Homemade Biscuts & Gravy. . . YUM!!

   
Ultimate Breakfast Casserole

12 slices white bread, crusts removed

2 – 3 tablespoons softened butter

½ cup butter

½ lb. fresh mushrooms, sliced

2 cups thinly sliced onions

Salt and pepper to taste

1 ½ lb mild sausage

1 lb. cheddar cheese, grated

2 ½ cups milk

3 tablespoons Dijon mustard

1 tsp. dry mustard

½ tsp. nutmeg

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon pepper

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

    Butter slices of bread with softened butter and set aside. In skillet melt ½ cup butter and brown mushrooms and onions. Season with salt& pepper to taste and set aside. Cook sausage until brown. In a greased 9 x 13 pan, layer ½ bread, ½ mushroom mixture, ½ sausage and ½ cheese. Repeat layers, starting with bread and ending with cheese.

    Mix eggs, milk, mustards, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Pour over casserole. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Heat oven to 350⁰. Sprinkle casserole with parsley and bake, uncovered for 1 hour or until bubbly.

Crème Brulee French Toast

1 cube butter

1 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons corn syrup

12 slices bread (I used Granny Sycamore's)

In a large bowl mix the following ingredients:

6 eggs

1 ½ cups half and half

¼ teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon vanilla

Cut bread into cubes and add to the egg mixture. Stir to combine. Pour over the caramel sauce. Cover with tinfoil and let sit for at least 30 minutes but preferably overnight. Take out and let sit while the oven is preheating. Bake at 350⁰ for 30 minutes. Immediately invert onto a platter (use extra sugar and a torch at this point, if desired, to make caramel crunchy). You can serve this with syrup, ice cream or just plain is good too.

Dutch Honey Syrup
1 cup maple syrup

1 cup sugar

1 cup cream

Combine ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. This is also good on pancakes, waffles, and French toast.

Angel Biscuits
5 cups flour

½ cups shortening

¼ cup cold butter

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon soda

3 teaspoons baking powder

3 tablespoons sugar

2 cups buttermilk

1 tablespoon dry instant yeast


Dissolve yeast in ½ cup water. Mix dry ingredients, cut in shortening and butter. Add yeast and buttermilk. Roll to 3/4 inch thick. Cut with cookie cutter. (You can use a heart for Valentine's day) Brush tops with egg whites. Bake at 400⁰ for 15 – 20 minutes or until golden brown. Brush with melted butter (if desired) before serving.

Homemade Sausage Gravy
8 ounces sausage

¼ cup butter

1/3 cup flour

2 cups milk

1 cup water

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

Cook and crumble sausage until brown. Drain fat if necessary. Set aside. Melt butter and stir in flour, stirring constantly to prevent scorching. Cook for a minute to cook out the "flour" taste. Slowly wisk in milk, water, salt and pepper. Continue stirring until the gravy thickens and comes to a simmer. Stir in the sausage. Serve and enjoy!!

Super easy 7-up biscuits
2 cups Bisquick

½ cup sour cream

½ cup 7-up

¼ cup melted butter


Place bisquick into a bowl. Cut in sour cream. Add 7-up. Stir until combined. Melt butter and pour into a pan. Put dough on a floured surface. Cut biscuits and put on top of butter. Bake at 450 for 12- 15 minutes.

Bran Muffins
(These are really good for you, and they taste great too!)

Mix Together:        2 tablespoons olive or canola oil

                2/3 cup applesauce

                4 eggs

                1 ¼ cups sugar (or use part honey or agave nectar)

Dissolve:            5 teaspoons soda in 2 cups boiling water

Add:                1 quart buttermilk

Dry Ingredients:        2 cups wheat bran flakes

                4 cups all bran cereal

                5 cups wheat/spelt flour

                1 tablespoon salt

When mixing, add dry and liquid alternately. Store covered in refrigerator. Use with 10 days. Bake at 425⁰ for 12 – 15 minutes. These don't rise much so you can fill them fairly full. Make sure to spray the inside of the cupcake liner so they don't stick. (or you don't even have to use the liners)

You can also add raisins, dates, nuts, dried cranberries, white or milk chocolate, or whatever you like. Makes 3 – 4 dozen muffins.

Pina Colada Breakfast Smoothie
1 ½ cups Vanilla Yogurt

1 ½ cups pineapple juice

1 ½ cups pina colada drink mix (by soda and specialty drink mixes in grocery story)

1 ½ cup ice

Mix the first 3 ingredients in the blender. Add ice and mix again.