Pull Apart Cinnamon Soldiers (also Garlic BELOW)

Inspired by Bobby Flay’s Pull Apart Cinnamon Bread

INGREDIENTS and STEP BY STEP

1. Start with a large rustic loaf of bread – about the size of a flattened-out soccor ball.
2. Cut cross section both ways (almost through, but not quite) leaving 3/4 inch posts of bread
3. Mix stuffing
   • 1 C softened butter
   • 1 C brown sugar
   • 1/2 C white sugar
   • 1 tsp vanilla
   • 2 TBL maple syrup
   • 1/4 C cinnamon
   • 1 tsp nutmeg
   • 1/2 tsp salt
   • OPTIONAL:  Chopped pecans or walnuts
4. Shove into all of the nooks and crannies between the posts (or soldiers)
5. Wrap bread loosely in foil
6. Sprinkle with Grandpa’s CinnaSugar
7. Bake at 350º for 20 minutes

Pull Apart Garlic Soldiers

1. Substitute Asiago cheese, garlic and Gruyere for sugars, cinnamon and nutmeg above.
2. Reduce baking time to 15 minutes