Other Breakfast Ideas
Most of the breakfast ideas below come from restaurant brunch menus.
French Toast
Cannoli French Toast - Challah bread dredged in a cinnamon vanilla custard, baked and finished with bananas, chocolate chips, pistachios, and homemade ricotta cannoli filling.
Crème Brûlée Battered French Toast - Served with sour cream sauce and maple syrup. See recipe for regular Crème Brûlée.
Crème Brulee French Toast - vanilla bean custard, fresh berry compote, drizzled with vanilla anglaise (a thin custard) and warm 100% maple syrup, topped with chantilly cream (whipped cream) & fresh berries.
Stuffed Challah French Toast - stuffed with farmer's cream cheese topped with bananas and vanilla bean syrup.
Peanut Butter Crunchy French Toast - brioche slices stuffed with whipped crunchy peanut butter cream cheese, topped with chantilly cream, fresh berry compote, and blackberry coulis.
Stuffed French Toast - brioche slices stuffed with fresh berries, ricotta cheese topped with chantilly cream (whipped cream), fresh berry compote, and blackberry coulis.
Apple Raisin French Toast Strata - (strata is a savory bread pudding, see recipe for Classic Cheese Strata)
Banana & Chocolate French Toast - French Toast w/ Bananas drizzled with melted semisweet chocolate after frying.
Almond French Toast - One at a time, press one side of soaked bread slices in slivered almonds to coat. Fry bread slices on both sides until golden brown. Dust with confectioner's sugar before serving.
Chocolate Hazelnut Stuffed French Toast - Cook 2 slices of french toast until golden brown, and then flip over and cook until golden brown on the other side. Spread 2 tablespoons of the chocolate hazelnut spread on 1 piece of the bread, and place the other piece of cooked bread on top to enclose the chocolate hazelnut spread. Gently press down with a spatula so the pieces stick together. Serve with maple syrup or powered sugar.
Eggs
Cheddar, Apple and Bacon Scramble - served with chip fries
Pancakes
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes - Light and delicious lemon ricotta pancakes topped with fresh strawberries, served with honey and homemade whipped cream.
Red Velvet Pancakes - red velvet buttermilk pancakes with chocolate morsels layered with strawberry mascarpone and topped with fresh strawberries, pure maple syrup & chantilly cream
From Food Network: Make Buttermilk Pancakes (below) with just 1 cup flour; add 1/2 cup cocoa powder with the flour. Use 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar instead of granulated and omit the butter. Tint the batter with red food coloring. Top with sweetened mascarpone or whipped cream cheese.
#13 Buttermilk Pancakes Whisk 1 1/2 cups flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon each baking soda and salt. Whisk 1 1/4 cups buttermilk, 1/2 stick melted butter, 2 eggs and a little vanilla, then whisk into the flour mixture until just combined. Ladle 1/4 cupfuls onto a hot buttered skillet and cook until bubbly. Flip and cook until golden on the bottom.
Pumpkin Pancakes Make Buttermilk Pancakes (#13 above) with just 1 cup buttermilk. Add 1/2 cup pumpkin puree.
Lemon Stacks Make Buttermilk Pancakes (#13 above) with 3/4 cup sour cream plus 2/3 cup milk instead of buttermilk and butter. Add the zest and juice of 1 lemon to the batter. Cook by 2 tablespoonfuls; layer with lemon curd and top with whipped cream.
Cocoa-Banana Pancakes Make Basic Pancakes (No. 1) with just 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons flour; add 1/3 cup cocoa powder with the flour and use 2/3 cup sugar. Add 2 mashed bananas and 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips to the batter.
#1 Basic Pancakes Whisk 1 1/2 cups flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Whisk 1 1/4 cups milk, 1/2 stick melted butter, 2 eggs and a little vanilla, then whisk into the flour mixture until just combined. Ladle 1/4 cupfuls onto a hot buttered skillet and cook until bubbly. Flip and cook until golden on the bottom.
Waffles
Banana-Split Waffles
