Poor mans pie – its Cooking with Hank

RICHLAND CENTER, Wis. (WRCO) – Poor mans pie – its Cooking with Hank.

Southern-Style Cinnamon Sugar Toast
(aka “Poor Man’s Pie” or “2:30 AM Life Saver”)

Y’all, sometimes you just need dessert NOW—it’s 2:30 in the mornin’, the moon’s high, and your sweet tooth’s hollerin’ like a banjo on fire. That’s when Poor Man’s Pie saves the night.

What You Need:

• 1 slice of white bread (or whatever bread you can scrounge up from the back of the pantry… don’t judge).
• Butter (softened, but if it’s rock-hard, slap it on anyway—we ain’t fancy).
• Granulated sugar (the sweeter, the better).
• Ground cinnamon (a pinch of magic).

How to Make It (3–5 Minutes… maybe longer if you’re dancin’ in the kitchen):

1. Toast It: Pop that bread in the toaster or toaster oven until it’s medium-brown and smells like heaven. You want it firm enough to hold the toppings, but soft enough to eat in big, satisfying bites.
2. Butter It: Slap on a thin layer of butter while it’s hot. Don’t be stingy—this is liquid gold. The butter makes that sugar stick and melt just right.
3. Mix Your Topping: In a tiny bowl—or on a napkin if you’re feelin’ lazy—mix about a teaspoon of sugar with a quarter teaspoon of cinnamon. Adjust to taste… more sugar if you’re feeling sinful, more cinnamon if you’re fancy.
4. Sprinkle Like You Mean It: Coat that buttered bread with the cinnamon-sugar mix. Don’t be shy. This ain’t the time to be modest.
5. Eat Immediately: The toast is warm, the butter’s melty, the sugar’s sparkling… dive in before it cools down. Bonus points if you eat it standing in your kitchen, barefoot, wearing pajamas with holes.

Pro Tip for the Fancy or Impatient:
Skip the toaster and slap that buttered bread under the broiler for about 30 seconds. Watch it close… that sugar will melt into a glorious, crackly glaze faster than a raccoon steals a donut off the porch.

There ya go—your 2:30 AM Southern dessert fix. Sweet, warm, comforting… and way cheaper than anything store-bought.

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