***Giveaway is now closed. Thank you to all who entered!***
***The winner has been announced below…***
A couple of days ago, I was asked to participate in a blogger baking challenge put on by Hodgson Mill called the “Have a Grain Holiday!” Recipe Contest. I was sent a 5lb. bag of Hodgson Mill Whole Wheat flour and a 2lb. bag of Hodgson Mill “Best for Bread” flour to help assist me in putting together a new recipe.
Last night, I realized that I was kind of in the mood to make some homemade bread. I love bread. I love it a lot.
I also love sweet things. No secret there, right?
So I decided to combine the best of both worlds by making a loaf of this:
Cinnamon-Honey Whole Wheat Bread. And oh baby, is it delicious!
I made my bread in my bread machine this morning, but it’s very possible to make this by hand if you have the time and patience that I obviously do NOT have.
**To check out the recipe, just click here!**
The house smelled great all morning (I have the day off of work, in case you’re wondering) and could not wait to be able to incorporate it into today’s lunch.
I immediately sliced off two big pieces and topped one with butter and the other with my new jelly love.
But honestly, as exciting as the bread is for me…you know, since it’s in my house…I still have a nice little opportunity to share with all of you!
As a part of my participating in the contest, Hodgson Mill is offering a giveaway of one $25 gift certificate, redeemable at the Hodgson Mill online store, to one my readers. Yes, that means you!
As a bonus, you can also enter for a chance to win a Hodgson Mill Baker’s Gift Pack valued at $85! To enter that giveaway, just click here: bit.ly/tMlGQV.
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The winning entry was #136 – Lena & Six Times The Yum
Congratulations, Lena! Please email me at sweettoothcourtney[@]gmail[.]com so I can get your gift certificate headed your way!
To enter the giveaway for the $25.00 gift certificate:
- Leave a comment on this post telling me one thing that you’re looking forward to baking (or just eating) this holiday season.
- (Optional) Share the giveaway on Facebook and leave a comment letting me know that you did.
- (Optional) Share the giveaway on Twitter and leave a comment letting me know that you did.
I will choose and announce the winner tomorrow morning. Good luck! ![]()
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Welcome to Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life! I'm Courtney, a married, 28 year old living in Upstate, NY. I enjoy all things related to food, fitness, and fashion, as well as feeding my huge sweet tooth. I just recently received my Personal Trainer certification through NASM and am really looking forward to beginning down a new career path!
Want to chat? Feel free to contact me: sweettoothcourtney@gmail.com. I love hearing your comments and questions!

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I would love to bake that bread if you share the recipe!
Sylvia @ Frolic Through Life recently posted..Some Loves
I did! I had to link to it though because of the giveaway included – the link is in the middle of the post but here it is again!
http://www.sweettoothsweetlife.com/cinnamon-honey-whole-wheat-bread/
Wow. How did I miss the stars and everything? Thanks!
Sylvia @ Frolic Through Life recently posted..Some Loves
I wish I had a bread machine, but I can always still my Mom’s! hehe
I love making gingerbread cookies and love eating them!
Lindsey recently posted..Camera Fun
I would love to bake pumpkin bread from scratch!
I am looking forward to baking tons o’ cookies on our annual Christmas Cookie Day. But more than that, I am looking forward to eating them…especially the peanut blossoms!
First thing that comes to mind: CHRISTMAS COOKIES!!! We always have our traditional classics — iced sugar cookies, peanut butter chocolate melts, and molasses gingerbreads…. but I’m excited to add some new recipes this year
Casey @ oatsandnanners recently posted..SUNSET RUNS!
I actually have a breadmaker also…and the problem is that it is SO good when it comes out of the machine all warm and soft that I end up eating half the loaf right then and there! Despite my inability to have any self-control whatsoever, I will DEFINITELY be baking some in these coming holiday months!
Taylor @ Crumbs Don’t Count recently posted..Growing Up Without a Cell Phone
I can’t wait to make/eat the 250 cookies my family makes every Christmas!!!!!! AND I tweeted the giveaway! @AmandaMercede
Looking forward to my mom’s poppyseed roll! It’s a Polish tradition : )
I’m looking fwd to decorating and eating Katy Perry and Niki Minaj sugar cookies!
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I can’t wait to bake even more cookies, and I can’t wait to eat the banana bread my neighbors always bring over!
Clare @ Fitting It All In recently posted..Anvil Pub
I am looking forward to making my grandma’s Christmas cookie recipes! And trying a few new recipes to share through the holidays.
I FB’d your giveaway!!
