Ah, seeing this dessert brings back memories. This was a fun, delicious dessert to make with my girls. Aster was age 5 and could do more complex stuff in the kitchen, but Bea, was 2 ½ and not much beyond the "stir and bake" skill level, and that is what this dessert is. But for a simple stir and bake, it makes a wonderful dessert with rich flavor.
🫚 The Amish and Cinnamon
Cinnamon has long been a staple in the kitchens of Amish cooks. The spice is readily available, shelf-stable, and provides sweet in a pinch. The Amish have a sweet tooth like everyone else and sometimes you want to vary from sugar and chocolate, and cinnamon provides a great chance to do just that. Popular uses for cinnamon:
- coffeecakes
- breads
- rolls
- bars and pies
📋 Step-by-Step Amish Cinnamon Toast Squares
The bars are like eating cinnamon toast. And who doesn't like cinnamon toast?
You can use a stand mixer in the stirring part. I'd do it at a low speed to fluff everything up, but it also worked just find mixing by hand, Amish-style. So enjoy this amazing dessert! Pretty much throw it all into a large mixing bowl and stir!
You can also sprinkle some pumpkin pie spice in if you are feeling adventurous.
Store any leftover bars into a sealable container. You can also make these ahead of time and freeze for up to two months.
🥄 More Amish Recipes With Cinnamon
🖨️ Full Recipe
Cinnamon Toast Squares
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
Cinnamon-Sugar Topping
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
Instructions
- Directions:
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9 X 13 baking pan and set aside.
- Using a wooden spoon, mix together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, making sure to incorporate each one.
- Add vanilla and beat until smooth.
- Add baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and flour and stir until just combined.
- Pour batter into baking dish and spread evenly with a spatula.
- In a small bowl mix cinnamon and sugar. Sprinkle evenly over the batter.
- Bake for 25-35 minutes or until bars are set in the middle and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool completely until cutting into bars.
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