Pumpkin
Cranberry Pecan Pancakes
Look
no further for a perfect holiday breakfast treat than these fabulous
pancakes loaded with taste and texture and good for the diet too.
Pumpkin and cranberries are antioxidant powerhouses.
Pecans, which come from the only native American nut tree, are
heart-healthy nuts with very little saturated fat.
Putting all of these together with a blend of yummy spices
creates a scrumptious but easy to make autumn breakfast meal.
Prep
Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 3 minutes
Yield: 12-16 pancakes
2
cups biscuit mix such as Bisquick
2 eggs
1 cup milk
½
cup canned pumpkin
2 Tbsp brown sugar
¼ tsp ground ginger
½ tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground cloves
3/4 cup dried cranberries
½-3/4 cup chopped pecans
Combine biscuit mix, eggs, milk, canned pumpkin, brown sugar, ginger,
cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves
and beat until smooth. Stir
in chopped pecans and cranberries. Let
batter stand for 5-7 minutes, letting flavors incorporate.
Pour approximately ¼ cup of batter on hot griddle for each
pancake and cook until almost done.
Turn each pancake and continue cooking until done.
Serving
suggestion:
Top with a dollop of whipped cream and drizzle with warmed maple
syrup. Your family and
friends will be pleading with you to make a second batch!
Holiday
Oatmeal Cookies Are Perfect Choice for Santa’s Visit
The first recipes for oatmeal cookies appear in the late 1800’s and
are very similar to the customary recipes used today.
Filled with candied fruit, coconut, spices and pecans the
variation below is a robust treat perfect for Santa’s visit or for
your holiday breakfast table!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10-12 minutes per
batc
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Yield: 4 dozen cookies
Preheat oven: 350 degrees
1 cup (2 sticks) softened unsalted butter
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp ground cloves
½ teaspoon salt
3 cups old fashioned, uncooked Oats
1 cup candied fruit (same as used in fruit cake)
½ cup flaked coconut
¾ cup chopped pecans.
Cream butter and sugars together in a large bowl.
Add eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.
Set aside. Sift
together flour, baking soda, nutmeg, cloves and salt and add to
butter/sugar mixture. Gradually
stir in oats, candied fruit, coconut and pecans.
Drop batter by rounded tablespoon on to ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake between 10-12 minutes until brown.
Remove from cookie sheet and cool on wire rack and enjoy!
Yummy
Smoothie is a Healthy Holiday Treat
Serve
this morning pick-me-up and your family will savor it to the last drop.
Delicious and nutritional, it is a snap to prepare.
Tropical Breeze
A
blend of tropical fruits perfect throughout the year.
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Yield: 4-6 servings
8 oz orange juice
8 oz fresh pineapple chunks with juice
6 oz vanilla soy milk
1 ripe banana
2 Tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate
3 Tbsp honey
12 ice cubes
Place all ingredients in blender and mix until ice cubes are crushed.
Pour into large juice glasses and garnish with skewer of fresh
pineapple and banana, if desired.
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Baked
Praline Apple French Toast
A Perfect Holiday Breakfast
This
taste delight of French toast, apples and praline topping is a fit for a
king, but easy to prepare. Good
choices of apples for the following recipe include the Granny Smith,
Winesap, Red Rome or Rome Beauty, and the Jonathan.
The mixture of bread baked in a custard-like sauce, with apples
and a praline topping is easy to prepare, but oh so yummy and fit for a
king!
Prep
Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Oven: Preheat to 350 degrees
Serves: 8-10
1
large loaf cinnamon bread
6 eggs
2 cups milk
1-cup half-and-half
½ cup real maple syrup (no substitutions, please!)
8 oz
Philadelphia
cram cheese
1-2 apples pealed and sliced
Grease 13 X 9 inch baking pan with a spray cooking oil.
Spread a layer of bread covering the bottom of the pan.
Cut up cram cheese in ¼ inch thickness and place on top of
bread. Top with another
layer of bread. Mix eggs,
milk, half-and-half and maple syrup and pour over bread.
Place sliced apples on top of last layer of bread.
Top with praline topping (see below).
Praline Topping
1-cup brown sugar
½ cup melted butter
1-cup pecans
4 Tbsp maple syrup
Melt butter in a microwave oven. Add
syrup, sugar and pecans and stir until pecans are well coated.
Place topping evening over last layer of bread.
At this point the French toast may be covered and placed in refrigerator
overnight.
Bake
for 40 minutes until toast is puffed up.
Remove from oven and let sit for 3-5 minutes before cutting
Serving suggestion
Cut
French toast into approximately 3 inch squares.
Top with whipped cream and drizzle with warm, real maple syrup.
Serve with scrambled eggs and slice of ham.
Bon
Appétit!
French Toast Isn't More French Than This!
Croissants
topped with strawberries Gran Marnier and whipped cream make this dish a
real French toast treat.
Make the strawberry topping first, letting the berries
soak up the delicious Gran Marnier
Strawberry
topping
Prep
Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
1
pint fresh strawberries
¼
cup Gran Marnier
1 cup high quality strawberry preserves
Thoroughly
wash strawberries. Hull the
berries and cut into halves. Place
in large bowl.
Heat strawberry preserves in saucepan over low heat until thin and
syrupy (or microwave on medium heat for 1-2 minutes).
Stir in the Gran Marnier. Pour
mixture over strawberries and mix. Set
aside.
Croissant French Toast
Prep
Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 2 minutes
Yield: 5 servings
8 large croissants
3 large eggs
¾ cup milk
½ tsp vanilla
¼ tsp cinnamon
2 Tbsp maple syrup
Whisk eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon and maple syrup together in large
bowl. Cut croissants in half
and place the inside (not the crust) part in the egg batter until well
soaked. Remove from batter
and cook on heated griddle for 1-2 minutes until golden brown.
Serving
suggestion
Place
three sections of the croissants on a plate and top with the strawberry
mixture and a dollop of whipped cream.
Serve with Canadian bacon and scrambled eggs.
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