| |
Breakfast Bar
Ideas
Breakfast is my favorite
meal of the day.
|
|
I enjoy sampling the different foods at a breakfast
bar.
I enjoy the
morning sun streaming through the window, even if it’s almost halfway
up
through the sky.
If
you’re planning a morning party, offer some of these brunch recipes
to your
guests before they leave. Keep it simple and select only 1-3 foods from
each
section.
|
Drinks:
- Milk
- Orange Juice
- Grape Juice
- Apple Juice
|
Fruit:
|
Breads
& Grains:
|
Condiments:
|
Meats:
|
Other
Main Dishes:
|
My son says
the best part of a breakfast bar
is all the food. My daughter thinks all the food is great, except the
nuts to which she is allergic. This breakfast bar could be the great
start to a party or the best part of your day.
| Fruit
Smoothie |
1 cup
strawberries
1 cup ice
cubes |
¼ cup
powdered milk
1 tsp. nutmeg |
Clean
and cut off tops of strawberries. Combine all ingredients in blender
and pulse until smooth.
May add ½ cup
of yogurt. |
| Yeast
Cinnamon Rolls |
|
Dissolve 3
Tablespoons Yeast
in 1 ¾ cup warm water.
|
|
Add:
¾ cup shortening
¾ cup sugar
|
3 cup flour
1 Tablespoon Salt
3 eggs |
|
Beat
2 minutes on medium
speed. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl.
Stir
in 3 ¾ cup flour and 1
cup raisins, blend well. Scrape sides of bowl. Leave dough in bowl,
cover and let
rise in warm place for 1 hour.
Stir
down 30 strokes.
On
well-floured surface, roll
dough into large rectangle. Spread ½ cup of soft butter on the dough.
Sprinkle
with cinnamon and 9 Tablespoons Sugar. Roll up and slice every inch.
Let
rolls rise in well-greased
pan 40 min. Bake at 375˚ for 20 minutes.
Remove from
oven and frost
immediately.
|
|
Frosting
2 ¼ cup
powdered sugar
1 teaspoon
almond flavoring
Milk for
spreading
consistency
|
| Nut
Rolls |
Make
recipe for Yeast Cinnamon Rolls but do not include raisins.
In a small pan combine and melt ½
cup butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp. nutmeg and 1 cup chopped pecans.
Cool. Then put this in the bottom of the greased pan before putting on
the cinnamon rolls to rise.
Bake as directed by the recipe above. When cool, take out of pan upside
down. |
| Butter Syrup |
| 3 cups maple syrup |
½ cup butter |
| Combine
in saucepan and warm over medium heat. |
| Buttermilk Syrup |
|
1 cup sugar
½ cup buttermilk
½ cup butter
|
1 Tbsp. corn syrup
1 tsp. vanilla
½ tsp. baking soda
|
|
Over a medium to medium high heat,
boil sugar, buttermilk, butter and cornsyrup 3 - 5 minutes. Stir with
a wire whisk, adding vanilla and baking soda. Serve.
|
| Farmhouse
Style Eggs & Potatoes |
|
2 lb. frozen potatoes, diced
1 lb. bacon
1 lb. ground sausage
1 green pepper, diced
|
8 oz. muchrooms, sliced
12 eggs
½ cup
milk
2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded |
|
Thaw potatoes by sitting in refrigerator
overnight. Cook bacon,
drain and crumble. Set aside. Saute sausage. When sausage is done add
potatoes, green pepper, mushrooms and crumbled bacon. Cook over a
medium heat, stirring occasionally. Whisk eggs and milk together. When
green peppers are nearly done add egg mixture to pan and stir and
scramble until cooked. Remove from heat. Top with cheddar cheese. Serve
with favorite condiments: ketchup, salsa or country gravy.
|
| Breakfast Brunch
Casserole |
|
1 pkg.
shredded frozen hash
browns,
thawed
10 eggs
Diced ham
or cooked sausage
|
2
cups grated cheese
½ cup diced bell pepper
½ cup diced onion
½ cup milk |
|
Grease a
9"x13" casserole
dish. Beat the eggs and milk together. Salt and pepper to taste. Add in
the
hash browns, meat, peppers, onion and half of the grated cheese. Pour
into the
pan and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake at 350˚ for 45 minutes or
until a
knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
|
Egg
Muffins
|
|
1 pkg.
thinly sliced ham
|
6 eggs |
|
Spray 6
muffin tins with oil and line with 1-2 slices of ham. Break an egg into
each muffin tin. Bake at 350˚ for 25 minutes or
until the eggs are done.
|
| Tangy
Hashbrowns |
3 medium
size potatoes
½ cup diced
onion |
1apple, peeled and cored
1 clove garlic, minced
|
Shred
potatoes and apple and mix all ingredients. Warm 2 Tbsp. oil in frying
pan and add potato mixture. Put lid on pan and cook over medium heat
for 10 minutes, or until bottom of mixture is browned.
Turn over hashbrowns and continue cookie without lid until hashbrowns
are browned on the other side as well.
|
Return
to Party Food and Refreshment Ideas from Breakfast Bar Ideas
|
