The Breakfast Plan

I seem to have a love/hate relationship with breakfast. I love to eat it, but hate the mess it makes in the kitchen so early in the day. My children seem to expect food before going to school... the nerve.. and Jim LOVES big Saturday morning breakfasts!!!

So out of necessity comes the Breakfast Plan. Some of us here are not real traditional breakfast folks... so some things here might be more of a lunch or snack type thing for some families.

For weekdays:

• Instant Oatmeal Packets
• Breakfast burritos
• Egg McMoms
• Assorted Muffins

I had so many I had to move them to a page of their own!!
• Morning Cookies
• Toaster Waffles

From your favorite recipe or mix. Flash frozen and reheated in toaster.
• Ham and Cheese Pockets
• Toaster French Toast

From your favorite recipe or mix. Flash frozen and reheated in toaster.

For weekends:

• Angel Biscuits
• Pancake Batter
• Ham Slices

Saved from the last time you cooked a ham see the Ham Plan

• Soft Cooked Bacon 

Simply bacon, cooked till it is done, but very limp. All it needs is crisping up to serve. Can be done on stove or in microwave
• Breakfast Casserole
• Eggs

Premixed for omelets or scrambled eggs
• Omelet Fixings
• shredded cheese,
• diced ham
• chopped cooked bacon
• onions
• mushrooms etc.

A few Recipes...

Egg McMoms

Fry the eggs one at a time and break the yolk in each so the egg cooks hard. Place egg on the bottom of the hamburger bun, add ham or sausage, top with cheese and remaining bun half

To Freeze: Wrap in foil and bag together in a labeled Ziploc bag..

To serve: Remove from foil, wrap in paper towel and microwave until heated through ( about 1.5 min)

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Angel Biscuits

You'll need:
1 Package dry yeast ( 2 1/4 tsp bulk yeast )
1/4 cup warm water
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 - 4 Tblsp.. sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup buttermilk
butter, melted

Preheat oven to 400 F.

Dissolve the yeast in warm water, set aside. Mix the dry ingredients in the order given. Cut the shortening in as you would usually do for pie dough. Stir in the buttermilk and the yeast mixture. Blend thoroughly and the dough is ready to refrigerate or roll into biscuits.

When you are ready to make biscuits turn the dough out onto a floured board and knead lightly as for regular biscuits. Roll out and cut as you would for regular biscuits, placing in a greased pan. DO NOT overwork the dough.

Form biscuits (6 giant or 8 regular) and let rise in pan until very fluffy (30-60 minutes). Before baking, brush tops with lots of melted butter. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Notes: These turn out great but DO NOT over knead. If the dough is cold you will need to let it sit a little longer to rise

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Pancake Batter

Nonstick Spray
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 egg
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 heaping teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup cooking oil
pinch of salt

Preheat a skillet over medium heat. Use a pan with a nonstick surface or apply a little nonstick spray.

In a blender or with a mixer, combine all of the remaining ingredients until smooth.

Pour the batter by spoonfuls into the hot pan, forming 5-inch circles. When the edges appear to harden, flip the pancakes. They should be golden brown. Cook pancakes on the other side for same amount of time, until golden brown.

Makes 8 to 10 pancakes.
Note: Leftover pancakes freeze wonderfully... just flash freeze and then bag.. pop in toaster to heat.

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Breakfast Casserole

3 cup milk
6 eggs
1/2 stick butter or margarine (originally was 1 stick, can still be cut down further)
1 box Pepperidge Farm Seasoned Croutons
2 cup cheddar cheese (or more)
1 cup ham cubed (or more, I use 2 c.)
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. mustard
dash onion salt or powder
dash pepper

Melt butter in bottom of 9 x 13 glass dish cover with croutons in a single layer.
Sprinkle with cheese and then ham. Beat egg, add salt, pepper, mustard, onion salt and milk, mix well. Pour egg mixture over dish contents cover and refrigerate 12-24 hours. Remove cover and bake 45 min at 350 degree. Let set 10 min before serving = 10-12

To freeze: prepare as directed but freeze before the soaking time.. it will soak as it defrosts. Then bake as directed.

