I had a guest ask if I could make Bananas Foster French Toast and of course I said “yes!”  Here’s the recipe I came up with.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Bananas Foster French Toast
Serves 18
12 eggs
3 cups whold milk
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 sticks butter + some for griddle
2 loaves French bread
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup maple syrup
2 cups pecan halves or pieces
3 tsp rum extract
8 bananas, sliced
Cut French bread into 36 slices.  Each loaf should yield about 18 slices about 3/4″ thick.  Whisk eggs, milk, sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl.  Dip French bread slices in egg mixture and place in large, flat pans like a jelly roll pan.  After all the bread has been dipped, evenly pour remaining egg mixture over [...]

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Kristy asked for this one on our facebook so, here you go!
 
Gluten Free Buttermilk Pancakes
1 ½ c buttermilk
1 ¼ c vegetable oil
2 large eggs
2 t vanilla extract
3 c gluten-free flour blend
¼ c sugar
2 t  baking powder
2 t baking soda
½  t salt
 
Mix together liquid ingredients.  Add dry ingredients to bowl and mix all at once after all ingredients are added.  For thinner batter add a bit more milk.
 
Make your pancakes on a griddle at medium [...]

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Blueberry Lemon Ricotta Crepes with Blueberry Sauce
Basic crepes
2 c flour
¼ c sugar
½ t salt
2 c whole milk
2 large eggs
2 T butter melted
1 t pure vanilla extract
Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl.  Blend the wet ingredients in a separate [...]

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This is such an easy yet delicious recipe for an all-time favorite.
 
1/3 c vegetable oil
1 egg
1/3 c milk
1 1/2 c flour
3/4 c sugar
1/2 t salt
2 t baking powder
1 c blueberries – fresh or frozen
1/2 c sugar
1/3 c flour
1/4 c butter, softened
1 1/2 t cinnamon
Preheat oven to 400 and grease a muffin pan.  Beat oil, eg and milk with a fork in a large bowl.  Measure dry ingredients into bowl without stirring until all dry ingredients are added, then mix just until blended.  Gently fold in blueberries being careful to not break the fruit.  Using an ice cream scoop, put batter into muffin cups about 2/3 full.  Mis the last four ingredients with a fork and crumble topping over muffins.  Bake for 20 [...]

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