Friday, February 11, 2011

Cinnamom Sticks - Day 4 of blogging marathon

       Today is the fourth day of  "7 days Blogging marathon "  started by Srivalli.Today I have selected the theme "Kids friendly recipe".Today I am going to present u ,my sons favourite,Cinnamon sticks.This recipe has a long recap .
          We used to go to a mall near grapevine.Whenever ,we go there,we used to buy cinnamon sticks in "Annie and auntie" store.They have wonderful cinnamon sticks,which will be very warm,soft and sprinkled with lot of cinnamon sugar.My son loves it a lot and a very big fan of it.So whenever we go there,I used to watch the girl making cinnamon sticks.She is very profesional and used to prepare 25 to 30 sticks within 10 mins.I used to watch her.This gave me an inspiration and started searching for recipes.Once ,I came to know that, pizza dough can be used to prepare these sticks.So this marathon gave me a chance to recreate those we had in that store.
             My hubby was delighted after having those spongy cinnamon sticks and rohith started sprinkling cinnamon - sugar mixture and njoyed well.Give it a try, ur kids will surely njoy.




Ingredients:


For the dough:
1.All purpose flour               -                 1 1/2 cup
2.Yeast                                  -                 3/4 tsp
3.Luke warm water                -                1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp
4.Salt                                      -                1/2 tsp
5.Oil                                       -                1 1/2 tbsp

For dusting:
1.Sugar                                   -               3 tbsp
2.Cinnamon    pwdr                -               1 tsp
3.Butter                                   -               2 tbsp

Method:

For the dough:
* Take a cup add yeast and warm water.Let it dissolve becoming a frothy liquid.
* Take a mixing bowl,add the flour,salt and yeast water.
*  Knead it into a soft dough by addin oil to it.
*  Let it sit there covered by plastic wrap for 2 - 3 hrs or untill it doubles.


Shaping:
* After 3 hrs,take out the dough and knead it again,without any cracks.
* Divide the dough into small equal parts and roll it as  shown above.
* Make sure the length is even.But I had some irregularities ,which I wud concentrate next time.
* If we roll them in large bulky piece,then it wud blow bigger after baking.So inorder to get a stick like shape ,roll them thinly.

Baking:
* Take a cup and mix sugar and cinnamon pwdr together.
* Take a cookie sheet, grease with butter and arrange the sticks in a row ,with intervals.
* Now brush the sticks with butter and sprinkle the cinnamon mixture.
* Keep the remaining pwdr for giving a final touch.
* Pre heat the oven for 400 degrees and keep the tray and bake for 10 - 12 mins or untill it turns golden brown.
* After 5 mins,take out the tray and brush it again with butter.
* This helps the sticks to retain its softness.



Serving tips:
* We can bake it days ahead .
* While serving,just heat it in the microwave ,sprinkle some sugar and serve.
My son loved it a lot.Its bcoz ,lot of sugar sprinkled on it.

Note:
We can also brush with cold water instead of using butter.The reason is ,we need a binding agent thats it.It can either be butter or cold water.But I prefer butter,as it gives that color and texture.

  Sending this to  Pari's "Only cooking with - Bread event "
       
Also sending to Reva's A.W.E.D British started by Dk

Check out my blogger marathon buddies in action..u will surely be treated well with their appealing treats, Sri valli, Azeema Bhagi , Champa , Gayathri Anand , Gayathri Kumar , Harini , Jay , Meena , Minu , Padma, Pavani  , PJ, Priya Mahadevan, Priya Suresh, Priya Vasu ,Rujuta, SantosBangar , saraswathi , Shanavi, Smitha, Sowmya, Suma, Usha, Veena,Kamalika.


37 comments:

veena said...

Yummm. love the flavour of cinnamon. bookmarking this:-)

Unknown said...

good one..should try this sometime..sounds yumm

Nithu said...

That looks so good with the flavor of cinnamon.

Reva said...

This is lovely.. your presentation is just amazing ... Is that the real brush that u used to apply butter on these sticks???? .... it is a very clever prop to use for photography ... good one..
Reva

Jayashree said...

Oh wow....this looks so good. Reminds me of cinnabon.

Ramya said...

4 sure i will try this..
Cinnamon sticks looks totally yummy...!

Saraswathi Ganeshan said...

Adorable & I can smell it, good job Savi...

Priya Suresh said...

Am an addict to bakes prepared with cinnamon,those sticks tempts me a lot..

Pia said...

its Yummy. Love it
Cook Healthy

Champa said...

Nice ones.

Gayathri Kumar said...

Cinnamon sticks look so yummy..

Pushpa said...

Cinnamon sticks looks delicious Savitha.

Unknown said...

you know Savitha, when we are at the Dulles airport at DC, we always check in and make a pi-tstop at Cinnabon for these - I am sure homemade was heaps better :)

Usha said...

Love the aroma of cinnamon in breads.. and love the way your arranged the pebbles to the side to give some contrasting color to the picture!

Sensible Vegetarian said...

Looks absolutely delicious. A sure kid pleaser.

Harini said...

wow!Love it..shall bake them too...

Shanavi said...

Savi, tempting pics.. Am also a biggest of cinnamon sticks, am gonna make it toooo.

Unknown said...

thank u gals.thank u for ur support....
@Usha,thank u ..it just came in my mind accidently,after seeing some pebbles for our fish tank

@ Reva,s it is the real brush with butter

Priya Sreeram said...

it's a beauty ! looks super yum savitha

Anonymous said...

Looks fabulous Savitha!

Reva said...

Wow.... girl ,I should get a brush like this one... I will check wether u ca send this 4 the even and let u know....
Reva

Srivalli said...

wow yum! I had these in sfo and they are so delicious!

Unknown said...

those look good!...my kids like these...I will try to make it soon
Smitha
http://smithasspicyflavors.blogspot.com

Santosh Bangar said...

perfect baking sticks are looking crispy

Suja Manoj said...

Perfect..they looks so yummy,will surely try this.

Gayathri Anand said...

looks so yummy ...

Mina Joshi said...

Perfect!! I have eaten these but didn't have the recipe. Bookmarked!

divya said...

Wow simply superb.. Can I have some?:)

GEETHA ACHAL said...

Looks so tempting...Sure do try it...

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Very beautifully presented cinnamon sticks. Your's have come out so well.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Prathima Rao said...

Savitha...That looks absolutely perfect & delicious!!!
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner

Shama Nagarajan said...

wow...lovely recipe

Pavani said...

looks awesome n grt clicks..

Padmajha said...

Lovely clicks:).

Suma Gandlur said...

Nice one. During this marathon, I have created a folder and put it on my desk top to note down the delicious dishes I am coming across. Your recipe went in there before I left a comment here. :)

Unknown said...

wow, what a wonderful dessert/snack. My son loves these stuff from Taco Bell. These look very very tempting.

Anonymous said...

lovely blog and cinnamon sticks are just too good, nice pics,
first time here and loved it
happy to follow you

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