Breakfast Muffins & Breads - Southern Living

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Blueberry Muffins with Lemon-Cream Cheese Glaze

These aren't ordinary blueberry muffins! A tart-and-sugary glaze makes plain blueberry muffins extraordinary.

Recipe: Blueberry Muffins with Lemon-Cream Cheese Glaze

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Cinnamon-Pecan Rolls

These rolls feature a buttery, brown sugar-pecan filling as well as a rich and creamy vanilla glaze. Better yet, the easy yeast-roll dough rises in just 30 minutes.

Recipe: Cinnamon-Pecan Rolls

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Sticky-Bun Pumpkin Muffins

Sticky buns and pumpkin bread combine in this amazing muffin recipe. A mixture of toasted pecans, butter, and brown sugar creates the sweet topping. Serve these for breakfast, or skip the "sticky" part and make Pecan-Pumpkin Bread instead.

Recipe: Sticky-Bun Pumpkin Muffins
Recipe: Pecan-Pumpkin Bread

Easy Orange Rolls

Your family will definitely want to rise, shine, and dine when they smell these Easy Orange Rolls baking in the oven.

Recipe: Easy Orange Rolls

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Cranberry-Orange Bread

Sweetened dried cranberries, grated orange rind and orange marmalade add festive flavor to this hearty quick bread.

Recipe: Cranberry-Orange Bread

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Bite-Size Cinnamon-Pecan Twirls

This miniature twist on sticky buns delivers big homemade flavor in little time. The refrigerated cresent-roll dough, combined with a decadent caramel-pecan topping is ready to baky in 15 minutes!

Recipe: Bite-Size Cinnamon-Pecan Twirls

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Scrambled Egg Muffin Sliders

These breakfast sandwich sliders, made with Bacon-and-Cheddar Corn Muffins, will be the talk of your next brunch!

Recipe: Scrambled Egg Muffin Sliders

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Praline Pull-Apart Bread

Make this delicious bread for special occasions. Frozen bread dough makes it an easy fix, and a caramel-flavored sauce poured on top makes it irresistible.

Recipe: Praline Pull-Apart Bread

Whole Wheat Date-Nut Bread

Baking soda, rather than yeast, gives rise to terrific flavor in Whole Wheat Date-Nut Bread. Good at any meal, it has the hearty taste and texture of a fancy artisan bread yet stirs together in a matter of minutes.

Recipe: Whole Wheat Date-Nut Bread

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Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing

You'll spring out of bed for these homemade cinnamon rolls. The sweet Cream Cheese Icing is a perfect finish for the warm, decadent rolls.

Recipe: Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Praline-Apple Bread

Praline-Apple Bread is decadent enough to serve as a dessert. Sour cream is the secret to the rich, moist texture of this bread recipe. There's no butter or oil in the batter—only in the glaze.

Recipe: Praline-Apple Bread

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Peach-Pecan Muffins

These muffins, topped with pecan streusel, will surely be a crowd pleaser.

Recipe: Peach-Pecan Muffins

Dried Cherry-Walnut Sweet Rolls

This wintery roll is perfect for sharing. And you can easily change up the recipe to include your favorite flavors.

Recipe: Dried Cherry-Walnut Sweet Rolls

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Cream Cheese-Banana-Nut Bread

Cream cheese and buttermilk make traditional banana bread even more moist and delicious.

Recipe: Cream Cheese-Banana-Nut Bread

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Cream Cheese-Filled Wreath

A Vanilla Glaze and sparkling sugar make for a pretty presentation, but it's the sweet Cream Cheese Filling that will get rave reviews!

Recipe: Cream Cheese-Filled Wreath

Lemon-Raspberry Muffins

These simple-to-fix muffins stir together in minutes. Feel free to substitute fresh blueberries or blackberries for the raspberries.

Recipe: Lemon-Raspberry Muffins

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Mini Banana-Cranberry Nut Bread Loaves

Cranberries and a citrus glaze add a sweet-and-tart note to this delicious bread. The recipe makes five mini loaves—great for hostess gifts!

Recipe: Mini Banana-Cranberry Nut Loaves

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Applesauce Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel Topping

Chunky applesauce makes these muffins both moist and flavorful. For a finishing touch, top with a sugary-sweet streusel. These muffins can me made ahead of time and frozen for up to 1 month.

Recipe: Applesauce Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel Topping

Brown Sugar-Banana Muffins

Bananas get softer and sweeter as they ripen. Make sure yours are ripe enough (almost black) for these luscious treats.

Recipe: Brown Sugar-Banana Muffins

Photo: Jim Franco

Spiced Peach-Carrot Bread

This aromatic recipe improves on classic carrot cake flavors and pairs well with warm butter or cream cheese.

Recipe: Spiced Peach-Carrot Bread

Photo: Charles Walton IV; Styling: Buffy Hargett

Pepper Jelly Danish

Pair pepper jelly danish with assorted store-bought breakfast breads to round out the menu.

Pepper Jelly Danish

Cranberry-Orange Tea Bread Muffins

Topped with Orange-Cream Cheese Glaze and garnished with Candied Kumquat Slices, these tasty muffins make a great teatime gift for friends.

Recipe: Cranberry-Orange Tea Bread Muffins

Photo: Luva Trovato

Sweet Potato Coffee Cake with Caramel Glaze

Sweet potatoes are no longer just for casseroles and pies. Lend a bit of fall flavor to your coffee cake with this Sweet Potato Coffee Cake recipe. Top it off with a Caramel Glaze and you'll want this morning, noon, and night.

Recipe: Sweet Potato Coffee Cake with Caramel Glaze

Photo: Charles Walton IV; Styling: Mary Beth Wetzel/Zenobia; Food Styling: Marian Cooper Cairns

Sour Cream Coffee Cake Muffins

If you like coffee cake you'll love Sour Cream Coffee Cake Muffins. They are delicious and great for your holiday brunch or a gift.

Recipe: Sour Cream Coffee Cake Muffins

Buttermilk Biscuits

No Southern breakfast is complete without flaky, buttery biscuits.

Recipe: Buttermilk Biscuits

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Lemon Muffins

These muffins will become your most demanded breakfast recipe. To make them even more delicious, just add this sweet drizzle over them when they are warm: Stir together 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice.

Recipe: Lemon Muffins