Buttermilk Drop Biscuits

• 2 cups (10 ounces) all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk, chilled
• 8 tablespoons butter, melted and slightly cooled
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• Heat oven to 475 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment or a Silpat liner.
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• In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. In a 2-cup liquid measure, stir together the chilled buttermilk and melted butter until the butter forms small clumps. Stir the buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture with a rubber spatula just until the ingredients are incorporated and the mixture slightly pulls away from the edges of the bowl. 
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• Using a greased ¼-cup measure, scoop out mounds of the dough and drop them onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing about 1 ½ inches apart. Bake the biscuits until the tops are golden brown and crisp, 12 to 14 minutes. Remove from the oven, brush with additional melted butter. Serve warm. Makes about 12 biscuits.

Recipe from MelsKitchenCafe.com. 

Egg McMoms

Eggs
Milk
Cheddar cheese
Ham/Canadian bacon
English muffins
Butter
Salt & Pepper


Scramble eggs with milk and seasonings and cook. Toast English muffins and butter if desired. If using Canadian bacon, heat in a skillet on both sides then place on English muffin, top with eggs, cheese, and the top muffin and eat it as a sandwich. If using regular ham, you can do it the same way, or cut it up and scramble it with the eggs.

This is something my family ate growing up, though we usually ate it on buttered, toasted hamburger buns. 

Monkey Bread

2 cans refrigerator biscuits
5 T. butter
1/3-1/2 cup brown sugar


Melt butter and brown sugar in microwave for about 30-45 seconds and stir. Cut biscuits into fourths. Place in flat bottomed bowl. I use a medium size Corning Ware dish. Stir butter mixture into the biscuits to cover. Place round drinking glass in center of bowl and arrange the biscuits around it. Cook in microwave for 3 minutes. Remove from microwave, remove glass from the bowl, and empty the bread onto a plate. Eat warm.

Hombre Omelets

Ingredients:

tortillas (good quality)
eggs
cheese
butter

Fillings (Your choice of):
sliced green onions
El Pato sauce
sliced mango
tomatoes

These are made in a skillet, one at a time.

In a small bowl or mug, mix one egg and some pepper. Pour into buttered skillet (skillet should be about the same size as the tortilla). The egg should be spread all over the pan. Top with a tortilla and press it down to make sure it will bind with the egg. After a minute or so (when egg is cooked), flip it over and top with grated cheese and cook until melted. Remove from pan and top with desired toppings, then roll up and eat like an enchilada.

Recipe from Brett & Shane Doughty.

Sour Cream Banana Bread

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 3 ripe bananas)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour bottom only of a loaf pan (or use 3 small loaf pans). In a large bowl, beat together sugar and oil. Add eggs, bananas, sour cream and vanilla; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add flour, baking soda and salt; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes (about 40 minutes for smaller loaf pan) or until toothpick inserted in center comes clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely. Wrap tightly and store in refrigerator. Makes 1 loaf.

Recipe from Mels Kitchen Cafe.

German Pancake

4 T. butter, cut into chunks
6-7 eggs
1 c. milk
1 c. flour
2-3 T. sugar
salt

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Drop the butter chunks in a 9x13 glass baking dish, and put in the oven to melt while the oven is preheating and you're working on the batter.

Beat together eggs, milk, flour, sugar, and a shake or two of salt, mix well, but don't worry about small lumps. Pour into melted butter in baking dish and bake for 15 minutes. The pancake puffs up a lot. Serve with maple syrup, or with sprinkled powder sugar and sliced strawberries.

Recipe from Audrey.

Fruit Yogurt Parfait

• 1/3 cup honey
• 3 cups plain yogurt (or vanilla and skip extract)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups fresh fruit (strawberries, blueberries, peaches, cherries, grapes, melon, etc.)
• 3/4 cup granola

Mix honey, yogurt, and vanilla. In cups or glasses, layer assorted fruit with yogurt and granola.

Pat's Breakfast Casserole

12 hash brown patties or 24 oz. hash browns
2/3 cup melted butter
2 cups cheddar cheese
2 cups swiss cheese
2 cups ham, bacon, or sausage, cooked
1 cup milk
6 beaten eggs
salt & pepper to taste

Place hash browns in baking dish. Pour melted butter over the top. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. While baking, mix cheese, meat, milk, eggs, salt & pepper in a bowl and pour over the hash browns. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes more.

French Breakfast Puffs

3 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup shortening (Crisco)
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 teaspoons cinnamon
2 sticks butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 12 muffin cups. Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Set aside. Pray. In a different bowl, cream together 1 cup sugar and shortening, then add eggs and mix. Add flour mixture and milk alternately to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until golden. In a bowl, melt 2 sticks butter. In a separate bowl combine remaining sugar and cinnamon. Dip baked muffins in butter, coating thoroughly, then coat with cinnamon-sugar mixture.

This is one of Logan's absolute favorites, and he loves to help make it.

Recipe from Pioneer Woman.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

4 eggs
2 cups sugar (or substitute maple syrup or honey)
16 oz. pumpkin puree
1 1/2 cup oil (or applesauce)
2 cups freshly ground flour
1 cup white flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1 cup chocolate chips


Mix wet ingredients with sugar. Add dry ingredients. Stir just until moistened.
Fill muffin tins. Bake at 400 for 16-18 minutes.

Easy Waffles

1 ¾ c. flour
½ tsp. salt
3 tsp. baking powder
2 beaten egg yolks
1 ½ c. milk
1/2 c. oil
2 stiffly beaten egg whites

Combine flour, salt, baking powder, yolks, milk, and oil; mix well. Fold in egg whites. Bake in waffle iron (mine takes 3 min) and serve. Great with strawberries and whip cream.

Recipe from Audrey