I’m most excited to bake and eat Christmas sugar cookies!
Candice @ Sailing on Paper recently posted..My Very First Race
That bread looks delicious! It would be great spread with this new Cran-Apple butter I found at TJ this weekend–you must try it! I can’t wait to eat peanut butter chocolate kiss cookies. I think I need to bake some tonight!
That bread looks SO SO GOOD! Yumm.
I look forward to baking (and eating, of course) fudge and chocolate covered pretzels!
Ashley @ My Food ‘N’ Fitness Diaries recently posted..WIAW {What I Ate Wednesday} #11: Balanced Meals
i’m looking forward to baking all my holiday cookies (mexican wedding cookies, christmas m&m cookies, coconut shortbread, snickerdoodle blondies) and sharing them!
I shared the giveaway on FB!
Ashley @ My Food ‘N’ Fitness Diaries recently posted..WIAW {What I Ate Wednesday} #11: Balanced Meals
i look forward to baking banana bread and chocolate chip cookies
I tweeted!
Ashley @ My Food ‘N’ Fitness Diaries recently posted..WIAW {What I Ate Wednesday} #11: Balanced Meals
I’m excited to make your Heath Bars for my Christmas party next week!
I look forward to making sweet potato latkes (sweet potato pancakes) and baking some granola for holiday gifts!
What a great giveaway! I’m looking forward to baking my pumpkin chocolate chip bread!
I love baking (and eating) Christmas cookies!
I am looking forward to eating cream puffs. We make them once a year so Christmas desert obviously holds a special place in my heart
Banana bread!
I’m looking forward to SLOWING DOWN and reconnecting with family!
Lindsay @ Lindsay’s List recently posted..not my e.d. story…not any story, really
until this post I was most looking forward to baking traditional gingerbread for my family but now I must make this cinnamon-honey bread!! Great giveaway, thanks Courtney!
I cannot wait to make peppermint bark! The recipe doesn’t require baking and it looks soo good!
My mom’s homemade sugar cookies for SURE! They are so soft and gooood!
Looking forward to making chocolate covered pretzels using red and green sprinkles to give away! Makes fot a Yummy and easy presents!
banana bread and baking with the fam!
I can’t wait to bake my grandma’s apricot-stuffed kolachky cookies.
I love the gluten free products!
I can’t wait to bake some chocolate chip shortbread balls …. am actually going to do so very soon!
I am so looking forward to homemade (crust and all) apple pie from my mother-in-law. A christmas eve tradition . . . YUM.
I tweeted!
I cannot wait to bake peanut butter blossoms. I cannot wait even more to eat them.
Laura recently posted..Family Christmas Traditions
i’d love to make some pumpkin bread!
I am looking forward to making chocolate covered peanut butter balls this holiday
Two words: Christmas Cookies!!!!!
Meg @ My Chocolate Covered Life recently posted..My Lifeline
I’m so looking forward to making a gingerbread cake that I found on Joy of Baking! As soon as I finish my final exams tomorrow that baby will be in the oven! Yum!
Oh wow! My mom was just looking for something new to make in the bread machine instead of the same old same old. SO excited to try this! Will comment back with the results. One thing i am totally looking forward to eating is hot fresh from the oven cinnamon buns. My mom makes a super easy ( fom scratch) one that we only eat on Christmas. Countdown to cinnamon buns begins
Can’t wait to make Christmas cookies & decorate with the family!
I’m looking forward to baking lots and lots of cookies!
I am looking forward to my family’s Christmas Eve tradition of eating escargot! (We are French)
Coco recently posted..A Whole Lot More Than Food Poisoning
I cannot wait to make my sugar cookies this year. I am also going to try some new recipes. I hope everyone like them
I cannot wait to make some healthy cookies this year…usually for special, we make some naughty ones…but this year, I want to turn things around a little bit.
Christmas cookies & Pumpkin Crunch!! I just got married this Fall and received a bread machine as a wedding gift! Cannot wait to use it!!
I love getting to eat all the different cookies this time of year as well as some loafs of pumpkin bread mmmmmm.
Lena @Fit on the Rocks recently posted..Surviving the Holidays
I made homemade rolls for Thanksgiving and they turned out great, so I’m definitely looking forward to making them again for Christmas!
Colleen @ Jimmy Choos on the Treadmill recently posted..Holiday Cards and Crocodile Rain Boots
I’m looking forward to coconut cream pie and apple crisp when I head home for the holidays!
I can’t wait to eat (and maybe help make
) my mom’s Christmas lemon cookies!