Note: This is HUGE you might be better off to make 2 square 8x8 pans and then it will fit in a gallon zip bag once frozen!!

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Instant Oatmeal Packets

Recipe By : Make Your Own Groceries by Daphne Metaxas Hartwig
Serving Size : 8

3 C Quick-Cooking Oats
Salt
8 Plastic Sandwich Bags

Put 1/2 C. oats in a blender and whirl at high speed until powdery; reserve in a small bowl and repeat procedure with an additional 1/2 C. oats. If you're using a food processor, powder the 1 C. of oats in one motion. Into each sandwich bag put 1/4 C. unpowdered oats, 2 T. powdered oats, and a scant 1/4 t. salt. Store in a box or airtight container.

To serve: Empty packet into a bowl. Add 3/4 C. boiling water; stir and let stand for 2 minutes. For thicker oatmeal, use less water; for thinner, use more water. (I microwave for 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 minutes or until done on high)

Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal

To each packet add 1 T. sugar, 1/4 t. cinnamon, and 2T. chopped dried apples.

Sweetened Oatmeal

To each packet add 1 T. sugar

Cinnamon-Spice Oatmeal

To each packet add 1 T. sugar, 1/4 t. cinnamon, and a scant 1/8 t. nutmeg.

Oatmeal with Raisins and Brown Sugar

To each packet add 1 T. packed brown sugar and 1 T. raisins.

Wheat Germ Oatmeal

To each packet add 2 T. any kind of wheat germ

Fruit and Cream

(This is my own to satisfy the kids)

To each packet add 1T. dry milk and 2T dried fruit or fresh fruit after cooking or jam.

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Breakfast Burritos

12 eggs
1 lb of ham or bacon or sausage
1/2 lb cheddar cheese
potatoes, optional
salsa
1 package burrito size flour tortillas

We usually scramble a dozen eggs, with ham or sausage or bacon and cheese. You can also add hash browns or country fries. Basically whatever you like. Warm tortillas wrapped in foil in oven or in the microwave, don't let them get dry or hard. Spoon breakfast burrito mix in the center (about 1/2 c. or so) add a little salsa and roll this up like you would a burrito. Individually wrap in plastic wrap or paper towel and then freeze together in Zip bags.

To serve: Heat in Microwave till hot through. About 2 min.

Makes about 6 burritos.

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Morning Cookies

1/4 cup margarine or butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup applesauce
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup wheat bran
1/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1 egg white
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 to 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup soft-style cream cheese or peanut butter

In a mixer bowl beat margarine or butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer till well combined. Add whole wheat flour, applesauce, oats, bran, milk powder, egg white, soda, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and cloves. Beat on low speed just till combined. Stir in raisins and nuts.

Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray coating. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough, 2 to 3 inches apart, onto baking sheet. Spread dough so each cookie is about 2 inches across. Bake in a 375F oven for 10 minutes or till set. Cool on a wire rack.

Spread bottoms of half the cooled cookies with 1 tablespoon cream cheese or peanut butter; top with remaining unfrosted cookies. Chill till serving or wrap and freeze. If frozen, let thaw in refrigerator overnight.

Makes 8 sandwich cookies.

Per cookie: 275 calories, 6 grams protein, 39 grams carbo, 12 grams fat, 1 mg cholesterol, 266 mg sodium, 326 mg potassium, and 4 grams dietary fiber.

(This recipe was a Prize Tested recipe from Better Homes and Gardens... February 1990 by Mrs. Thomas M. Elbourn, Jamestown, R.I.)

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Ham and Cheese Hot Pockets

Prepare pizza dough. Use a turnover maker or just roll out the dough into squares, fill each with a little ham and cheese. Don't overfill, as they will leak!

Seal edges with water. Bake at 350 F for about 20 minutes on a greased baking sheet (those air bake ones are great for this!)

Eat, or freeze, then microwave until hot for convenience!

Look in the freezer section of the grocery store for more hot pockets to clone at home!

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