Recipe Rescue Part 2

A huge thank you to Tracey, TerryL, Lori, Mom2, Laura, and Mom for your recipe ideas. This weekend I will make my menu plan for the next two weeks and include your recipes. I cannot wait to try them. They all sound wonderful, at least to me. I will announce the results next week.

For any other sweet blog readers who would like to submit a recipe and try to win a $10 gift card to Starbucks, Target, or Panera Bread, I will leave the Recipe Rescue contest open until Sunday at noon. So, please leave your recipe in the Comments section below.

Since you were all so kind to leave your recipes with me, I thought I would share my family's favorite breakfast recipe with you. It originates from the cookbooks of Paula Deen. I hope your family loves it as much as mine does. You may want even to try it this weekend!

Have a blessed Friday!

Now, for the recipe:

Gorilla Bread

½ cup granulated sugar

3 teaspoons cinnamon

½ cup (1 stick) butter

1 cup packed brown sugar

One 8-ounce package cream cheese

Two 12-ounce cans refrigerated biscuits (10 count) (not “flaky” kind)

1 ½ cups coarsely chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Mix the granulated sugar and cinnamon. In a saucepan, melt the butter and brown sugar over low heat, stirring well; set aside. Cut the cream cheese into 20 equal cubes. (You will have to use your math skills here.) Press the biscuits out with your fingers and sprinkle each with ½ teaspoon of cinnamon sugar. Place a cube of cream cheese in the center of each biscuit, wrapping and sealing the dough around the cream cheese. Sprinkle ½ cup of the nuts into the bottom of the bundt pan. Place half of the prepared biscuits in the pan. Sprinkle with half of the cinnamon sugar, pour half of the melted butter mixture over the biscuits, and sprinkle on ½ cup of nuts. Layer the remaining biscuits on top, sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar, pour the remaining butter mixture over the biscuits, and sprinkle with the remaining ½ cup of nuts. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes. Place a plate on top and invert. Serves 12-16.

Comments

[Mom]

Thanks for the recipe. You might as well declare a winner already since Mom2's recipe would be a winner in any family. :) Have a gorgeous day in the Lord.

[Dad & Della]

Was going to send you a soup recipe but I agree with Mom in that Mom 2 has the best idea. Have a God blessed day. Della

[Lori Pirnce]

HeeHee...wise wisdom from your Mother-in-Law! :) She's a winner!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've got my husband in charge once/week too and I love planning the day he will do it. It's my day off! He grills, so it's not really too bad on him! Anything grilled by Dad is always a treat for my teenager's...Plus, I'm hoping they do this for their family one day.

I can't wait to try your Gorilla Bread-sounds yummy! And, trying the recipes will also be a treat...I gotta be careful tho and only do one every now and then!!! My family does not get as excited as I do with "new" recipe's...they are just happy for me to use the tried n' true collection!

Have a blessed day!
Lori

PS One thing I've incorporated through the years...I alternate weeks...hubby, & 2 boy's...each week when it is "their" turn, they get to pick one dessert that they want me to make. We usually have it on the weekend...They enjoy this so much...It brings me pleasure knowing I'm blessing them in this simple way. One of my boy's loves homemade choc. chip cookies...when it's HIS turn, I always no what he's going to ask for! He's my "predictable" one! :)