Thanksgiving Dinner: What you need to know

by Cinottis Bakery | Oct 25, 2018 | Bakery, Sandwich Shop

Thanksgiving Dinner: What you need to know

The perfect Thanksgiving dinner requires a lot of time and dedication. In many cases, the one cooking stays up all night baking fifty pounds of food, only to have it all eaten in less than an hour. It can be incredibly exhausting. We know… we’ve been there.

That’s why five years ago, we created our Thanksgiving dinner packages.

We wanted to give our customers the opportunity to gather and feast as a family rather than spend the day watching the turkey bake. Our Thanksgiving dinner packages provide the same loving meal; just without the headache and stress.

Here’s what you need to know before ordering your Thanksgiving dinner:

Turkey and Ham Dinners

Our small Thanksgiving dinner is designed to serve up to eight guests with one protein choice of either a whole turkey or baked ham. Our large Thanksgiving dinner is designed to serve up to 20 guests and includes a whole turkey and a baked ham.

Each whole turkey is between 10-12 pounds and is seasoned with butter, salt, and pepper. Our knowledgeable chef cleans and dresses each turkey before baking it right here in our shop. The spiral cut baked ham included with the meals is served with a light brown sugar glaze.

Side Dishes

Each dinner is served with three side dishes of your choice. Small side dishes can serve up to eight people, with the larger portion serving up to 20. While each meal includes three sides, a la carte items may be added to your order.

Mac-n-cheese

The Mac-Daddy mac-n-cheese is a cheese lovers dream. More than four types of cheeses are layered between creamed butter and al dente noodles. With a few added seasonings and a touch of love, you may want to consider an extra order of this popular side dish.

Cornbread Stuffing

It’s not quite like grandma made it, but our cornbread stuffing is certainly a crowd pleaser. WIth seasoned bread cubes, fresh vegetables, and ample spices, even the most stubborn eaters won’t be able to resist this Thanksgiving dinner staple.

Green Bean Casserole

What would Thanksgiving be without green bean casserole? Everyone in our house would riot for sure. We don’t try to fancy this dish up either. IT is the classic recipe of green beans, creamed soup, fried onions, and seasonings. If your family likes green bean casserole, you may want to consider ordering an extra dish.

Corn Casserole

This popular Thanksgiving dish is a good balance of sweet and salty. Our cornbread formula combines well with a blend of creamed corn and seasonings to create an irresistible flavor. As it bakes, we add a thin layer of cheese to enhance the texture and flavors. If you’ve never tried our corn casserole, order a small side to taste and see what we mean.

Sweet Potato Casserole

We don’t care if you call ‘em yams or sweet potatoes, as long as you put some on our plate! Our sweet potato casserole is a delicate blend of yams, cream, and sweet spices. We top it off with a blend of coconut, brown sugar, and pecans. The crunch and texture of the topping brings out the flavor of the sweet potato.

Mashed Potatoes

It may seem like an easy dish to make, but who wants to spend so much time in the kitchen on Thanksgiving? Our mashed potatoes are creamy, seasoned perfectly, and are never lumpy. Top them off with a bit of our turkey gravy or plop a spoonful on a dinner roll.

Dinner Rolls

Each Thanksgiving dinner package also includes one dozen of our freshly prepared dinner rolls (3dz for large dinners). You can serve them right from the package, or pop them in your oven on low for a few minutes. If you’re a bread loving family, add a couple extra dozen rolls to your order. A la carte options include Butter flake (our family’s favorite), Parker house, Knot, Sour Dough, Pumpernickel, Rye, Wheat, and Seeded dinner rolls.

Pies

Small dinners include one pie in your choice of Pumpkin, Apple, or Pecan. Large dinners include three pies in any arrangement of Pumpkin, Apple, and Pecan. Our team of devoted bakers work though the night to serve the freshest and finest pies for your holiday meal.

If you would like to add more pies to your Thanksgiving dinner order, we have a la carte pies such as Cherry, Peach, Mince Meat, Chocolate Peanut Butter, and more. For a full list of pies, see our Thanksgiving Traditions catalog.

Picking up your Thanksgiving dinner

The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is the second busiest day in our bakery. While we have a full staff that day, you should expect longer wait times than usual. We have made some changes this year to try to expedite the order pick up process. If you have a dinner order, you will be directed where to go when it is your turn.

