Williamsburg Bread

I’ve been eating Williamsburg Bread for as long as I can remember. I think we might have gotten the recipe from my grandma. I’m not sure why it’s called Williamsburg Bread…maybe it was created in Williamsburg, Virginia? But why would anyone name it that? I wouldn’t name a recipe that I created Milwaukee Cookies or Waukesha Cupcakes or something like that. Weird.

This recipe has often been what my family has made on Christmas morning as Jesus’s “birthday cake”. It's been a tradition in my house. Williamsburg bread is about the closest thing you can get to cake that isn’t too sweet for breakfast. It’s also super easy with simple ingredients, yet it comes out tasting delicious. My friend Sara liked it so much when I made it once that when her cousin died, I brought some to her house for her family. It’s that kind of dessert. Not too sweet, but still comforting.

Spread 1 package of crescent rolls on bottom of greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Mix cream cheese (make sure it is room temperature or microwave it to soften it otherwise your mix will be lumpy), 1 cup sugar, egg yolk and vanilla in a bowl and spread over the layer of crescent rolls.

Put second package of crescent rolls on top.

Brush with egg white and sprinkle sugar and cinnamon topping on top.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

It gets a nice flaky top with a creamy inside.

See! Super simple. Now try it and see how delicious it is. =)

Williamsburg Bread

Ingredients:

2 pkg. crescent rolls
2 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 c. sugar
1 egg yolks (reserve white)
1 tsp. vanilla

Topping:

1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon

Spread 1 package of crescent rolls on bottom of greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Mix cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, egg yolk and vanilla; spread over layer of crescent rolls. Put second package of crescent rolls on top. Brush with egg white and sprinkle sugar and cinnamon topping on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. Keep leftovers refrigerated. Enjoy warm (easy to microwave) or cold.

I brought this to my sister dorm when I visited her and ate it for breakfast in the morning with my friend Meghan. A brilliant new idea for breakfast. YUM!