Food Breakfast Warm and Comforting Breakfast Breads By Midwest Living editors Midwest Living editors Midwest Living's experienced editors create best-in-class travel, lifestyle, food, home and garden content you won't find anywhere else. We're loudly, proudly Midwestern, and we're passionate about helping our audience explore and create through award-winning storytelling. Midwest Living's Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 21, 2023 Trending Videos Savor the scent and taste of fresh-baked muffins, scones, rolls, biscuits and coffee cakes. 01 of 23 Lazy Morning Cinnamon Rolls Pizza dough is the secret shortcut in this 45-minutes-and-done recipe. It doesn't yield a fluffy Amish-style roll, but rather a breakfast treat with a toothsome chew, like the love child of cinnamon buns and garlic knots. Favorite Brunch Recipes View Recipe 02 of 23 Cinny Biscuits Carson Downing At The Bake Shop and Cafe in Cleveland, Shawnda Moye offers the Cinny, a warm cinnamon roll-meets-biscuit that somehow becomes more divine when paired with a cup of hot chocolate or coffee. View Recipe 03 of 23 Citrus-Fig Sweet Rolls These make-ahead rolls swap the usual cinnamon filling for a citrusy fig paste. Just like the center of Fig Newton cookies, they're full of deliciously crunchy seeds. View Recipe 04 of 23 Very Cherry Hazelnut Coffee Cake This coffee cake takes time because it's a yeast-leavened dough, but there's no kneading required. And the results are more than worth it. View Recipe 05 of 23 Old-Fashioned Potato Doughnuts with Coffee Glaze Amy Thielen's nutmeggy Old-Fashioned Potato Doughnuts follow her grandmother's farmhouse recipe, but instead of powdered sugar, she tops them with vanilla-coffee icing. The recipe comes from Amy's book The New Midwestern Table (clarksonpotter.com). View Recipe 06 of 23 Sour Cream Swirl Coffee Cake A layer of brown sugar, cinnamon and pecans swirls through the center of this sour cream coffee cake from an Indiana bed and breakfast. View Recipe 07 of 23 Classic Challah Minnesota blogger Molly Yeh often twists her challahs into simple spirals. This recipe—adapted from her cookbook Molly on the Range ($32.50, Rodale)—makes four small loaves, perfect for freezing or sharing. (Slightly stale challah also makes dreamy French toast.) Molly Yeh Chats About Her New Cookbook, Restaurant and Why You Should Visit East Grand Forks View Recipe 08 of 23 Chocolate-Pecan Coffee Cake We put together our favorite coffee cake ingredients for this recipe: chocolate, butter, sour cream, pecans and coconut. It's a holiday favorite, but it's also good any time of the year. View Recipe 09 of 23 Lemon-Blueberry Biscuits Lemon yogurt is the secret ingredient in these pretty biscuits. The recipe comes from Natura Farms in Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota. Our Best Brunch Recipes View Recipe 10 of 23 Cranberry Streusel Coffee Cake There's just a hint of cinnamon in the streusel for this moist cake. View Recipe 11 of 23 Zippy Cinnamon Rolls A Midwest Living editor contributed the recipe for these gooey-good, easy-to-make rolls that combine frozen bread dough and pudding mix. View Recipe 12 of 23 Morning Buns Pillowy Morning Burns, inspired by the original Brittany Buns from Madison, Wisconsin, need no caramel or pecans. They're perfect in their buttery, sugar-crusted simplicity. The recipe is from The New Midwestern Table (clarksonpotter.com) by Minnesota chef Amy Thielen. View Recipe 13 of 23 Maple Butter Twists These breakfast rolls are a family tradition with Jean Haviland of Carroll, Iowa. "They're great for breakfast or any time of day!" she says. View Recipe 14 of 23 Coffee Cake Ring Trust us! This cake is utterly addictive. View Recipe 15 of 23 Almond-Cranberry Bread with White Chocolate Glaze Sweet bread balances tangy cranberries in this winning recipe from the Wisconsin State Fair. Wrap and store it overnight to make it easier to slice. 20 Sweet Quick Bread Loaves View Recipe 16 of 23 Maple Oatmeal Muffins You can taste the maple sweetness in these oatmeal muffins from Indiana's Hoosier Maple Syrup Cookbook. Cinnamon and pecans give the breakfast or snack bread even more flavor. View Recipe 17 of 23 Orange-Honey Sweet Rolls The recipe for these hearty rolls comes from the Kansas Wheat Commission. They'll keep in an airtight container for a couple days, or you can freeze them (unfrosted) for up to 2 months. 23 Delicious Recipes with Honey View Recipe 18 of 23 PB&J Banana Bread Banana bread gets a school-lunch spin in this moist and sweet quick bread. View Recipe 19 of 23 Apple Scones with Spiced Maple Butter They're light, buttery and artwork on your plate. We almost hate to cover up the baked-on apple slice with the whipped maple butter. Almost. Must-Try Recipes for Scones View Recipe 20 of 23 Orange-Spice Challah Buns Melding her husband's Norwegian roots with her own Jewish heritage, blogger Molly Yeh's soft, slightly chewy rolls are ideal for brunch or even as a sweet complement to a holiday dinner. View Recipe 21 of 23 Pumpkin-Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Pecan Streusel Pumpkin, cranberries and brown sugar swirl through a tender, moist coffee cake with a golden pecan topper. View Recipe 22 of 23 Chocolate-Kissed Monkey Bread Caramel, chocolate and cinnamon give this monkey bread a delicious flavor. Be sure to get the large flaky biscuits for easy shaping. View Recipe 23 of 23 Maple Date Nut Bread Chopped and pitted dates stand out beside the hint of maple syrup in this dark brown, nutty, quick bread. This recipe is from Ruth Smiley of Smiley Brothers maple syrup producers in Indiana. View Recipe Was this page helpful? 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