Storing and Reheating

When you pick up your meal, it will be chilled and should go directly into your refrigerator until you are ready to serve. To reheat your meal follow these instructions:

Turkey: Preheat oven to 325. Remove plastic wrap and leave the turkey in foil pan-do not remove top foil. Heat in oven for approximately 1 1/2 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 165°F. Remove the foil, carve and enjoy.

Side Orders: To reheat the side dishes, preheat oven to 325. Please remove the top of the container and cover with foil if desired. Reheat side dishes for 30 minutes or until internal temp reaches 185 degrees.

Rolls: Pre-heat oven to 300. Remove the rolls from the package, cover with foil, and heat in the oven 10-15 minutes or until hot.

We are thankful for you

No matter what you serve or who you choose to prepare your holiday meal, we sincerely hope you spend the day making memories with loved ones. We are incredibly thankful to you and your continued support of our family dream.

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Don’t Skip Breakfast! Here’s Why…

by Cinottis Bakery | Aug 16, 2018 | Bakery

We’ve heard it for generations: breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It’s the meal that sets us up for a successful day. And with the school year just starting, it’s the meal that can set our children up for success as well.

Here’s why breakfast is so important.

Eating Healthy

Children who eat breakfast everyday are more likely to eat healthier throughout the day. They can make better food choices at school because they aren’t famished when the lunch bell rings. With seven children of our own, we completely understand that every child is ‘always hungry’. But if children learn to set proper eating schedules, they are more likely to carry those healthy habits into adulthood.

Fuel for School

Eating breakfast boosts concentration, problem solving skills, social interactions, and more. With increased cognitive function, your child’s school performance can increase drastically. Even something as simple as a banana can provide an energy lift to keep your little one going.

With the added energy breakfast provides, children will also be more active. We don’t mean bouncing off the walls, driving teachers crazy. We mean good physical activities such as walking down the hall or playing during recess. With consistent physical activities during school, sports, or playtime each child can create great exercise habits that follow them as they grow older.

The mental and physical boosts breakfast provides is exactly the reason breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

What to eat for breakfast?

Eating a healthy breakfast everyday can certainly be a struggle. Especially when you have a hard time getting those little guys out of bed.

Breakfasts including whole grains, fiber, and protein will keep your child fuller longer as well as aid in meeting their nutrition requirements. A breakfast sandwich with eggs and cheese on whole wheat toast can provide enough nutrients and energy needed for a busy school morning.

Picky eaters?

Grab a blueberry or banana nut muffin while you’re in. The energy these breakfast treats provide will fill their little tummies and put a smile on their sleepy face at the same time.

We have breakfast covered

With so much on your to do list each morning, let us take care of making breakfast. Stop in for a bite of from our full line of breakfast pastries. If you have a bit more time, try our freshly prepared breakfast sandwiches.

If you’re really in a rush, call and order your food ahead of time.

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Back to School & Back to Cinotti’s

by Cinottis Bakery | Aug 14, 2018 | Bakery

It’s back to school time in and we’re so excited! We love our children. But the day they step foot on school campus and don’t come home for seven hours, is truly a blessing. Seriously though, we’re not just excited about our own children going back to school. What really has us ecstatic is the opportunity to see you and your smiling children before and after school again.

We’re here getting everything ready to make this school year better than ever. Breakfast, lunch, school treats, and even after school cookies are just part of what we’ve got planned for you this year.

Breakfast

As working parents, we completely understand the morning rush during the school year. In fact, if we didn’t have a kitchen here in the bakery, our kids would probably go to school hungry.

Just kidding…

Anyway, in an effort to help you and your children have a good breakfast before school, we’re highlighting some of our most popular breakfast items.

Breakfast Sandwich

Our breakfast sandwiches are made with freshly cracked eggs and homemade bread. You can add your choice of meat including ham, turkey, bacon, or sausage. Add cheese if you’d like. We offer American, Swiss, Provolone, and Cheddar. Want some veggies mixed in? We can make that happen as well.

If you’re running short on time, give us a call ahead of time. That way, your breakfast sandwich can be hot and ready when you walk through our doors.

Donuts & Danish

A donut may not provide the protein that a breakfast sandwich does, but it will provide energy for your child to start their school day. We offer over 20 varieties of donuts on a daily basis. And if we don’t have what your little angel wants, we will do our best to whip one up.

Cheese pockets are among our most popular Danish in the morning. And other Danish such as apple or pecan, provide a little more protein as well as energy. Our daily Danish variety includes cherry, blueberry, lemon, and meltaway.

