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406 South Main Street ~ Kenansville, NC 28349


~ Recipes ~
Stuffed French Toast
Apple French Toast
Breakfast Burritos
Breakfast Tacos
Portobello Supreme
Cantaloupe Soup
Sausage and Egg Casserole
Sticky Bun Express
Banana Nut Cake
Mini Muffins
Chilled Cream of Tomato Soup
White Hot Banana Sauce

 

Stuffed French Toast
Ingredients:
1 Loaf of French Bread
8 oz. Cream Cheese
6 Large Eggs
1 1/2 c. Milk
1/3 c. Maple Syrup
Nutmeg and Cinnamon to Taste

Variations:
-Stuff with a slice of apple or peach in lieu of or along with the cream cheese
-Stuff with your favorite preserve in lieu of or along with the cream cheese
-Omit maple syrup and stuff with pre-cooked sausage or ham (save drippings for gravy)

Directions:
-Slice each slice in half to make two half thickness slices
-Put 1 oz. of cream cheese on each half thickness slice and cover with the remaining half thickness slice
-Arrange all in a large roasting pan
-Scramble eggs and combine with syrup and milk and pour over the stuffed bread slices
-Let soak overnight in refrigerator
-Place stuffed slices into a well greased baking pan
-Bake at 375F for 45 minutes or until toast browns lightly
-Arrange stuffed French toast pieces on serving platter

Servings:
-Serves 6-8 Guests
-Serve with maple syrup and butter if stuffed with cheese and/or fruit. Otherwise serve with a white gravy made from the sausage or ham drippings.

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Apple French Toast
Ingredients:
1/2 loaf French Bread - Pre-Sliced
3 Large Eggs
1/2 c. Butter
1 c. Milk
2 Large Apples - tart baking variety
1 c. Brown Sugar
Nutmeg and Cinnamon to taste

Variations:
Use peaches or blueberries in lieu of apples

Directions:
-Combine brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup in sauce pan and cook for 5 minutes
-Pour cooked mixture into buttered 9x13 baking pan
-Peel, core and slice apples
-Arrange apple slices in baking pan
-Beat eggs and combine with milk and spices in a large bowl
-Soak bread slices in egg mixture for 5 minutes, then place over apple slices
-Bake at 350F for 35 minutes
-Let stand 5 minutes, then turn out onto serving plate

Servings:
-Serves about 6-8 guests

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Breakfast Burritos
Ingredients:
4 6” Flour Burritos
4 Large Eggs
4 Slices of Ham – thinly sliced
4 Slices of Cheese – thinly sliced
Grated Cheese for Garnish
Chopped Chives for Garnish
Salsa and Hot Sauce

Directions:
-Warm burrito in large skillet then place burrito on counter top
-Scramble egg, fry in a small skillet turning once, then place egg on burrito
-Place thinly sliced ham and cheese on top of egg
-Roll burrito up with egg, ham, & cheese inside
-Place in small loaf pan and sprinkle with cheese then heat trough in oven
-Serve with salsa and hot sauce for guests to put on their burrito as desired

Servings:
-Allow 1 to 2 burritos per guest

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Breakfast Tacos
Ingredients:
8 Hard Taco shells
1 lb Sausage
8 Large Eggs
1 Medium Avocado
1 c. Salsa
1 c. Sour Cream
Hot sauce

Directions:
-Fry sausage and break up as it fries
-Scramble eggs and break up
-Peel, seed, and slice avocado
-Warm taco shells
-Put each ingredient into a large compartmented serving platter and let guests make their own breakfast taco

Servings:
-Allow 2 to 3 tacos per guest
-Allow 1 egg per taco

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Portobello Supreme
Ingredients:
2 Large Portobello Mushrooms
3/4 c. Half & Half
1 Medium Onion
2 Pieces Breakfast Meat – Sausage, Bangers, or Ham
2 Large Eggs
1 tbsp. Flour
Olive Oil
Tomato or Pimento for Garnish
A Fresh Green Herb for Garnish – chives, parsley, sage

Directions:
-Use a spoon to scrape gills and about half the thickness of the flesh from underside of mushroom
-Place mushrooms gilled side up in a large skillet with some olive oil, cover and fry gently about 6-7 minutes
-Place gills and flesh in a large skillet with some olive oil
-Put chopped onion in skillet with gills and fry until clear
-Combine half & half with flour and pour into the gills and onion mixture, then stir until thick
-Prepare meat
-Fry eggs individually in a small skillet turning once
-Assemble and serve as per below

Servings:
Place ½ of gill and onion gravy in center of plate, put grilled Portobello gilled side up in top of the gravy, place ham slice on mushroom, top with fried egg
-Garnish with chopped tomato or pimento plus some snipped green herb such as chives
-Allow 1 mushroom per guest

