French Toast Casserole

Ingredient Checklist

1/2 cup melted butter (1 stick)

1 cup brown sugar

1 loaf Texas toast
4 eggs

1 1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Powdered sugar for sprinkling

Directions

1. Melt butter in microwave & add brown sugar....stir till mixed.
2. Pour butter/sugar mix into bottom of 9 x 13 pan....spread around
3. Beat eggs, milk, & vanilla
4. Lay single layer of Texas Toast in pan
5. Spoon 1/2 of egg mixture on bread layer
6. Add 2nd layer of Texas Toast
7. Spoon on remaining egg mixture
8. Cover & chill in fridge overnight
9. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes (covered for the first 30 minutes)
10. Sprinkle with powdered sugar
11. Serve with warm maple syrup (I don't do the syrup part)

IHOP Buttermilk Pancakes

1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
1egg
1 1⁄4 cups buttermilk
1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
1teaspoon baking powder
1teaspoon baking soda
1⁄4 cup cooking oil
1pinch salt

DIRECTIONS
Preheat a skillet over medium heat.
Mix all of the ingredients til combined.
Melt a little bit of butter in the pan.
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 the pancakes on the other side until they are also golden brown.

Edna Mae’s Sour Cream Pancakes

• 1 cup Sour Cream
• 7 Tablespoons All-purpose Flour
• 2 Tablespoons Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 2 whole Large Eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• Butter, For Frying And Serving
• Warm Syrup, For Serving

In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and vanilla. Set aside.

In a separate small bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.

In a medium bowl, stir together the sour cream with the dry ingredients until just barely combined (don't overmix.) Whisk in the egg mixture until just combined.

Heat a griddle over medium-low heat and melt some butter in the pan. Drop batter by 1/4 cup servings onto the griddle. Cook on the first side until bubbles start to form on the surface and edges are starting to brown. Flip to the other side and cook for another minute. (Pancakes will be a little on the soft side.)

Serve with softened butter and syrup.

William Sonoma Blueberry Waffles

• 3 eggs, separated
• 3/4 cup milk
• 8 Tbs. (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 Tbs. sugar
• 1/2 cup fresh blueberries, plus more for garnish
• Confectioners’ sugar for dusting
• Maple syrup for serving

Preheat a waffle maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. 

In a large mixing bowl, using a whisk, beat the egg yolks. Beat in the milk, butter and sour cream. Over a sheet of waxed paper, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and sugar. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat until smooth. Stir in the 1/2 cup blueberries. 

In another large bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. (Lift the whisk straight out of the bowl and invert; the whites should hold their shape with a slight bend at the tip.) Using a rubber spatula, fold 1/2 cup of the egg whites into the batter, then carefully fold in the remaining whites. 

Cook the waffles according to the manufacturer's instructions. Garnish with the remaining blueberries, dust with the confectioners' sugar and serve hot with maple syrup.

Sausage and Gravy

1 pound breakfast sausage, hot or mild
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 to 4 cups whole milk, more to taste
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, more to taste
Biscuits, warmed, for serving


With your finger, tear small pieces of sausage and add them in a single layer to a large heavy skillet.

Brown the sausage over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Reduce the heat to medium-low.

Sprinkle on half the flour and stir so that the sausage soaks it all up, then add more little by little. Stir it around and cook it for another minute or so, then pour in the milk, stirring constantly.

Cook the gravy, stirring frequently, until it thickens. (This may take a good 10 to 12 minutes.)

Sprinkle in the seasoned salt and pepper and continue cooking until very thick and luscious. If it gets too thick too soon, just splash in another 1/2 cup of milk or more if needed. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Spoon the sausage gravy over warm biscuits and serve immediately!