Parents, don’t forget your own needs. We have hot coffee brewing all morning long.

Lunch

Do you know we also offer cold sandwiches in the morning?

If you’re low on time or even sandwich supplies, we can make your child’s school sandwich while you eat breakfast. Ham and cheese, turkey and cheese, even peanut butter and jelly can all be ready by the time you leave for school. If you call ahead, you’ll have time to pick out a cookie too.

Fletcher Lunch

For more than 10 years, we’ve created a special menu for high school students and teachers. This menu is designed to be quick, easy, and affordable. This tradition will carry on this year as well. If you’re a student or Fletcher teacher, be sure to ask for the fletcher menu when you come in.

After School Treats

Children coming in for after school treats is a wonderful tradition. We love seeing little faces light up at the sight of all the cookies in our case. Cookie varieties vary daily, but you can be sure to see sugar cookies, decorated cookies, or one of our everyday cookies in the case any time you come in.

Want to show your appreciation?

Teachers like apples, but they LOVE cookies even more. We can’t be 100% sure, but there’s a good chance your child will get a super big smile when they bring a treat from Cinotti’s into the classroom.

Back to school for everyone

We’re here for any of your back to school needs. From breakfast and lunch to school treats and gifts, our team is ready to help you in any way. As always, we sincerely thank you for allowing us to be a part of your family traditions.

Now, get those babies off to school and come back to get a snack for yourself… You’ve earned it.

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Carrot Cake with Pineapple and Pecan

by Cinottis Bakery | Aug 2, 2018 | Bakery

Carrot cake is perhaps one of the most popular cakes in America. And why not? With dense layers full of carrots, pineapples, and nuts, who wouldn’t want a piece?

Carrot Cake

If you’ve ever tried ours, you’ll know it’s a little different than the carrot cake formulas floating around on the internet. We’ve been baking carrot cake for over 60 years and have kept our secret formula consistent during that time.

Our cake is full of freshly chopped carrots, crushed pineapples, and mini Georgia pecans. And while the cake itself is enough to make you fight for every crumb on your plate, it’s our carrot icing that has people talking.

Carrot Icing

Our carrot icing is by far, our tastiest. To make our carrot icing, we first whip up a batch of cream cheese icing. We mix together large blocks of cream cheese along with shortening plus a little sugar and flavoring. Once the cream cheese icing is perfect, we add the ingredients that take our carrot cake from wow to WAZOW!

We fold coconut flakes, fresh pineapples, and more pecans into the cream cheese icing. We don’t stop until we’re confident there’s enough flavor in every bite.

Our Carrot Cake

Once the cake and icing are prepared, our decorators work to create a beautiful cake for you to enjoy.

We generously spread thick layers of carrot icing between each layer of cake. With four cake layers covered in icing, our decorators cover the sides with more of the classic carrot icing. After garnishing with a cream cheese icing border and a few candied carrots, the cake is ready.

Serving Carrot Cake

The debate continues in our family whether to serve a cake cold or not. Some of us prefer cold, firmer cake. While others among us like it room temperature and soft. This topic has sparked many debates at our family dinners.

That being said…

If you choose to serve your carrot cake straight from the fridge, be sure to use a sharp knife when slicing. This will help keep the cake from tearing.

If you prefer room temperature cake, pull your carrot cake out of the fridge about 15 to 20 minutes prior to serving. This will bring the temperature up without causing the icing to slide

Depending on the size of your party, you need to consider your cake size.

While every family or gathering is different, we recommend our 8” cake for 12-15 servings. But we also offer carrot cake in a variety of sizes larger gatherings.

For more information on how to serve a round cake, please see our cake serving guide.

Storing Carrot Cake

It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes, there may be a few pieces of cake left over. And because our cakes do not have any preservatives or additives, those pieces won’t be fresh very long. Here’s what we recommend:

Because of the cream cheese icing, carrot cake must be refrigerated after sitting out for more than an hour (less than that if it’s hot).

Slice the cake into individual pieces. This allows you to pull out a piece at a time rather than the entire leftover portion
Overwrap pieces with saran wrap to keep the icing from absorbing funky fridge smells.
Place each piece in refrigerator or freezer
Eat refrigerated pieces within 3 days
Frozen pieces can remain fresh for up to 1 month

For frozen cake, remove pieces from freezer and allow to sit in refrigerator overnight.

When pulling cake from the refrigerator, remove saran wrap and allow the cake to sit for 15 minutes. If you prefer cold cake, don’t wait. Dig in right away.