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen recently posted..Chocolate hazelnut mug cake
I just tweeted about the giveaway!
Ashlee recently posted..It has been a while…
I am baking cookie bars for my cookie swap this week- along with endless cookies/desserts over the next two weeks… oy!
Amy B @ Second City Randomness recently posted..Steps Toward A Better Mood
Sugar cookies to decorate in the shape of snowmen, christmas trees and candy canes, banana bread (among other holiday breads), fudge, thumbprint cookies… Christmas justifies baking every sweet treat!
I can’t wait to make gingerbread with vanilla icing, my favorite!
I cannot wait to make all kinds of holiday cookies! Cookies just seem to taste even better at this time of year!
Rachel @ A Little Ray of Sunshine recently posted..Long Time Gone
I am not the best baker but I am learning to love it! I am just sooo impatient when it comes to baking haha!
Ruthie Hart recently posted..Felt flower tutorial
I am looking forward to eating my favorite cookie that my mom makes only once a year- the peppermint nighty-night. It’s basically a peppermint meringue. Yum.
tweeted! @ruthiehart1
Ruthie Hart recently posted..Felt flower tutorial
I’m looking forward to baking macarons for the first time this year. I have to try it!
Toby recently posted..A Confession
Cookies! For baking and eating
Renee recently posted..Gift Idea Wednesdays: Felt Sock Monkey Mug Cozy
I am looking forward to baking chocolate crinkle cookies!
I look forward to baking Christmas cookies out the wazoo!
I’m looking forward to eating and baking as many cookies as I can!
I seriously cannot wait for Peanut Butter Blossom cookies. You know, the ones with the Hershey’s kisses on top. Yum!
Every year my mom and I make and decorate sugar cookies for Christmas. I’m looking forward to it, even though it is a lot of work and by the end I won’t even eat the cookies.
Alyssa @ Don’t Look Down recently posted..December Goals
i can’t wait to go home and bake with my mom, some favorites are sugar cookies, cake balls, and chex mix!
I am most looking forward to baking Christmas cookies
I make a thin, crispy sugar/butter cookie every year, it’s a family tradition!
I’m looking forward to eating Spritz cookies. Yum!
i can’t wait to make cheesecake for christmas!
I am really looking forward to making our traditional family Christmas cookies. These include sprits, buckeyes, krumkake, pizelles, and sugar cookies.
I’m looking forward to baking Christmas cookies as gifts for some friends & co-workers. I’m hoping to try out what 1 of your new-to-me cookie recipees
I look forward to baking 7 layer cookies!
Lauren recently posted..Clif Bars!
i love eating all the different christmas cookies!
I’m actually going to a cookie swap party on Saturday and using your Apple/Cranberry glaze cookie recipe. My mouth has been watering since i read your recipe.
I cannot wait to make peanut butter cookies with peanut butter hershey kisses in the middle… yum
There are so many Christmas cookies I want to make, but I’ll probably start this year with linzer cookies!
I don’t bake bread very often, but now I am craving some fresh baked bread!!!
I always look forward to baking cookies for the holidays.
Marty recently posted..Quick & Easy Basic Muffin Recipe: Choose Your Mix-in
I’m looking forward to baking lace cookies. My mom used to cook them when we were young every Christmas! I loved them!
Sugar cookies…I love setting aside an entire day to make and decorate them!
I am looking forward to baking cut-out sugar cookies and decorating them with royal icing! A tradition!
and I can’t forgot my cream cheese filled pumpkin muffins either haha
I plan on making oreo stuffed chocolate chip cookies
I am looking forward to baking my grandmother’s molasses cookies.
Every year we try to guess which ingredient is missing … for some reason all of her recipes are missing 1 (and, only one) ingredient.
Care @healthiergirl recently posted..My first memory
i look forward to baking pizza
I think I would love making your bread…. or a pizza dough for tonights taco pizza!
Julie H. of Spinach and Sprinkles recently posted..The Story of the Princess Band-Aid
Even though I’ve already started my Christmas baking with double chocolate chunk cookies and molasses, I still want to make the classics….Gingerbread men and Sugar cookies!
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I can’t wait to try baking a cranberry cake.
I also follow on facebook.
I would really like to make my grandma’s christmas cookies. The orange zest in the batter really takes them to a new level.
All things sweet, I also have a sweet tooth. Cookies, chocolate, cheesecake, yum.
Every Christmas season I look forward to making loads of cookies!!!!!!!
I’m looking forward to making gingerbread men!!
