Breakfast Foods

Baked French Toast
Ashley Wooters

1 loaf bread
6 eggs
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups fat free half and half
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 cup butter
1 1/3 cup brown sugar
3 TB corn syrup

Grease 9x13 pan. Place bread slices flat in pan. Combine eggs, milk, half and half, vanilla and cinnamon. Allow to sit in fridge overnight. Remove from fridge. In a pan, combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup. Heat until melted. Pour over bread. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Flip and bake an additional 10 minutes.



French Apple Cream Scones
Tiffany Warner

2 cups flour
1/2 cup turbinado sugar (sugar in the raw)
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup apples (peeled and chopped)
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender or two knives until like coarse meal. Stir in apples until well coated in dry ingredients. Combine cream, egg, and vanilla in smaller bowl. Combine wet and dry ingredients. Turn out onto floured surface and lightly knead. Divide into two balls. Form each ball into a round that is slightly mounded in the center (about 6 inches in diameter). Cut into 8 wedges. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon and sugar in desired. Place on cookie sheet and bake for 15-18 minutes until lightly golden. Serve warm. They are good plain, but can be served with butter, cream, jam, or whatever toppings you might like.


Creamy Cranberry Coffeecake
Amy McLaughlin

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 egg
3/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups coarsely chopped fresh or frozen cranberries (if they are out of season I use 2 c. fresh raspberries)
1 TB grated orange peel

Cream Cheese Layer:

1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla

Topping:

3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup cold butter

Combine first four dry ingredients. Combine egg, OJ, butter, vanilla in separate bowl. Stir into dry ingredients. Fold in cranberries and orange peel. Pour into greased, 9" spring-form pan.

Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Mix in egg and vanilla. Spread over batter. Combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter until coarse crumbs -- sprinkle over top.

Place pan on baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 70-75 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 15 minutes before moving.



Egg Souffle
Missy Creasy

Combine in greased baking dish:

1/2 to 1 lb. sausage (browned and drained), -- you may also use cubed ham, bacon, or other meat. I use maple sausage for a sweet taste
5-6 slices bread (cubed, sliced -- I use thick potato bread)
1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Combine and pour over mixture in dish:

5-6 beaten eggs
1 tsp. salt
2 cups milk

Pour 3 tsp. melted butter over mixture and refrigerate overnight. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.

Brooke's Granola
Sherrie Waite

8 cups regular oatmeal
6 cups Rice Krispie cereal
2 cups slivered almonds
1 1/2 cups wheat germ

Stir together in a large bowl.

1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup honey
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. vanilla

Mix in saucepan over medium heat. Bring to boil. POur over cereal mixture. Stir well. Divide between 2 cookie sheets. Bake at 325 degrees for 5 minutes. Sir and bake 5 more minutes till lightly browned. Cool. Stir to break apart. Store in dry place. Keeps 2 months. Makes 4 quarts cereal. Serve over yogurt and fruit. Yum!



Breakfast Pizza
April Burton

4 T butter, divided
1/3 cup milk
2 T. flour
6 eggs, beaten
1 prebaked Italian bread pizza shell
2 cups chopped ham
2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
4 oz. can can sliced mushrooms, drained
1/4 cups sliced green onions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a small pan, heat 2 T. butter. Add flour and cook for 1 min. until thickened. Let cool and stir in milk. Cool. In skillet, heat remaining 2 T. butter. Add eggs and stir until soft scrambled. Combine the milk sauce with the eggs and spoon over the pizza shell. Top with ham, cheese, mushrooms and onions. Bake for 15-20 minutes. (The toppings can be changed up a bit for each pizza for variety -- sausage, bacon, whatever).

Cream Cheese Bites
April Burton

1 loaf white bread
8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg yolk

Also,

1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup sugar and 1 T. cinnamon, mixed
Cut off bread crusts. Roll thin with rolling pin. Blend cream cheese. Roll up and dip in melted butter, then cinnamon/sugar mixture. Place on greased cookie sheet. Cut each roll into 3rds. Freeeze. Bake and 400 degrees in 10-15 minutes.

(Can be made and frozen the night before and then baked just before serving)