Ebelskivers

This is a post I wanted to put up just to show something fun I made the other day.

So these little puppies are AWESOME!!! They're called Ebelskivers. What are ebilskivers you might ask?? They're traditional danish pancakes, and they're HEAVENLY when topped with vanilla sauce!!!  The only downside is you have to have a special pan to make them, and I seriously don't know anyone besides my family and various extended family that has one. . Here's what they look like.

If anyone happens to have access to a pan, let me know and I'll give you the recipe, but since I figure no ones does, I didn't type it up here. I just wanted to show how fun they are! 

Dutch Babies

Dutch babies (otherwise known as german pancakes) are one of my favorite breakfast items! Just make them, cut them into 6 pieces (the 4 corner pieces are always the best :)) , and cover the pieces with powdered sugar and  syrup for a satisfying, filling breakfast!

(These ones don't look quite normal....I'm not sure what happened but they usually have more of a crust on the outside and they don't look quite so rough on the inside. These one still tasted yummy, they just looked a little different than usual)

Dutch Babies

 1/2 C butter

6 eggs

1 1/2 cups milk

1 1/2 cups flour

 Put butter in 9x13 baking dish and melt it in the oven at 425. In the mean tim, mix batter. Put eggs in blender and whirl on high for 1 minute. With motor running, gradually add milk and then flour. Whirl for 30 seconds. Pour batter into the hot baking dish over the melted butter. Bake until fluffy 20-25 min

No Crust Quiche

So this has always been one of my favorite recipes. We ate it a lot growing up and I'll never get tired of it! It's super yummy and SUPER filling, and it's EASY to make! It does take some time to bake, but another benefit is that the prep time is super quick.

Funny story........
We had it for lunch yesterday.
One tip:
Don't DON'T forget the bisquick.
Ha, I've made it a ton, but somehow, I forgot the bisquick yesterday .We still ate it and the flavor was still yummy...the texture was just a bit off :)
So don't forget the bisquick :)
Gotta love cooking mistakes :)

No-Crust Quiche

1 lb bacon
2 cups diced ham
1 cup shredded cheese
 6 eggs
1/2 c bisquick
1 c sour cream
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

Spread ham and cheese out over the bottom of a 9x13 glass pan.
Mix everything else together in a large bowl  and pour it over the top of the ham and cheese. Most of the cheese should end up floating.
Bake at 425 for 12 minutes, reduce heat to 350 and cook another 35-40 minutes

Notes:
--I put green onions on top and it was a delicious little flavor add. My husband suggested I put them inside next time, and I'm going to try it :)
--I usually use either Ham OR  Bacon. It's yummy with both, but not necessary.
--I always put in more pepper than it asks for....because we really like pepper :)
--I don't even measure out the cheese, I just grate it right into the bottom of the 13X9 until there's cheese everywhere.

Stuffed French Toast

Oddly enough......this is a recipe I got from one of my professors.

So, this last Wednesday was our last day of class, and consequently, our lass day of Dr. Janzen's class. She tends to like to bring us food. Several times this semester, she brought us Einstein Bagels  and for all our practicum seminars, she always brought juice, fruit, granola bars, and such snacks. Yesterday, I guess in honor of the last day of class and since we were doing a review and it was a relaxed sort of class (and a 3 hours class...so we had plenty of time. Have I ever mentioned that for the past 2 semesters, the majority of my classes have been 3 hours...and the ones that aren't are 2? Yeah....it has stunk. Luckily, it's over) , she decided to make us breakfast.

She went all out.

You should have seen it, it was AWESOME!!!

First, she had one warming dish filled with a baked omelet  (SO GOOD...tomatoes, onions, peppers, mushrooms, sausage...the works) and then another warming dish full of stuffed french toast. Then...there was this BEAUTIFUL fruit platter: kiwis, pineapple, strawberries, blood oranges, etc. And of course, to top it all off, orange and cranberry juice. Yes. We're spoiled. It's true.

Anyway, the food was so SO delicious, I just HAD to email her and get the recipes. And that's the story.

Here's the French Toast

 trust ye me...it's a wonder

And here's the recipe (easy right? gotta love it)

Stuffed French Toast

10 slices French bread – trimmed and cubed

Mixture

8 oz. cream cheese – cubed

2 cups milk

1 dozen eggs

½ cup maple syrup

Suggested Toppings

Syrup

Powdered Sugar

Mix everything but the bread. Grease a 9x13 baking dish. Arrange bread cubes in the bottom of dish. Pour egg mixture over the bread and mix everything together.

 Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes. ( I baked it at 350....but the recipe didn't say what to bake it at)
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with maple syrup or jam. 

Note---Can bake the night before and warm in the morning 

Enjoy!