My brother and I make the tiniest, best little gingerbread men! They are so yummy and we call them minions because they are so teeny! haha
I am most looking forward to baking Christmas cookies – my personal fave, and the ones that I make every year: Italian Rainbow Cookies… aka the red, yellow and green layered cookies with chocolate frosting
I will bake something and bring to your parents and brother at bowling
i’m trying to plug through the next week of finals so that i can go home and eat WHATEVER my mom is cooking/baking!! that could be dangerous, but it will be worth it!
I shared the link on facebook!
I also shared the giveaway on twitter!
That one’s easy…. christmas cookies! Any kind – I don’t discriminate
I love to eat persimmon pudding!
I look forward to making christmas cookies!! While listening to christmas music
What I look forward to most???? DESSERTS. I am a sucker for sweets. Any kinds. I am not picky! Love me some bread too!
Kerryne recently posted..Windy….
I can’t wait to eat my Grandmother’s apple pie and way too many Christmas cookies…I have a sweet tooth too : )
Danica @ It’s Progression Not Perfection recently posted..The Christmas Giveaway Winner!
I love baking linzer cookies at christmas time!
I am looking forward to all the cookie baking for family friends, especially my peanut butter banana pretzel cookies and my ginger cookies.
I cant wait to eat all of my mothers delicious baking
Her specialty is peanut butter cups
I’m looking forward to Monkey Bread. We have it on Christmas mornings and it is so good!
My Italian Grandmother bakes the most amazing Anisette cookies, but only near the holidays! I absolutely can’t wait for them, love and tradition in every single bite!
You also inspired me to make gooey chocolate butter cookies for my office bake off, I’m making them tomorrow for Friday.
I’m baking some double chocolate fudge that I’m way excited to consume!
On Saturday I’m going to spend the day with my granny making sugar cookies, peppermint bark and gingerbread something or another bc I’m obsessed with how gingerbread smells even though I don’t really care for gingerbread cookies.
Courtney recently posted..I do what I want
I cannot wait to bake cookies for a cookie swap and of course some homemade monkey bread on christmas!
I’m looking forward to making Lemon Chewy Cookies from How Sweet it is blog. And all the other cookies, bars, and bark I plan on making.
Lots of differnt chocolate cakes my daughter love chocolate cake
just tweeted about the giveaway! (@Danica_ipnp)
Danica @ It’s Progression Not Perfection recently posted..The Christmas Giveaway Winner!
I will be spending Christmas ih my fiancé’s family for th first time, and I’m excited to eat all the Christmas tradition goodies his family makes! I also can’t wait to make homemade gingerbread! Yum!
i’d love to find a unique gingerbread recipe and use some products from hodgson mill!
I’m excited to make gingerbread cookies…..I can’t stop thinking about them this year! Gingerbread cookies with a big glass of Silk Nog sounds perfect right about now!
Shana recently posted..A Crinkle in Time
Can’t wait to make me some chocolate bark
Mmmmm
Brittany @ Itty Bits of Balance recently posted..Poinsettia Nails
I can’t wait to make some carrot pineapple bread with raisins! I had it for the first time at a church bake sale and I’ve been obsessed ever since.
Holiday cookies!!
I am going to make a red velvet trifle from paula deen for christmas !
I cannot wait to start baking chrismas cookies this year! My mom’s cut-out cookie recipe is to die for!
I’m looking forward to re-baking my cookie swap recipe! It came out so amazingly well. Can’t wait to share the recipe with ya.
Heather recently posted..Where Do You See Beauty?
I look forward to making new Vegan holiday treats!!
I shared the giveaway on facebook =)
I want to make cinnamon raisin bread for the holiday season in my breadmaker…yum!
I’m looking forward to baking peanut butter blossoms!
I know I’ll make some cookies when I ‘go home’ for Christmas but I don’t know what yet. . .
I am looking forward to baking an apple cake this holiday season!
Aleksandra @ Diary of a Liveaboard recently posted..Giving thanks for a happy life…
I cannot wait to bake swiss christmas cookies with my mom! Also, I’ve been dying for some peanut butter blossoms!
I’m actually making an Irish Cream Chocolate Cheesecake this weekend for my office holiday party! I’m super excited!
This holiday season i’m looking forward to making my heath bar cheesecake!
… AND pumpkin pie dip to go with the new Gingerbread flavored pita chips!
I’m super excited to bake sugar cookies with frosting as well as monkey bread, which I bake every year for my family
I’m looking forward to baking COOKIES! Chocolate chip with pecan and Andes Mint cookies will be my choices this year
I am looking forward to baking and eating cookies. And lots of them. And sharing them with all the people around me because everyone likes a little cookie love in their lives.
