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Christmas breakfast

• Posted December 16, 2008 1:15 AM
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Ahhh, Christmas morning. Once the gifts have been opened and the stockings have been unstuffed, what's left to keep us on that holiday high? Breakfast, of course.

Here is a nice variety of recipes -- all completely dependent on what kind of meal you want. Bacon and eggs? Add banana crumb muffins. Sausage and grits? Why not serve sticky buns, too. Looking for entrees? How about warm apple and egg casserole or blueberry stuffed french toast.

Batters can be prepared the night before, so you just assemble and bake in the morning. A word of caution, the crumb topping on the banana crumb muffins don't store well in sealed containers (get a little melted), so keep that in mind.

Otherwise, deeee-lish and Merry Christmas morning.

Banana Crumb Muffins
1 1/2 C. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3 ripe bananas, mashed
3/4 C. white sugar
1 egg
1/3 C. butter, melted
crumble:
1/3 C. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 Tbsp. butter
Directions:
Beat together bananas, sugar, egg and melted butter. Mix in dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. (Batter will be a little lumpy). Spoon into about a dozen paper-lined muffin cups. In a small bowl, mix crumble topping ingredients, leaving chunks. Even distribute topping on muffin batter. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 - 18 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Apple Pannekuechen
Ingredients
1 1/2 C. milk
1 stick butter
1 1/2 C. flour
6 eggs
1 can apple pie filling

Directions:
Melt butter in a 9- by 13-inch pan. Mix milk, flour and eggs until smooth and pour into pan. Spoon apple filling on top. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve topped with fresh fruit (thin apple slices or peaches) sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. Add a dollop of whip cream for a special touch.

Blueberry-stuffed French toast
Ingredients:
1 loaf fresh French bread
2, 8-ounces cream cheese
1 C. blueberries
10 eggs
1/3 C. maple syrup
2 C, skim milk
Sauce:
1 C. sugar
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 C. water
1 C. blueberries
1 Tbsp. butter

Directions:
Cube bread and cream cheese into one-inch pieces. Arrange half the bread in a 13- by 9-inch baking dish. Scatter cream cheese and berries on top, then cover with remaining bread chunks. In a large bowl, beat eggs, syrup and milk. Pour mixture over bread; cover and chill several hours or overnight. Bake covered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, then another 30 minutes uncovered.
Sauce: Cook sugar, cornstarch and water for 5 minutes over medium heat. Stir in berries and simmer for 10 minutes. Add butter. Cook until melted. Serve with drizzled on top French toast.

Sticky sweet buns
Ingredients:
1 stick unsalted butter
1 banana
walnuts, chopped
brown sugar
1 tube refrigerated biscuit dough

Directions:
Place a slice of butter in the bottom of 10 compartments of your muffin tin. Add a heaping spoonful of brown sugar, some nuts and one banana slice. Place one biscuit dough piece on top. Bake about 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Meanwhile, microwave remaining butter with another spoonful or two of brown sugar. When mixture is syrupy, add remaining banana (chopped in little bits). Remove buns from oven; pour syrup over the baked topping side and serve.