Grandma Coon's Maple Syrup

4 cups white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 cups water
2 drops Maple flavoring
1 drop Rum flavoring

In a good size sauce pan put in the sugars and water. bring to a boil, stirring constantly until the sugars are dissolved. Let boil for 1 minute, and remove from heat. Add flavorings, stir and serve.

Waffles

2 cups flour

1 t salt

1 t baking powder

1 t baking soda

4 eggs

1 cup sour-cream

1 cup milk

1 cup melted butter

Prepare waffle iron.

mix dry ingredients together, set aside. 

mix eggs, sour-cream, milk and melted butter together. 

in bowl that has the flour mixture in it gradually add the liquid while stirring with a mixer. 

Blend thoroughly.

cook as directed by your waffle iron.

Enjoy

Banana Blueberry Pancakes

Best pancakes HANDS DOWN! I made these this morning with our over ripe bananas and some blueberries that I froze and then defrosted...(bad idea, they turned crazy mushy!) I made Boston a Mickey Mouse pancake and made a face with chocolate chips on it...It was delicious with the chocolate...I might just add them in the batter next time I make them. I didn't have any whole wheat flour so I just used all white flour. I bet it would taste SO good with the wheat though!

Banana Blueberry Pancakes


1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg, lightly beaten
1-1/4 cups fat-free milk
3 medium ripe bananas, mashed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
Maple syrup, optional

In a large bowl, combine the flours, sugar, baking powder and salt. Combine the egg, milk, bananas and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a hot griddle coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with blueberries. Turn when bubbles form on top; cook until second side is golden brown. Serve with syrup if desired.

Yield: 14 pancakes.

Bacon, Egg, and Toast Cups

Bacon, Egg, and Toast Cups

• Cooking spray
• 1 egg
• 1 piece of whole wheat bread
• 1 piece of lean bacon
• Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Coat the Pyrex custard cup with cooking spray.

Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat for a minute on each side to get rid of some of the grease.

Take a rolling pin and roll out the piece of bread until thin. Turn the Pyrex custard cup over and use it to cut the crust away from the bread. Slice the bread round in half then press the halves into the cup overlapping the pieces. Use extra bread to patch any holes.

Place the bacon slice in the cup then crack an egg over the bacon. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.

Place on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the whites are cooked but the yolk is still soft. Remove from the oven, run a knife around the edges of the toast and serve immediately. Enjoy.

**I forgot to spray the custard cups and had a really hard time getting them out..I also over cooked the eggs so they weren't dippy. If it is executed properly :) It would be delicious! I would also cook the bacon until it is pretty much done but not crisp before putting it in the bread bowl. This is a really fun meal to make that makes you look pretty snazzy! :)

Baked French Toast

Here is another incredible recipe I found at food.com (formerly recipezaar.com). Original recipe found here. I've been wanting to try a baked french toast for so long! Jason bought these little baguette slices and we had a ton left over, so I decided to use them. It was delicious. Everyone loved it.

Ingredients:

• 6 slices bread (any kind you like)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Spray 13x9" baking pan (or line with parchment paper).
2. Arrange bread slices to fit in a single layer and sprinkle with cinnamon.
3. Beat eggs with milk, syrup, melted butter and vanilla until just blended.
4. Pour evenly over bread.
5. Bake immediately or cover and refrigerate up to overnight.
6. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until firm to the touch.
7. Serve with fruit and additional syrup if desired.

Sour-cream Biscuits

This is a twist on Baking powder Biscuits that you will want to try. They are so good you will want to make them every day.
Biscuits and gravy are one of my husbands favorite breakfast and these make it so much better.


Preheat oven to 450.
2 cups sifted flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup shortening
1 cup dairy sour cream

Sift all dry ingredients together in medium bowl. Cut in shortening with a fork or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
Add sour cream stirring only until mixture is moistened
Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface knead about 10 minutes to farm a smooth dough
Gently roll out dough from center to ¾ inch thickness.
With floured 2 ½ inch biscuit cutter (I sometimes use a glass dipped in flour), cut straight down int0 dough being careful not to twist cutter
Place on ungreased cookie sheet bake 10 to 12 minutes. Serve hot

Streusel Coffeecake

Ok this is the coffeecake that I use to make for my family when I felt like something sweet for breakfast. A nice tall glass of ice cold milk and this hits the spot. Enjoy

Ingredients
Batter:
1 ½ cups flour
1/3 cup butter or margarine (melted
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ cup milk
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
¾ cup sugar