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Cantaloupe Soup
Ingredients:
1 Medium Cantaloupe – only use the best tasting, sweetest, most fragrant melon - never an inferior one you would not relish eating by itself
1/2 c. Half & Half
1 tbsp. honey (more to taste as needed)
Spices – nutmeg or mace, cinnamon, curry powder
Fresh Fruits for Garnish – blueberries, sliced strawberries, banana, peach, cherries

Directions:
-Peel and seed melon
-Chop into blender container and frappe until smooth
-Blend in half & half, honey, and spices
-Assemble and serve as per below

Servings:
-Ladle into soup bowls and garnish with fruit plus a dash of spice
-Serves 4-6 guests

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Sausage and Egg Casserole
Ingredients:
1 lb. Sausage
6 Large Eggs
6 Slices Dry Bread
1 1/2 c. Milk
12 oz. Grated Cheese
Herbs for Seasoning

Directions:
-Crumble sausage as it cooks, drain
-Beat eggs and mix them and herbs with milk
-Chop bread into cubes
-Combine sausage and bread in buttered 9x13 baking casserole
-Pour egg mixture over bread
-Cover with grated cheese
-Bake at 375F for 40 minutes

Servings:
-Serves 4-6 guests

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Sticky Bun Express
Ingredients:
1 Can Flakey Refrigerator Biscuits
1 c. Pecans - chopped
1 c. Brown Sugar
1/4 c. Maple Syrup
1 tbsp. Half & Half
1/4 c. Butter
Spices – nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom, coriander, clove – mix and match as you please

Directions:
-Melt butter and mix with brown sugar. half & half, spices, and pecans then pour into buttered baking pan
-Separate biscuits, cut into quarters, shape into balls, and place in baking pan on top of sugar mixture
-Bake at 400F for 15 minutes
-Let stand 5 minutes then turn out onto serving plate

Servings:
Serves 6-8 guests

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Banana Nut Cake
Ingredients:
2-1/4 c. Flour
2 tsp. Baking Powder
1/4 tsp. Baking Soda
3/4 tsp. Salt
1/2 c. Butter – soft
1 c. Sugar
2 Large Eggs
1 c. Pecans – chopped
2 tbsp. Milk
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 c. Mashed Ripe Bananas

Directions:
-Cream butter, add sugar and beat again
-Add eggs one at a time and beat
-Add nuts, vanilla, and milk and beat
-Add dry ingredients alternately with banana blending after each addition
-Pour into buttered and floured 8x8x2 baking pan
-Bake at 350F for 55 minutes
-Cool, slice, butter, oven toast then serve

Servings:
-Serves 8-12 guests

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Mini Muffins
Ingredients:
1 c. Flour
2 tsp. Baking Powder
1/4 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Sugar
1 Large Egg
1/2 c. Milk
2 tbsp. Butter - melted

Directions:
-Combine dry ingredients
-Stir liquid ingredients into dry until just moistened
-Use miniature muffing tin filling each recess 2/3 full
-Bake at 425F for 20 minutes

Servings:
-Serves 12 guests

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Chilled Cream of Tomato Soup
Ingredients:
1 c. Half & Half
1 tbsp. Corn Starch
1 c. V8
1 can Diced Tomatoes
1/2 tsp. Tarragon
6 Pieces Whole Allspice
2 tbsp. Plain Whole Milk Yoghurt per Serving
Parsley
2 tbsp. Olive Oil
1/2 Jalapeno per Serving
4 oz. Canned Mushrooms

Directions:
-Mix half & half and cornstarch and heat till thickened
-Add V8, diced tomatoes with juice, juice from mushrooms, tarragon, and allspice
-Mix and refrigerate overnight
-Split jalapenos lengthwise and scrape seeds and pulp then sauté in olive oil with mushrooms (save seeds and pulp for White Hot Banana Sauce recipe)
-Pour into serving bowls, add yoghurt, then garnish with parsley, chopped mushrooms and jalapeno sautéed in olive oil

Servings:
-Serves 4-6 guests

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White Hot Banana Sauce
Ingredients:
1/2 c. Half & Half
1 tbsp. Corn Starch
1 tbsp. Olive Oil
Seeds and Pulp from Jalapenos (from Chilled Cream of Tomato Soup recipe)
1/2 Banana
Tarragon
Ground Ginger

Directions:
-Mix half & half and cornstarch and heat till thickened
-Sautee seeds and pulp from jalapenos in olive oil then add to thickened half & half
-Mash banana and add to thickened half & half
-Garnish with tarragon and ground ginger
-Serve with fenugreek scrambled eggs

Servings:
-Serves 4-6 guests

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