Need some good brunch ideas

[binny]

Does anyone have any tried and true brunch/breakfast recipes or ideas?

I am hosting our weekly neighbourhood mums group on Monday and need some fresh ideas.

Thanks!

 

[Katy Belle]

Here are some!

Amazing Pecan Coffee Cake - make it today if possible, tastes better tomorrow.
INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter, melted
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13 inch pan with aluminum foil, and lightly grease with vegetable oil or cooking spray. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
In a large bowl, cream the butter until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in sour cream, then beat in sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. By hand, fold in the flour mixture, mixing just until incorporated. Spread batter into prepared pan.
To make the Pecan Topping: In a medium bowl, mix together brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon. Stir in melted butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over cake batter in pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack, and remove foil.
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Baked French Toast- This is so yummy
1 (1 pound) loaf French bread, cut diagonally in 1 inch slices
8 eggs
2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups half-and-half cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup butter
1 1/3 cups brown sugar
3 tablespoons light corn syrup

DIRECTIONS
Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange the slices of bread in the bottom. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Pour over bread slices, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup; heat until bubbling. Pour over bread and egg mixture.
Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, for 40 minutes

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Breakfast Casserole

1 Can crescent rolls or shredded potatoes, frozen
1 Roll sausage (use any flavor sausage, maple is very good)
2 C shredded sharp cheddar cheese
4 Eggs (more like 8 Jumbo ones)
¼ C milk
Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread crescent rolls or potatoes in 9x12 pan.
Fry sausage and drain, crumble and put on top of rolls/potatoes. Sprinkle cheese over sausage. Mix eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture over cheese. (Cover & refrigerate if you're waiting to make until the next day.) Bake at 350 for 20 - 30 minutes or until firm.
[NOTE: The original recipe calls for only 4 eggs, but we prefer to have a more even ratio of egg to the other stuff...or even a bit heavier on the egg...so I use 8 Jumbo eggs.

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Savory Eggs

2 c cheddar cheese
¼ c butter
1 c whipping cream
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
2 tsp prepared mustard
12 slightly beaten eggs

Layer cheese in a greased, 9 x 13 glass baking dish. Dot with butter. Mix cream, salt, pepper and mustard. Pour half of this mixture over cheese. Beat eggs and pour in dish. Add the rest of cream mixture. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.
(This can be made right before baking or the night before.)

Have fun!
Katy

 

[shortbun]

Include chocolate in some way. Perhaps mousse. Chocolate make women smile and laugh.

 

[powellrj]

Here is a cinnamon roll I always use.
20-22 frozen rolls
1 sm. instant pudding (vanilla or butter pecan)
1/2 c. butter
3/4 c. brown sugar
Cinnamon
Chopped nuts
Raisins (optional)

Grease bundt pan or 10-inch tube pan. Place frozen rolls in pan sprinkling very generously with cinnamon as you go. Sprinkle dry pudding mix on next. Melt butter and sugar, pour on frozen rolls. Add nuts or raisins. Let set overnight at room temperature, about 6 hours. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Invert on plate, serve hot.

This is the Breakfast Casserole I use
8 slices deli ham
1 teaspoon mustard powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
16 slices white bread buttered, crusts removed
8 slices Cheddar cheese

butter the bread and make ham and cheese sandwiches. Place in a large baking pan that you have sprayed with Pam. In a medium bowl, mix together mustard powder, salt, eggs and milk. Pour into the baking dish. Cover, and chill in the refrigerator for 8 hours, or overnight.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Cover, and bake 45 to 60 minutes. Uncover, and reduce temperature to 325 degrees F Bake for an additional 30 minutes, or until set

Fruit Salad
2 cans tropical fruit
1 package dry vanilla pudding mix

Don't drain the fruit, sprinkle the dry mix over the fruit and refrigerate until morning.