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Super Easy Breakfast
Casserole
Ingredients
6 eggs
1 cup milk
6 oz. Cheddar cheese (grated)
1 lb. Sausage or bacon
Frozen hash brown patties
Line a 8 x 8 glass baking dish with frozen hash
browns. Sprinkle hash browns with fried, drained and
crumbled sausage or bacon. Mix together eggs and
milk, pour over meat and hash browns. Top with grated
cheddar cheese. Best if prepared night before and
refrigerate. Cook at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to 1
hour. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Bacon and Double Cheese
Quiche
Ingredients
Crust
1-1/3 c flour
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 c chilled butter, cut into small pieces
2-3 tbsp cold water
Filling
10 strips lean bacon
4 lg eggs
1-1/2 c light cream
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/8 tsp white pepper
1/2 c shredded Gruyere cheese
1/2 c shredded white cheddar cheese
To prepare crust, in a large bowl, mix together
the flour and salt. Using a pastry blender or 2
knives, cut in the butter until coarse crumbs form.
Add water, 1 tbsp at a time, tossing with a fork,
until a dough forms. Shape into a disk, wrap in
plastic wrap, and chill in refrigerator for 30
minutes. Preheat oven to 375. On a lightly floured
surface, using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll
the dough into 11-inch circle. Fit into 9-inch pie
pan. Trim edge, leaving 1/4 inch overhang. Fold under
to form standup edge. Prick dough with a fork. Line
with foil and fill pie weights or dried beans. Bake
for 10 minutes. Remove the foil and weights. Bake
until lightly golden, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a
wire rack to cool. Meanwhile, prepare filling. In a
medium skillet, cook the bacon over medium heat until
crisp, 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel to
drain. In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs,
cream, thyme, and pepper. Pour into crust. Crumble
bacon. Sprinkle the egg mixture with the bacon,
Gruyere cheese and cheddar cheese. Bake until golden
and custard is set, about 30 minutes. Serve warm.
Cinnamon Puffins
Ingredients
1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cup cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup milk
Topping
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup butter or margarine
In a large bowl cream together shortening, sugar,
and egg. Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
Add dry ingredients slowly to the shortening mixture,
slowly adding milk.
Fill greased muffin tin 2/3 full with batter. Bake at
325� for 20-25 minutes. Let cool 4 minutes.
Roll each "puffin" in melted butter, then roll in
small bowl with sugar and cinnamon. Serve these warm,
or keep them in an airtight bag.
Gingerbread Waffles
Ingredients
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup molasses
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 teaspoon soda
1/2 cup sour milk
1 egg
Sift flour, spices and salt. Heat (do not boil)
molasses and butter. Remove from stove and beat in
soda. Add milk and beaten egg, then dry ingredients.
Bake on greased waffle iron. Serve hot with whipped
cream.
Hash Brown Casserole
Ingredients
1-2 lb pkg frozen hash brown potatoes, unthawed
1 can (10-3/4 oz.) cream of celery soup, undiluted
3 cups (packed)shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup sour cream
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 six oz. can of French fried onions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine first five
ingredients in a large bowl and transfer into a
13x9x2 inch glass baking dish. Bake until top is
slightly golden, about 70 minutes. Sprinkle with
French fried onions and bake an addditional 5 minues.
Serves 12.
Submitted by: Sharon (ImaGyrl)
Fried Potato Omelette
Ingredients
2 med onions, peeled, sliced
6 med potatoes, peeled, boiled
4 tbl oil
6 eggs, beaten
salt and pepper
In a skillet, heat oil. Saute onions until opaque.
Slice potatoes while onions are cooking.
Add potatoes to skillet, sprinkle on salt and pepper.
Add beaten eggs and turn several times with pancake
turner to mix seasoning and eggs into onions and
potatoes.
Cook under medium heat until firm.
Yield: 1 omelette will serve 3-4.
Autumn Pumpkin Pancakes
Ingredients
2 eggs
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
4 tablespoons butter, melted
3 tablespoons canned pumpkin
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
Preheat a skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with
oil cooking spray. Combine eggs, buttermilk, butter,
pumpkin, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Use an
electric mixer to blend ingredients.
Combine remaining ingredients in a small bowl. Add
dry ingredients to wet ingredients and blend with
mixer until smooth. Pour the batter in 1/4 cup
portions into the hot pan. Should form 5-inch
circles. When the batter stops bubbling and edges
begin to harden, flip the pancakes. They should be
dark brown. This will take from 1 to 2 minutes.
Flip the pancakes and cook other side for the same
amount of time, until dark brown.
Serves 3 to 4.�
Chili Egg Puff
Ingredients
10 eggs
1� pound Monterey Jack
16 ounces cottage cheese
7� oz can of diced green chilies
1/2 cup flour
1� teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
Beat eggs until lemony and fluffy.
Mix all ingredients. Place in 9" x 13" baking dish
and bake at 350� F for 30 - 35 minutes or until
golden brown. Serve with salsa and sour cream.
Banana-Stuffed French Toast with Streusel
Topping
Ingredients
Something special for Breakfast!
2 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup butter
2 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 large ripe bananas, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch
rounds
1 1-pound unsliced loaf egg bread, cut into 6
slices,
each about 1 1/2-inches thick
2 cups milk
6 large eggs
2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups sliced almonds, toasted
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup quick-cooking oats
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
Maple syrup
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over
medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons sugar and 2
tablespoons water; stir until sugar dissolves. Cook
about 2 minutes until mixture is foamy, stirring
constantly. Add bananas; cook about 2 minutes,
stirring occasionally. Transfer to small bowl; allow
to cool. Preheat oven to 350*F.
Cut 2-inch long slit in 1 side of each bread slice,
cutting about 3/4 of way through bread and creating
pocket that leaves 3 sides of bread intact. Divide
banana mixture equally among pockets in bread.
Whisk milk, eggs, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, vanilla and
1/2 cup sugar in large bowl to blend. Pour into large
glass baking dish. Place bread in egg mixture and let
soak 10 minutes, turning occasionally.
Place almonds in shallow bowl. Remove bread from egg
mixture and coat both sides with almonds. Place bread
on large baking sheet.
Mix brown sugar, oats, flour and remaining 2
teaspoons cinnamon in medium bowl. Add remaining 1/4
cup butter and mix in until crumbly. Sprinkle topping
over bread.
Bake French toast until topping is golden brown and
filling is hot, about 25 minutes. Transfer toast to
plates.
Serve hot with maple syrup.
Serves 6
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