Streusel layer:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons soft butter or margarine
½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)
2 tablespoons flour

Preheat oven to 375F. Grease an 8x8x2 inch pan
Make streusel layer in a small bowl: combine all ingredients; mix with a fork until crumbly.
Make batter. Add all dry ingredients, set aside. In medium bowl with beater beat egg sugar and butter together until well combined. Add the dry ingredients a little at a time while mixing on low speed.
Pour half of the batter into pan then put half of the streusel in evenly on top add other half of batter then the rest of the streusel layer.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool partially, in pan, on wire rack. Serve warm

My New Favorite Muffin

Jenalyn wanted to make banana muffins so I went searching online for a good recipe. As always, I searched on Recipezaar first and I found the mother of all banana muffin recipes!

Delicious - check.
Moist - check.
Healthy - check.
Chocolate - check.

What else matters?

So here you go...

(Why yes, those are Lightening McQueen cupcake liners. They were left over from Corbin's birthday.)

Low-Fat Banana Oatmeal Chocolate-chip Muffins

Ingredients

• 3 large bananas, mashed
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup flour (you can use whole wheat for a change if you like)
• 1/2 cup rolled oats (instant is fine)
• 1/3 cup applesauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions

1. Add sugar to mashed bananas and mix.
2. Add beaten egg and mix.
3. In a separate bowl mix all dry ingredients.
4. Add dry ingredients to the banana mixture and mix well.
5. Mix in applesauce.
6. Add chocolate chips and Stir.
7. Spoon into medium size muffin tin (I use paper muffin cups so they won't stick) and fill 3/4's full.
8. Bake for 20-25 minutes at 350.

I used whole wheat flour and Grandma Sprague's home-canned applesauce. I tagged this recipe as Breakfast and Dessert because they really were that good.

Crepes

...or Swedish Pancakes...or Norwegian Pancakes...doesn't matter what you call them, they are delicious!
3 eggs
1 1/4 C milk (or soy milk)
3/4 C flour
1 T sugar
1/2 t Salt

(Makes about 8 crepes) Combine all ingredients and mix well. Using a medium-sized pan on medium heat, pour batter into hot, buttered pan, just enough to coat the bottom of the pan. Cook for a couple of minutes on each side.

You can fill them with ANYTHING. I've had them with ice cream, pie filling, cottage cheese & fruit, but my favorite is yogurt. This morning I filled it with french vanilla bean yogurt and topped with frozen/thawed blueberries and powdered sugar. I think that is my favorite so far!

Heidi found a cream cheese filling that she likes to use, I imaging it's like cheesecake. I bet that's incredible too!

Feel free to share your favorite filling!

Monkey Bread

Perfect Christmas breakfast! You throw it all together the night before and then cook it in the morning - easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy! I found this recipe on another recipe blog.

18 frozen dinner rolls (like Rhodes)

½ C. brown sugar
1 small pkg. regular butterscotch pudding mix (cook 'n serve - NOT instant)
½ C. melted margarine

Place frozen rolls in greased bundt pan. Sprinkle on dry ingredients. Pour melted margarine over all. Cover with foil, then a dishcloth. Let stand on counter overnight. In the morning, bake at 325º for 20 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes then invert onto plate. Best when served warm.

(Just a warning! When I made these it didn't look like 18 rolls was going to be enough so I added about 10 more - by the time it was done rising and cooking, I had rolls popping out all over the place, and the center was doughy...so believe them when they say 18 rolls!)

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Pancakes

2 Eggs

1 C. Milk

1/2 C. Cooked Pumpkin

1 3/4 C. Bisquick

1 Tbsp Sugar

1/2 tsp Cinnamon

1/2 tsp Nutmeg

Chocolate Chips (Optional)

Mix all ingredients well, and cook on hot griddle until golden brown.

I love to top it with just whip cream. They are good enough that you don't need syrup. Although some people like to put syrup on them.

Egg and Bacon Pie

Old family favorite (taken from MyFamily)

Egg and Bacon Pie
Ingredients:
1 double pie crusts
8 eggs
1/2-3/4 c. milk
Salt and pepper to taste
 bacon (crisped) or ham...or sausage
shredded cheese (optional)
Directions:
Chop up bacon and spread in bottom of prepared pie pastry, pour egg mixture over bacon, put  pastry on top and seal around the edges and cook at 350* about 1/2 hr. or until golden brown.

Number Of Servings:8 servings