Breakfast Potatoes

For Baby Zachary's blessing day, Kat did a fantastic job on the brunch. I offered to bring potatoes. I don't usually make breakfast potatoes and they aren't something I can eat on the diet. My quest to find a good recipe was on. I found several that looked okay, but none that I was thrilled about. So, I made up my own.

I apologize that I don't have exact measurements.

Here goes...

10-15 Red Potatoes, peeled and cut into bite sized pieces

1 Onion, chopped

2-3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1-3 tsp Cayanne Pepper (pending on how much kick you want)

1 1/2 tsp Kosher Salt

2-3 cups Cheddar Cheese

1 cup diced ham

Combine the potatoes, onions, olive oil, Chili Powder and Kosher Salt. Make sure all of the potatoes are coated. Bake for an hour at 350 degrees covered in aluminum foil. Remove from the oven and add the cheese and ham. Return to the oven, uncovered, for another 30-45 minutes- until potatoes are tender.

Enjoy!

Coffee Cake Muffins

The other morning I was desperately wanting Bisquick Coffee Cake. BUT we were all out and it wasn't on the shopping list. Sigh. Off to my vast collection of cookbooks I went. I finally found these in the Better Homes and Garden Cookbook. Yes, the one with the gingham cover. (Mine is pink though because it has an extra special section about Breast Cancer.) I made a few changes- cause that's what I do. It's not that I don't think other people's recipes are fantastic, I just like to make them a little more my own.

Here's the recipe as I did it...

The Topping

3 TBSP Flour

3 TBSP Brown Sugar

1/4 tsp Cinnamon

2 1/2 TBSP Butter

The Muffins

1 1/2 c Flour

1/2 c Sugar

1 1/4 tsp Baking Powder

1/2 tsp Cinnamon

1/4 tsp Baking Soda

a little salt (the recipe said 1/4 tsp)

1/4 c butter

1 Egg (beaten)

1/2 c Sour Milk

Mix together the topping ingredients and cut in the butter. I like extra butter because it seeps into the muffins more. Set it aside.

Then combine the dry ingredients and cut in the butter. In another bowl, combine the egg and the milk and beat. Then add it to the dry ingredients.

Spoon into greased or lined muffin cups. Top with the topping.

Bake at 400 (or convect at 375) for 15-18 minutes.

Puffed Pancakes

I absolutely love these Puffed Pancakes. If I wasn't on crutches right now, I would have made these with apples. This breakfast is always a success with the family. Dives will always eat a whole piece, and by the time we sit down for breakfast, Bug has already finished hers. Nanny really likes these too. Not only are they a sure thing, they are super easy to make.


6 eggs
1 ½ c milk
1 c flour
3 T sugar
1 tsp vanilla
½ t salt
¼ t cinnamon
¼ lb of butter
2 apples, sliced and peeled (Optional)
2-3 T brown sugar

Melt butter in a 9x13 pan
(If making it with apples)- Add apples to melted butter. Return to oven until the butter sizzles

Mix remaining ingredients, except brown sugar, in a blender. Pour over melted butter. Sprinkle with brown sugar.

Bake at 425°F for 20 minutes

Variations:
Serve with syrup, sour cream, lemon juice, or powdered sugar.

PS- If you want to make a square pan (which is what I usually do- a 9x13 is just so much food!) here is the recipe...
4 eggs
1 c milk
2/3 c flour
2T sugar
2/3 tsp vanilla
dash of cinnamon
2/3 of a cube of butter
1-2 T brown sugar

Dive's response was "yup, I like those." Bug prefers them with just powdered sugar. My mom puts sour cream, lemon juice and powdered sugar on hers. Me, give me syrup and powdered sugar.