Cinotti’s Guarantee

For more than 80 years, we’ve provided to notch baked goods to those in our community. We love the craft of baking, but perhaps what we love most is sharing our love with you.

We want to be sure you get only the best from our bowls.

So we’ve made it our mission to use only the highest quality ingredients and to use only NON-GMO flours. We never add any preservatives to our product and we’re always looking for healthier alternatives to heavily processed ingredients. And we will never serve your family something we wouldn’t serve to our own.

We treat you like family because that’s the way it should be.

So come inside.

…Taste and see….

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National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day-FREE Cookies!

by Cinottis Bakery | Jul 26, 2018 | Bakery

Chocolate chip cookies are perhaps the most favorite American cookie. So it’s only right that we celebrate these sweet morsels of goodness on National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. On Saturday, August 4, 2018 we’ll be celebrating in a big way.

Want A Chocolate Chip Cookie?

We’ve decided to give you yet another reason to keep these cookies at the top of your favorite list. In honor of National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, we’ll be giving away one of our delicious homemade chocolate chip cookies to every customer!

However, once we’ve given them all out, we won’t make any more.

So get in early and enjoy the freebie.

Take Some Home

What better way to enjoy National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day than with a couple dozen cookies from Cinottis?

We’ll have dozens of chocolate chip cookies ready to go so you can spread the love with your family and friends.

Or, just keep them all for yourself. We won’t judge.

Frozen Cookie Dough

Sometimes, the scent of cookies baking brightens even the darkest days. That’s why on National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, we’ll be offering our frozen chocolate chip cookie balls for you to bake at home.

Simply call ahead and you’ll be able to purchase a baker’s dozen of these cookies. They’ll be pre-weighed in little balls and we’ll supply the simple baking instructions.

Just think, you can get all the credit for baking yummy cookies, and all you have to do is turn on the oven!

Baking instructions

To bake frozen cookie balls, follow these easy instructions:

Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. You may use a light coating of non-stick spray as a substitute.

Place cookies approximately 2″ apart to allow for spreading.

Once cookie dough is thawed, place cookies in preheated 375ºF oven.

Bake for 9-12 minutes or until edges of cookies are golden brown.

Remove from oven and allow to cool.

Baking Cookies from Scratch

National Chocolate Chip Day is all about cookies and we love the idea of baking with family at home.

We know there are tons of chocolate chip cookie formulas on the internet, but we love our cookies and we know you do too. We bake in LARGE quantities but we’ve broken our formula down to a small batch. Well, small enough to feed an entire neighborhood.

So if you want to make a big batch of Cinotti’s chocolate chip cookies at home with your family, follow these instructions:

Cinotti's Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookies

What you’ll need:

5 CUPS Cookie Flour
- All-purpose flour is a fine substitute
3 CUPS Granulated Sugar
2 CUPS Brown Sugar
4 CUPS Chocolate Chips
3 CUPS Vegetable Shortening
8 Extra Large Eggs
1 CUP Water
1 ½ tsp Baking Soda
1 ½ tsp Salt
1 ½ tsp Vanilla

Prepping and Baking Instructions

Preheat oven to 375ºF.

Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.
In a second bowl, beat the shortening, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until creamy. It should take about 2- 3 minutes.
Add the vanilla and eggs. Gradually beat in the flour mixture. You may have to hand mix the batter as you add the remaining flour.
Fold in the chocolate chips.
Let dough sit at room temperature just until it is soft enough to scoop
Scoop your desired cookie size onto prepared baking sheets. Consistency is key for even baking
Keep in mind: bigger, thicker cookies will be softer while smaller cookies will be crispier.

Bake for 9-12 minutes, or until edges of cookies are golden brown.

Don’t be tempted to eat them right out of the oven. You wouldn’t want to burn your mouth on those gooey chocolate chips.

Allow cookies to cool completely before storing*

Keeping Cookies Fresh

While our cookies are made to eat–not to keep, we understand the need to store cookies for later use. But, when cookies, like ours, have no additives or preservatives, keeping them fresh for more than a day can be challenging.

