Mama used to make us cheese toasts and cinnamon toasts for breakfast. (She would leave the oven door open after making them, so we could warm up on chilly mornings.) We started to play with that for Jack, and came up with these tasty cream cheese sandwiches sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. They taste a bit like a cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese, but the crunch of the sugar on the outside and the creamy cheese inside make them way more interesting. Plus the cream cheese adds protein, so they’re heartier than your average serving of cinnamon toast.

　　

Ingredients

serves 4 kids or 2 adults

　　1/4 cup sugar

　　1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

　　4 slices white bread, toasted

　　1/4 cup cream cheese (2 ounces)

　　

Step 1

Preheat the broiler. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.

　　

Step 2

In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon.

　　

Step 3

Spread each slice of toast with 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar. Transfer the toasts to the prepared baking sheet.

　　

Step 4

Broil, 4 inches from the heat, for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the cinnamon sugar is melted.

　　[The Deen Bros. Take It Easy](http://astore.amazon.com/epistore-20/detail/0345513266) by Jamie Deen, Bobby Deen, and Melissa Clark. Copyright © 2009 Jamie Deen, Bobby Deen, and Melissa Clark. Published by Random House Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved.Jamie and Bobby Deen grew up in Georgia—first in Albany and then in Savannah—and, like many Southerners, they have always considered cooking and food a big part of their lives. When their mother, Paula Deen, started a sandwich delivery business in 1989, the boys took charge of deliveries. As the business grew into The Lady restaurant, they continued to help. Then, in 1996, the trio opened The Lady & Sons Restaurant to resounding success. They haven't looked back since. They regularly appear on ABC's Good Morning America and had their own Food Network show, Road Tasted.Melissa Clark has written for The New York Times, Food & Wine, Travel & Leisure, and Real Simple and has collaborated on twenty-one books.