mother's day breakfast Archives - 2 Sisters 2 Cities

Is anyone else wondering where this week has gone? I can’t believe it’s Friday afternoon. It’s been a pretty busy week around here with doctor’s appointment, my dad visiting for a night, book club, playgroup, a new swing-set for T, and getting stuff checked off the “holy crap, I’m due in 7 weeks” to-do list. I’m looking forward to a fun (and hopefully somewhat relaxing) mother’s day weekend!

Unfortunately, neither K nor I will get a chance to see our mom for Mother’s Day this weekend, but we will see her next weekend for little sister M’s big college graduation weekend! If we had the opportunity to see her this weekend though, we thought of some recipes we would consider making for her. This list originally started off as our top 10 recipes for mother’s day, and quickly grew to 20!

For a Fun Brunch:

Baked French Toast

Chocolate Chip Skinny Scones

Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Bread

Homemade Cold-Brewed Iced Coffee

Bacon & Green Onion Quiche

Blueberry Muffins

For a Mid-Afternoon Snack

Caramel Corn

Soft Pretzels with Jalapeño Dipping Sauce

Blueberry Lemon Popsicles

Basil Lemonade

For An Easy & Elegant Dinner:

Girls’ Night Pasta

Corn Pancakes with Smoked Salmon and Lemon-Chive Cream

Slow-Roasted Beef with Horseradish Cream Sauce

Roast Chicken with Garlic, Lemon, & Parsley

Chicken Piccata

For a Special Dessert:

Chunky Monkey Cupcakes

Sea Salt Caramel Brownies

Raspberry Linzer Cookies

Coconut Lemon Bars

Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Hot Fudge Sauce

Happy mother’s day mom, our #1 reader at 2 Sisters 2 Cities!

P.S. If you are also looking for gift ideas for mom, check out my often-updated gift guide on Pinterest for some gifting inspiration!

Have you ever made something and been incredibly proud and shocked that you made it? This is how I felt when I made this bread. I would walk up to people at work, show them my breakfast and say, “Can you believe I made this, because I can’t!”

My cinnamon raisin bread adventure (yeah, there is a such a thing!) began when I decided I wanted to make something homemade for my Mom for Mothers Day. I saw this recipe for on Tidy Moms Blog in a posting about ideas for Mothers Day gift. Once I saw the bread, I knew it would be perfect because my mom absolutely loves cinnamon raisin bread. The great thing about this recipe is that it made two loaves, so I was able to eat and share a loaf of my own. Then I put the other loaf away in the freezer to bring the following weekend when I was visiting my mom. Both times, the bread was delicious!!

5.0 from 1 reviews

Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Bread

Author: K

Recipe type: Bread

Ingredients

Bread:
1 cup raisins
1 cup warm water (about 110 degrees F)
1 tablespoon of active dry yeast
1 cup 2% milk
¼ unsalted butter, melted
2 teaspoons salt
5½ cups of all purpose flour
Filling:
½ cup granulated white sugar
1½ tablespoons cinnamon
1 large egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water

Instructions

Soak 1 cup of raisins in hot water for about 10 minutes allowing raisins to plump. Drain
In the bowl of a stand mixer add in 1 cup of warm water and yeast. Stir gently and let sit for ten minutes. Stir until yeast is dissolved.
Mix in milk, melted butter and salt into yeast mixture.
Add in 5½ cups of flour to mixture and stir until mixed in. Switch to dough hook and knead for 8-10 minutes until smooth. If the dough is still sticky add in more flour.
With mixer on low gradually add in the raisins. You may need to mix the raisins in by hand to get them to stick into the dough.
With the dough still in the bowl, cover with a towel and let rest for 1 hour in a draft free area (such as the microwave, turned off.)
After the hour, divide dough into two even balls.
Grease 2 loaf pans.
Working with one dough ball at a time, spread the dough out 8-10 inches wide, 18-20 inches long.
Brush the flattened dough with egg wash, except about ½ inch around the edges.
Combine cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle dough with half the mixture.
Roll up the dough tightly and press seams together. Place in loaf pan seam side down.
Repeat the process with other dough ball.
Let the loaves rest for 30 minutes. Spread a small amount of egg wash on the top of the dough and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Once the dough has risen until the dough is mounded over the top slightly, bake for 40-45 minutes until golden brown and makes a hollow noise when knocked on.
Let cool, slice and serve
Makes great sandwich bread or toast

Source- Adapted from Will Cook for Smiles originally adapted from The Kitchn