Here are some tips to keep your cookies fresh and tasty:

Most fresh baked cookies can last up to 3 days. In that time, keep them in an airtight container free of moisture and heat
Place an apple wedge, slice of bread, or flour tortilla in the container along with your cookies. The moisture from any of these items will absorb into the cookies so they’ll be soft when you eat them right out of the container
For warm, soft cookies, pop them into a 350° oven for three to five minutes. Enjoy a nice glass of milk while the chocolate melts in your mouth

How to Eat a Chocolate Chip Cookie

National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day has sparked a debate on how to eat a chocolate chip cookie the right way. And, while we’re not sure there is a wrong way to eat any cookie, we’ve come up with a few ideas on making our cookies even better.

Add some Cinotti’s homemade buttercream and create a chocolate chip cookie sandwich
Fold the baked cookies into your favorite ice cream
Store them in the freezer and eat them cold
Share with a friend
Hide in your closet so your kids can’t hear you chewing

How Will You Celebrate National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day?

National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day is a great excuse to enjoy America’s favorite cookie. And, since we’re handing them out free on August 4, why not spend the day with us?

Get your free cookie and pick up another dozen or so to share with others.

Take a couple dozen to keep in your cookie jar. Or, pick up a couple tubs of frozen dough to bake at your leisure.

Share the joy of baking with your children. Bake a few batches of cookies at home and share with neighbors. Or, invite friends over to show off your magical baking powers.

Any way you choose to celebrate, we hope you enjoy the sweet day with those around you.

Be happy on National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day.

Have a laugh.

Spread the joy.

Eat a cookie.

Will you be here to celebrate with us?

Come in for your FREE chocolate chip cookie

Get yours before we sell out!

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Christmas in July Cookies

by Cinottis Bakery | Jul 19, 2018 | Bakery

Most of you know we LOVE Christmas. We love the music. We love the smells. And, we love the cookies! That’s why we are so excited about our Christmas in July cookie week!

July 24^th through July 28^th, we will celebrate Christmas in July all over the bakery. We’ll be baking our favorite Christmas Cookies and singing Christmas carols all week long.

So, clear off your counter and empty your cookie jar. With so many cute and delicious cookies to choose, we know you’ll be spreading Christmas joy all over Jacksonville.

Iced Cutouts

Nothing says Christmas in July better than our Iced Cutouts.

Santa, Rudolph, Elves, Gingy, and many of our favorites will be available during this week.

Made with our buttery sugar cookie dough, our iced cutouts are hand iced and meticulously decorated.

We use a fondant-type vanilla dip that adds just the right amount of sweetness to our cookie.

If you’ve never had one of our iced cutouts before, this is the week to try one.

Decorated Cookies

For those with a bigger sweet tooth, our Decorated Cookies are for you. Our Christmas in July selection will feature Christmas trees, Santa faces, Wreaths, and more.

Made with the buttery sugar cookie dough, the decorated cookies are covered with our homemade buttercream icing. Our decorators hand pipe every element of these beautiful cookies to create a Christmas cookie worthy of the nice list.

Bachelor Buttons

Believe it or not, Bachelor Button cookies are our number one seller all year long. So, it only makes sense that we’ll be making them during our Christmas in July week.

These buttery little thumbprint cookies are filled with a fondant-like vanilla dip. While we color them in various shades for any occasion, this week, you’ll be able to get them in Christmas red and green.

Keep the spirit of Christmas alive when you have them packaged in our green Christmas tree boxes. Take them to neighbors, share them with family, or keep the box for yourself.

It’s okay to come back for a refill, we won’t tell Santa.

Sugared Cutouts

What would Christmas in July week be without sugar cookies?

Our hand-cut sugared Cutout cookies are the perfect treat for elves of all ages. We liberally cover each shape with colored sugar crystals before baking to perfection.

Kids love to eat the sugary Christmas trees, bells, stars, and even snowmen. And, since they have less sugar than our Iced cutouts and Decorated cookies, moms love these cookies too.

Why Christmas in July?

Cities across the world celebrate Christmas in July. In fact, July is the coldest month in Australia where they celebrate Yuletide this time of year. The festive celebrations spread across the water to other countries who now join their Aussie brethren each July.

For us, though, we just love all things Christmas.

Come See What's New

Throughout the year, we collect cookie cutters for all seasons. And since July is a slower time in our store, we use the opportunity to try out these new designs and test flavors. Don’t worry. You’ll still find the original classics. But, you’ll also see some new twists on old ideas as well as new shapes for the season.

We’re beyond excited to celebrate with you all.

So, when you come in July 24^th through July 28^th, be prepared to sing along and share your Christmas spirit with the world.

Because, who doesn’t love Christmas in July?

Want to Celebrate with us?

Don your Santa hat and come on in... our elves are standing by

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