Breakfast

Belgian Waffles

Yeast-raised waffle batter with stiffly beaten egg whites folded in, left to rise an hour before it hits the iron.

Best Buttermilk Pancakes

Buttermilk and sour cream pancake batter, stirred only until lumpy and rested ten minutes before it goes on the griddle.

“I like to add cherries on top before turning the pancakes over.”

Blueberry Breakfast Cake

Very thick blueberry batter baked in a 9-inch square pan under a walnut crumb, then drizzled with powdered sugar icing.

Blueberry Grilled Cheese Breakfast

Sweetened cream cheese and blueberries pressed between buttered whole wheat bread and grilled about a minute; amounts are all to taste.

“I'm sure you could use a frying pan, but the sandwich maker sealed everything in, which was perfection.”

Blueberry Pancakes

Milk soured with lemon juice stands in for buttermilk, and the berries go on after the batter hits the skillet.

Blueberry Yeasted Waffles

Yeasted batter mixed a day ahead and refrigerated 12 to 24 hours, folded with blueberries just before it hits the iron.

Breakfast Strudel

Scrambled eggs, ham, hash browns and cream cheese braided inside puff pastry and baked until golden; makes two.

Cinnamon Cheese Squares

Sweetened cream cheese baked between two sheets of puff pastry under cinnamon sugar and sliced almonds, cut into squares.

“I use ½ cup sugar and ½ cup Splenda instead of the full cup of sugar.”

Coffee Cake

Yellow cake mix and pudding mix batter marbled with a cocoa, cinnamon and pecan topping, baked in a 9 by 13 pan.

Granola with Dried Fruit and Almonds

Oats and almonds bound in maple syrup and brown sugar, pressed flat on a sheet pan so it bakes into breakable clusters.

Homemade Granola

Oats, coconut, almonds, sesame and sunflower seeds and wheat germ baked in honey and oil, with apricots and raisins stirred in after.

Overnight Blueberry and Multigrain Coffee Cake

Sour cream and spelt flour batter studded with blueberries, refrigerated overnight with its almond streusel, then baked in a springform pan.

Peach Coffee Cake

Vanilla pudding mix goes into the batter, peaches go on top, and a sweetened cream cheese layer bakes over it all in a 9-inch round.

“Note: If doubling recipe, I only use 12 ounces of cream cheese because I feel it gets too mushy if I double the cheese. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.”

Strawberry Crepes

The Village Inn version, built from rested crepe batter, whipped cream cheese filling, and strawberries cooked down with lemon and cornstarch.

“This is the recipe for the Village Inn strawberry crepes. (We use the Swedish pancake recipe for the crepes themselves.)”

Sunday Brunch French Toast

Bread dried in a low oven, soaked in an egg and half-and-half custard, then oven-fried on a hot oiled sheet under a brown sugar crust.

Swedish Pancakes

Thin, crepe-style pancakes from a loose egg, flour and milk batter finished with melted butter, cooked on a 375 to 400 degree griddle.

Syrup

Brown and white sugar boiled three minutes with water and butter for a pancake syrup.

Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole

Breakfast sausage and frozen mini tater tots tossed with cheddar and mozzarella, then baked under a custard of eight eggs and milk.

“I use minced garlic in place of the garlic powder, and I use real onion, browned right along with the sausage, in place of the onion powder.”