Recipe Swap: Pumpkin Waffles

It's recipe swap time and the theme was breakfast. I was super excited when I saw Pumpkin Waffles from Simple Gourmet Cooking. In all honesty, I forgot about the swap and made these as dessert the night before. Both K and I loved them and had them for breakfast this morning! I didn't have nutmeg and used regular milk. Totally made me ready for fall!

Pumpkin Waffles

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
pinch nutmeg
4 large eggs
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 cups buttermilk (regular milk works too)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
cooking spray or vegetable oil for coating waffle iron
powdered sugar, for serving
maple syrup, for serving

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice and nutmeg.  Set aside.

In another large bowl, whisk together the eggs and brown sugar until lumps are dissolved and mixture is well blended.  Add the pumpkin, butter, milk and vanilla and whisk until smooth.  Add the flour mixture and stir until smooth.

Heat waffle iron according to the manufacturer's directions.  Lightly coat it with oil.  Pour in enough batter just to fill the iron and spread it evenly, then close the waffle iron.  Cook until waffles are golden brown on the outside and cooked through inside.  Remove to a platter and keep warm.

Serve the waffles sprinkled with powdered sugar and drizzled with maple syrup. 

4-6 servings

RecipeSwap: Strawberry Muffins

It's recipe swap time and the theme this time was fruit. I was given Strawberry Muffins from DeLish. The batter was so good that I had to stop myself from eating it so that I would have enough to make muffins. I had enough to make 12 muffins and 2 tiny heart shaped cakes. Sorry for the bad photo. K doesn't understand the art of taking a good pic for blogs sake! We loved these muffins so much that I plan on making different kinds of muffins with this mix. K loves blueberry so that is next.

Strawberry Muffins

1 cup diced fresh strawberries (+1 TBSp flour)
1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup sour cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 12 muffin tins with cooking spray. Toss the strawberry pieces in the flour to coat; set aside.

In a small bowl, combine flour, salt & baking soda; set aside.

Using a mixer, beat the butter, sugar, & vanilla until fluffy. Add in the egg.

Now, alternating between the two, stir the dry ingredient mixture & sour cream into the batter. Muffin Batter should be lumpy! Fold in the strawberries.

Fill muffin tins about 2/3 of the way. Cook for about 30-35 minutes. Muffins will be golden brown when done but, of course, do the toothpick test!

Breakfast Pocket

I wanted to make something new for breakfast and came up with this. Next time I will use more cheese and add mushrooms and onions. It would also be good with bacon or ham.

Breakfast Pocket:

1 can crescent rolls

1/4 tube of sausage
2 eggs, beaten
Cheese

Preheat oven to according to directions on the can of crescent rolls. Unroll crescent roll dough and arrange flat on a medium baking sheet. Pinch together perforations to form a single sheet of dough. Brown meat and scramble eggs. Set both to the side. On the first half of the dough spread a layer of cheese. Top with sausage and eggs and a second layer of cheese. Take the second half of dough and top. Pinch edges together and bake for 15 minutes or till brown. Cut, serve, enjoy!

Breakfast Scramble

My "go to" breakfast meal is my breakfast scramble. It has everything you need to get your day started right. Eggs, sausage, potato, onion and cheese. Lots of cheese!! Next time I will add in some corn and maybe a little green bell pepper.

Kristina's Breakfast Scramble:

3 eggs, beaten
1/2 tube of sausage (any flavor you like- today was maple)
1 medium potato
onion to taste (I use about 1/3 cup, chopped)
Cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

Brown sausage in a frying pan, breaking it up as it cooks. While it is browning cut the potato into cubes. Once the sausage is cooked, add the potato, chopped onion and salt and pepper. Cover with a lid and let it cook for about 10 minutes. If you need to, add a splash of water to the pan. When the potatoes are soft, scoot all of the contents of the pan to one side. Pour the beaten egg into the cleared side of the pan and scramble, adding it to the meat and potato mix as it cooks. Once done add the cheese and cover till its melted. Yummy!!