I’m making pumpkin bread and pumpkin cookies this weekend! Yay pumpkin
I’m looking foward to eating the Christmas ham….i look forward to it more than sweets!
I’m looking forward to baking coconut macaroons!
Courtney @ The Granola Chronicles recently posted..Otria
Cookies are what I am looking forward to baking this holiday season!
I do lots of baking during the holidays, but my one absolute must is my peppermint chocolate snowballs ~ they’re my husband’s faves and he brings them to work with him for his birthday treat on December 20!
Katie recently posted..A Day In New London
Looking forward to eating my father’s stuffing!
Our holiday tradition is to make rum using a family recipe that is absolutely amazing. Part two of that tradition involves inadvertently consuming the entire thing within 48 hours max : )
Rum cake, I mean! We have not yet mastered the art of making our own rum haha
I’m most looking forward to stuffing my face full with lots and lots of Christmas cookies.
I would love to make pumpkin bread or scones!
I tweeted! @butterjessfly
I am looking forward to making buckeye balls for a work cookie swap.
Lindsay @ biking before bed recently posted..Insanity Inspired Workout Variations
I LOVE baking sugar cookies and decorating them with my little sister
Katelyn@ Foodie Goes to School recently posted..“I love nuts. I love chocolate. I love love.”
I look forward to baking cookies with my mom!
One thing I’m looking forward to baking is some chocolate bark!
I bought a pizelle maker a few weeks ago at an estate sale and I’m going to try it out this weekend. I’ve never made them before so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
Ah so many baking traditions to choose from. My most requested recipe is for my peanut butter cookies, I also love baking pumpkin bread and those chocolate crinkle cookies!
Meghan recently posted..Banana Bread
I’m looking forward to Christmas brunch. My mom makes French Toast Strata with a caramel syrup every year
Christina recently posted..So Far So Good…..Except For One Little Thing
and just tweeted the giveaway!
Christina recently posted..So Far So Good…..Except For One Little Thing
I love making bread from scratch! But I have also totally gotten in to making pizza dough from scratch. So yummy!
I’m looking forward to baking my monkey bread on Christmas morning! ..you know, gotta start the day off right! lol
I got a bread maker a year ago and still haven’t used it! This would be the perfect opportunity
I want to bake some biscotti!
Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run] recently posted..bummer day.
I have been dying to make apple cider bread and this flour would be perfect to use for the recipe!
I look forward to making sugar cookies with my little sisters!
i’m ready to have home-made chili! yum!
Molly recently posted..p.s. i’m not really here.
i’m excited to bake cookies for santa on christmas eve!
Chocolate chip oatmeal cookies! And baking them with my bf
tweeted! @Squigglemefloey
I am looking forward to making Christmas Eggnog Cookies, and Peppermint Sugar Cookies!!! Yummm
I’m looking forward to making nutroll for the first time ever!
I am looking forward to baking apricot and nut rolls using my grandma’s famous recipe!
Coooookies! Yum
Mandee recently posted..Surf’s Up, Cupcake!
I can’t wait to make all of my christmas cookies!
They have great gingerbread mix which I cant wait to use! Though nothing beats my Nana’s Nut Roll.
I’m looking forward to baking gingerbread whoopie pies with eggnog frosting!
i am doing a massive day of Christmas cookie baking when I get home from school Dec 23 – cant wait!
I am looking forward to a huge bake-a-thon of all type of treats with my mom. A day I look forward to each year!!
I’m moving and planning to bake my new neighbors a festive pumpkin roll!
I am salivating just looking at that bread you made! I will be making your recipe.
I can’t wait to get home from school and bake and decorate sugar cookies!
I love making chocolate chip cookies, they’re just amazing=)
I’m looking forward to baking more snickerdoodles! They scream holidays to me.
I love baking during the holidays, especially biscottis. I like my biscottis softer than they make in stores, and my mom has an ancient recipe that are just spectacular. YUM!
This weekend is my big baking weekend! I will be baking vanilla-almond biscotti, 7 layer bars, chubby hubby bars, toffee and white chocolate chip cookies and of course some puppy chow! I can’t wait to munch on all the goodies as I am baking them!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I love to bake white chocolate oatmeal cherry cookies, they have become my cookie to bring to holiday parties, I have so much fun baking when I really love the cookie
I can’t wait to bake sugar cookies…just an excuse to eat the frosting!
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