Breakfast is possibly the best meal of the day. I mean, who
can say no to bacon. However, I must admit, as much as I love a good savory
bacon filled meal, a good sweet breakfast often hits the spot. These are five
of my favorites that have graced my table.
1. Dutch Babies
(recipe courtesy of Sunset Brunch Cookbook ©1985)
No, I am not referring to eating sweet small Dutch children.
Dutch Babies are a large fluffy pancake, not unlike a German Pancake. Once
cooked they form a small fluffy pancake stadium that you can fill with fresh
fruit and whipped cream!
What you need:
Pan Size
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Butter
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Eggs
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Milk & Flour
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2-3 qt. (recommended)
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¼ cup
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3
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¾ cup each
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3-4 qt.
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1/3 cup
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4
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1 cup each
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4-4 ½ qt.
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½ cup
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5
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1 ¼ cup each
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4 ½-5 qt.
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½ cup
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6
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1 ½ cup each
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(I recommend the
smallest size because it can be made in a normal pie tin. If making for
multiple people, you will want 1 pie tin per 1-2 people)

Remove pan from oven and pour in batter. Return pan to oven
and bake until pancake is puffy and well browned (20-25 minutes, depending on
pan size)
Fill Dutch Baby with fresh fruit and homemade whipped cream
or squeeze lemon and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Best served fresh out of the
oven.
2. Cottage Cheese
Pancakes (recipe courtesy of Sunset Brunch Cookbook ©1985)

What you need:
3 eggs
1 cup small-curd cottage cheese
2 Tablespoons oil
1/4 cup whole wheat flour, oat or barley flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup small-curd cottage cheese
2 Tablespoons oil
1/4 cup whole wheat flour, oat or barley flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Blend all the above ingredients in a blender until smooth.
Then cook like you would a normal pancake. These pancakes are excellent plain,
but are also delicious with all the normal toppings like maple syrup or
homemade jam (my favorite is homemade peach jam)
3. Basic Crepes (recipe courtesy of Sunset Brunch Cookbook ©1985)

What you need:
1 cup milk
3 eggs
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
In blender, whirl milk, eggs, and flour until smooth. Use a
6-8” frying pan, spray the pan with cooking spray or melt butter into the
bottom of pan. While on medium heat, pour about 2 tablespoons batter in the
pan. While pouring the batter or quickly after pouring, tilt pan so that batter
covers the entire flat surface of the pan. Cook until the surface is dry and
edge is lightly brown, then flip and lightly brown the other side. Serve warm out of the pan or cooled. Lay
crepe on a plate and scoop fresh berries or peaches inside with a dollop of homemade
whipped cream. Wrap like a burrito and let your taste buds be dazzled!
4. Waffles (recipe courtesy of Sunset Brunch Cookbook ©1985)

What you need:
1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
2 eggs separated
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons salad oil
In a medium sized bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt,
and sugar; set aside. In a medium size bowl (I prefer a kitchen aid if you have
one), beat egg whites until stiff moist peaks form. Add the egg yolks, milk, and
salad oil to the dry ingredients and stir until smooth. Then fold in the egg
whites. Cook on waffle iron until desired browning occurs.
Top with fresh fruit and whipped cream (can you see a theme
here), or my wife’s favorite, peanut butter and maple syrup.
5. Sweet Mini-muffins (recipe courtesy of Sunset Brunch Cookbook ©1985)
You might as well call these tasty treats baked donuts, as
they are closer to a donut than a muffin. These cinnamon sugar morsels melt in
your mouth and are sure to be a hit. Best if baked in a mini-
muffin tin but can
be made in a normal sized muffin tin as well.
What you need:
4 tablespoons butter, softened
½ cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
About ½ cup butter melted
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon mixed with ½ cup sugar
Beat together butter and ½ cup sugar until well blended,
then beat in egg. Mix together the dry ingredients and alternate pouring with
milk, into the butter-sugar mixture. Mix thoroughly. Spoon about 1 rounded
teaspoon into each greased 1 ½ inch mini
muffin tin (if using regular muffin tin fill each cup half full with batter).
Bake in a 375⁰ oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans. While still hot, dip each
muffin entirely into melted butter, coating evenly, then roll in cinnamon-sugar
mixture. Can be served warm or cold, but are best warm right out of the oven.
Disclaimer: If
you aren’t drooling by the time you have reached the end of this post, then
these recipes aren’t for you. These are definitely not for you if you support a
vegan diet, eat kale, use butter or sugar substitutes, are gluten-free, or
think you can substitute whole wheat flour for regular flour.
Disclaimer Two: Consuming
the above recipes has been known to cause tears of joy, happiness, families to
come back together, and just general elation with life.
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