Super Sweet French Toast

Irelyn asks for this every morning. If it can make a picky 2 year old happy, it's gotta be great!

• 4-5 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 tbsp. flour
• 6 tbsp. sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 6-8 thick slices of bread

Mix together all ingredients besides bread. Once mixed will dip both sides of bread in mix. Cook on hot griddle at 350 until golden!

Chocolate Panckaes

This is for the evil chocolate lover in us all!

• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 6 tbsp. sugar
• 6 tbsp. cocoa
• 1 1/4 sup warmed milk
• 4 tbsp. butter
• 2 eggs, beaten

mix together the dry ingredients. Add milk, butter, and eggs beat until smooth. Add additional milk if batter is too thick. Cook on your griddle and enjoy!

Homemade Syrup

Goes great with the Chocolate Pancakes;)

• 2 c. sugar
• 1 8 oz. can evaporated milk
• 2 tbsp corn syrup
  
• 1 tbsp butter

Boil sugar, milk, and corn syrup stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved and mixture is bubbling. Remove from heat and add butter. Let sit for 5 min. and then serve!

Crepes

These are Brandon's favorite breakfast meal! But recipes for this can be tricky, you can get some with little flavor or ones that tear every time your try to flip them. Well Brandon had crepes 90% of his mission so he is basically a master. So according to Brandon's Master Crepe Tasting Skills he says this is "The best crepes he has ever had!" So try for yourself and find out!?

What you will need:

• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cups milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup flour
• 3 tablespoons melted butter

If you like them sweeter: (which we do!)

• 2 1/2 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Mix all ingredients in a blender on pulse for 10 seconds. Put batter in refrigerator for at least 1 hour, it can last up to 48 hours. This will allow the bubbles to subside and your crepes wont tear easily.

Heat non-stick pan, pour a small amount into the pan and swirl to spread the batter evenly. The thinner the better. Cook 30 sec. on one side, flip, then 10 sec on the other side.

This will make 17-20 crepes. If you have leftovers, let crepes completely cool then freeze them!!! SO yummy reheated.

Apple-Cider Doughnuts

Pair this up with some Hot Chocolate and call it a day! Seasonal and delicious!
You obviously wont be making these every day but it would be something fun to do with the kids or as a special holiday treat!
What you need:

• 1 cup applesauce
• 1 cup apple cider
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 3 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 3 Tbsp. shortening
• 1 large egg + egg yoke
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• vegetable oil for frying

Making the dough:

1. Whisk flour, baking powder and soda, 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in a medium bowl.

2. In a large bowl beat 2/3 cup sugar and shortening, mix until sandy. Then beat in egg + yoke, and gradually mix in applesauce. Beat in 1/2 the flour mix, then add buttermilk and vanilla, and then finish beating in the rest of the flour mix. Dough should be sticky, don't overmix.

3. Scrape the dough on to some floured wax paper and pat into a 7x11 inch rectangle, about a 1 1/2 thick. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours (you can even let it set up over night).

Making the Glaze:

4. Simmer the apple cider in a small pot over med-high heat until reduced to 1/4 cup. Whisk powdered sugar in until dissolved. Set aside. Mix remaining cup of sugar and 2 tsp. of cinnamon in a shallow bowl; set aside.

5. Heat about 1-2 inches of veggie oil in large pot over med. heat. Line a cooling rack or cooking sheet with paper towels. Cut chilled dough into 12 rounds, I used a cup for this and then a small measuring spoon for the donut holes. Put 2-3 doughnuts at a time in the oil. fry 1-2 min on each side. Transfer to paper towels to cool.

6. Dip one side of each doughnut into the cider mix and then into the cinnamon-sugar. Serve and ENJOY!

***I had a hard time with the frying part of this because I didn't at first use enough flour to manipulate the sticky dough. Also make sure your doughnuts are no bigger then a 1 1/2 in thick. These didn't look as pretty as I was hoping for but I had all of Brandon's family over and some friends later on that day and EVERYONE gobbled them up! They said they were so good... So it made it well worth the WORK!

Pumpkin Spiced Pancakes

I found this on The Food Network, Sandra Lee's recipe. I read the comments and found that it worked for some and not for others, people listed some idea to fix it. So, like most recipes I use, I had a lot of fun experimenting and I think the end result was AWESOME! I thought it was very festive.

You will need:

• 1 Cup Bisquick
• 1 Cup milk
• 1 egg (beaten)
• 1/3 Cup canned pumpkin
• 1 Tbsp. sugar (I put this in to make them sweeter but they would work great with out too)
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. ground ginger (I used nutmeg because I like the combination more)
• * Chocolate Chips- optional

In a medium bowl whisk together all ingredients until BLENDED. Don't over mix the batter should be lumpy. Heat your griddle on 350 or med-high heat. Pour 2 Tbsp. of batter onto griddle and cook about to min. on each side or until the edges are bubbling. Serve and enjoy!

Jamie had the smart idea to freeze her pancakes. I put wax paper in between each one. Cant wait to see if they are just as good later!?

Buttermilk Syrup

I tasted it once and I was hooked! So I had to post it for Cory because it is just too good for people to not know about it! So Cory I hope you don't mind! (I stored it in a old syrup bottle FYI)

This was so easy I just couldn't believe homemade goodness takes like 3 min. to make! After I made one batch I changed a few things for fun to see what works and it turned out really yummy!
You will need:

• 1 cube of butter
• 1 Cup of sugar (I used a generous amount because I like it sweet)
• 1 tsp. Karo syrup (I was also generous with this to make it thicker)
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 Cup buttermilk (if this is not something you keep handy just do 1 tbsp. vinegar to every 1/4 Cup of milk)
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda

Combine all ingredients BUT the baking soda. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add baking soda. Enjoy.

Yea, it's that simple! I also added some maple syrup just because I like maple. That made it even more glorious for me!

Pumpkin Pie Pancakes

2 c. pancake mix

2 tbsp. brown sugar

1 tbsp. cinnamon

1 12oz. evaporated milk

1 cup pumpkin

3 tbsp. vegetable oil

2 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs

Mix first 3 ingredients in bowl, then add the rest. Cook over medium heat. These take a little longer to cook than normal pancakes, make sure the middle is cooked. Yummy for fall!!

Posted by:MEG!

German Pancakes: A breakfast food that is great for dinner!

9x13 baking pan, put 1/2 cube butter in. put pan in oven and preheat to 400 degrees.

Mix 6 eggs

1 cup flour

1 cup milk

when butter is all melted, pour mixture into pan.

Cook for 15 min.

top with jam and powder sugar

My favorite!!

BY: Meg

Melt-in-your-mouth Pancakes

Whoever knew that Bisquick could have such a delectable recipe on the back of their box?

Your family will devour these, they are so delicious!

2 Cups pancake mix

1 Cup Milk

2 eggs

2 Tbsp. sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. vanilla

chocolate chips (optional)

Mix ingredients all together, except for the choc. chips. Pour onto a preheated 350 degree griddle. Flip pancakes over when edges start to go dry.

I add the chocolate chips right after I pour the batter onto the griddle.

The Finished Product

I use up all my batter and freeze the leftover pancakes in individual sandwich bags.

They taste great reheated, too.

submitted by Jamie