl, add-in the white  sugar and cinnamon.

Mix thoroughly until well combined.

Transfer in an airtight glass container, and store in room temperature.

Note:

You can add this homemade cinnamon sugar to a variety of desserts and meals. Sprinkle  on anything where you might like a nice sweet topping (french toast, pancake syrup, bowl of oatmeal with cream, pastry balls, cinnamon rolls, vanilla donut mufiins, cakes, mango slices, yogurt, coffee, etc..).

If you want a medium-strength or over-powering cinnamon, you can add-in a couple of tablespoons more cinnamon to the mixture.

Cinnamon Spiced Coffee

Cinnamon Spiced Coffee

Ingredients:

1/3 cup (Decaffeinated) Ground Dark Roast Coffee

1/8 cup Brown Sugar, firmly packed

1 tbsp Ground Ceylon Cinnamon

1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract

3 cups Filtered Water

Whipped Cream (for garnish) *optional

Instructions:

In a filter in brew basket of the coffee maker, add-in the coffee, sugar, and cinnamon.

In an empty pot of the coffee maker, add-in the vanilla.

Pour water into the coffee maker, and brew as directed.

Then pour the brewed coffee into serving cups.

Garnish with whipped cream and sprinkle cinnamon on top, if desired.

Enjoy!!

I used these brands for this recipe...

Enjoying these yummy doughnuts with a cup of freshly brewed Cinnamon Spiced Coffee...

Baked Macaroni

Baked Macaroni

Main Ingredients:

250 g (Uncooked) Elbow Macaroni

Meat Sauce:

1 1/2 tbsp Butter

250 g Ground Beef

1/2 small Yellow Onion, diced

1/4 cup Red/Green Bell Pepper, diced

2/3 cup (Canned) Tomatoes, diced

1/4 cup Tomato Paste

1/2 tsp Paprika

1/2 Beef Bouillon Cube

1/2 cup Filtered Water

1/2 tbsp White Sugar

a dash of Salt and Black Pepper

Mornay Sauce:

1 1/2 tbsp Butter

1 1/2 tbsp All-Purpose Flour

1 cup Low-fat Milk

a dash of Salt and Black Pepper

15 g Parmesan Cheese, grated

30 g Cheddar Cheese, grated
dried Parseley *for garnish

Instructions:

Prepare the elbow macaroni.

Cook the elbow macaroni according to package instructions, but cut the cooking time to obtain a not-so-well done macaroni; rinse in cold running water, drain in a colander, and set aside.

Prepare the meat sauce.

In a heated cooking pot, melt-in the butter.

Then add-in  the ground beef and cook for 5 minutes or until a little brown.

Add-in the onions, green bell pepper, and tomatoes; stir and simmer for 3 minutes or softened.

Add-in the tomato paste then stir, add-in the paprika, stir again and cook for a minute.

Then add-in the beef bouillon and pour-in water; stir well. Let simmer for 15 minutes over low medium heat.

Add-in the sugar. Mix well.

Season with salt and pepper to taste. Turn off heat, and set aside.

Prepare the Mornay Sauce.

In a medium sauce pan, melt-in the butter over medium heat.

Add-in the flour, and stir constantly for a minute (Be vary careful not to burn the flour!).

Slowly pour-in the milk, and whisk until the sauce thickens and comes to a boil.

Season with salt and pepper, then simmer for 3 minutes over low medium heat.

Add-in the grated cheddar and parmesan, whisking until melted. Turn off heat, and set aside.

In a 6x8 glass baking dish, combine the cooked macaroni and prepared meat sauce. Toss until the meat sauce is well distributed.

Arrange well, and pour the mornay sauce over it.
Sprinkle dried parsley on top.

Pre-heat oven to 175ºC and bake for about 15~20 minutes.

Remove from the oven, and place on a wire rack to cool down a little.

Serve hot or warm. Happy Cooking!!

Banana Cinnamon Muffins

Banana Cinnamon Muffins

Ingredients:

2 cups All-purpose Flour

1/2 cup White Sugar

2 tsp Baking Powder

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Cinnamon

1 1⁄3 cups ripe Banana, mashed

1/2 cup low-fat Milk

1⁄3 cup Canola Oil

1 large Egg, slightly beaten

Instructions:

Line muffin tray with paper liners/muffin cups. Set aside.

Preheat oven to 190ºC.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.

Stir-in the banana, milk, canola oil, and egg. Mux gently until moistened. *Do not over mix the batter.

Spoon batter into each muffin cups, about 3/4 full.

Place muffin tray into the preheated oven and bake for 15~20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean.

Remove from pan, place on a serving platter and serve warm.

Happy Eating!!