Valentine's Day Breakfast
Valentine's Day Stuffed French Toast1 Loaf large diameter french bread
1/2 lb Breakfast sausage
1/2 Package bacon
1/2 c Milk
4 lg Eggs
1/4 c Sugar
1 ts Cinnamon
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
1/2 lb Boiled ham (thinly sliced)
1 Package American Cheese
In a large skillet fry the bacon and breakfast sausage, together but separately, until done.
While the meat is cooking, slice the french bread into eight slices approximately 1 1/2" to 2" thick; then slice each slice 3/4 of the way through again.
Mix the milk, eggs, sugar cinnamon and vanilla togeather into a batter in a deep bowl; set aside.
Take up the bacon, sausage and ham and divide each into eight equal parts
Dip each piece of bread into the batter and submerge it so that both sides and edges are coated.
Open each piece and put in one portion of the meat, bacon, and ham along with one slice of cheese and close the bread again.
Fry the stuffed batter-coated bread slices in a lightly oiled skillet until golden brown on the outside and the cheese is melted on the inside.
Serve two slices to a plate with your favorite garnishes and condiments. (ie. home fries, maple syrup, confectioner's sugar etc...)
Valentine's Day Blueberry Muffins
1/2 c Butter
1 c Sugar
2 Eggs
2 c Flour
2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
2 c Blueberries
1/2 c Milk
1 ts Vanilla
Sugar, for topping
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time. Mix until blended.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture, alternating with the milk and vanilla.
Mash 1/2 cup blueberries; stir into batter. Add remaining whole berries (coating the blueberries with some flour will prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the bowl).
Grease muffin tins; pile batter high and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 375 degrees F. for 25 to 30 minutes.
Makes 12 muffins.