Recreating Glory

So. Confession time. Man vs Food makes me feel like I can take on anything! Most of my family gets grossed out watching that guy eat...me? Yeah, sometimes it hurts me to watch him...but other times he inspires me!!

Adam traveled to San Antonio in a rerun that was shown recently. And this particular time watching the episode, I was inspired to bake.

I was inspired to attempt a recreation of glory...otherwise known as the cinnamon rolls from Lulu's Bakery and Cafe.

 (skip to 1:15 for the glory)

Now. As a disclaimer, I did not actually make a 3 1/2 lbs cinnamon roll. I DID however, make some pretty ginormous ones! Aaaaaaannnndddd. THEY WERE DELICIOUS!!!! Can you guess what recipe I used?? Just take a wild guess, and if you have no clue, you need to read my previous posts. :D

**SPOILER** 

I used the best bread recipe in the world as the roll part.

THE LIFE OF A CINNAMON ROLL

starring: a ginormous cinnamon roll

directed by: Molly Marie

Prior to Baking

In the Oven!

Beautious!

The frosting looks fantastic! :)

It's not 3 1/2 lbs...but it's close!!!!

It seems to have a heavenly glow...

The last bite

Bread recipe can be found at: Our Best Bites

for the filling:

1/2    cup    butter

1       cup    brown sugar (firmly packed)

3-4   TBS   gr. cinnamon

for the frosting:
2       oz   cream cheese
1/4   cup  butter
1      cup  powdered sugar
1/2    tsp  vanilla

The very essence of heaven. No joke. I wouldn't lie to you.

Enjoy!
~MollyMarie

Touch of Lime

My adventures with BANANA COCONUT LIME BREAD from Our Best Bites ( oh how wonderful the discovery of this lovely website / blog was! ) and my personal alterations.

Now I'm not a huge banana bread fan.......but I do love to bake. And trying new things is always of big interest to me. I love to experiment! In fact my little brother was recently quoted as saying "Molly should just stop trying to find the perfect recipes for our cookies ( he was referring to snickerdoodles at the time ) we already have the perfect recipes". Which just goes to show you how subjective "perfection" really is. I LOVE our recipes, yet I keep searching to see if what is already great can be better! . . .  But I digress.

Banana Coconut Lime Bread caught my interest just by the sheer interest each flavor gave me. So I tried it...and here are the results...

Coconut Banana Bread with Lime Glaze
adapted from Our Best Bites who adapted from Cooking Light

2 C flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 C sugar
1/4 C (4 Tbs) real butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 1/2 C mashed ripe bananas (about 4 large bananas)
1/4 C sour cream
2 Tbs milk plus 1 Tbs lime juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 C coconut

Topping: additional coconut
Glaze: 1/2 C powdered sugar whisked with 1 1/2 Tbs fresh lime juice

"Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until blended. Add eggs and beat to combine. Add banana, sour cream or yogurt, apple juice (or milk), and vanilla. Beat until blended.
Add flour mixture and beat at a low speed until just combined. Stir in 1/2 C coconut.

Pour batter into a 9×5″ loaf pan that has been sprayed with non-stick spray. Sprinkle additional 2 Tbs coconut on top.

Bake in the oven for about 1 hour or until a knife or skewer inserted in center comes out clean.Note: Check bread after about 40 minutes. If the top has browned and the coconut pieces are looking toasty, cover top of bread lightly with a piece of foil. Continue baking until done.

When done, remove pan from oven. Let cool on a cooling rack for about 10 minutes and then carefully remove from pan. Whisk powdered sugar and lime juice together for the glaze and then drizzle over top. Cool for another 15 minutes before slicing."

Overall, a decent recipe...not my family's favorite creation that I have tried. BUT the smell while it was baking was ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!! So I would recommend trying the recipe even if all you do it for is the aroma!! It could just be that my family isn't made up of very big banana bread fans...who knows. You could be an instant celebrity with your family and friends serving this to them! ;)

~Molly Marie