Toasted Bliss

PASSIONS | by JEAN GALTON

YOU MIGHT THINK that a recipe for cinnamon toast is silly. But this cinnamon toast is a revelation. No pasty white bread here: It’s made of robust slices of raisin-nut bread.

© ANGIE NORWOOD BROWNE

My favorite is made by Seattle’s Essential Baking Co., which constructs a sturdy loaf of organic wheat flour with pecans and raisins. Sliced, toasted and spread with salted butter (I love Kerrygold, a lovely Irish butter) and a sprinkle of rough brown sugar and cinnamon, this cinnamon toast is a wonderful thing. The salt in the butter offsets the sweetness of the sugar, raisins and cinnamon and, after just one bite, all is good in the world.

Cinnamon Toast
2 slices artisan raisin-nut bread
1 teaspoon organic brown sugar
Pinch cinnamon
1 tablespoon salted Irish butter, softened

1. Preheat the broiler. Lightly toast the bread slices on both sides.
2. Meanwhile, mix the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
3. Remove bread to a cutting board, spread with the butter and sprinkle with the cinnamon. Serve.