January: Gourmet Breakfast

On January 19, our Gourmet Club officially started! We had a lovely gourmet breakfast at 10:00 AM in our Clubhouse. What a great way to start off the year and the morning! Good work ladies! A special thanks to January's group: Natalie Allen, Lindsay Cutler, Sydnie Holbrook, Monica Murdock, and Lori Peterson!

Here is a look at what we did and what we ate! Recipes will be here soon! Click on the pictures to get a better view!

Spinach, Mushroom, Sausage Quiche

By: Sydnie Holbrook

Ingredients

1 lb sausage

¼ lb sliced mushroom

1/3 Onion, minced

6 oz Chopped frozen spinach

1 cup Swiss cheese, grated (4 oz)

¼ cup parmesan cheese

¼ teaspoon salt

2 TB butter

4 eggs

½ cup milk

¼ butter milk pancake mix

Pie crust (non-baked)

Preparation

For filling: Cook sausage. Sauté mushrooms, onion and salt. Cook spinach until tender. Drain well. Combine spinach and ½ the Swiss cheese sauté mix with mushrooms, onions, and sausage spread over bottom of Pie pan. Wipe eggs, milk, pancake mix and poor over the filling. Put the other ½ Swiss and parmesan cheese over filling.

Bake pie for about 40 minutes at 375 or until knife comes out clean.

Quiche Supreme

By: Lori Peterson

2 (9 inch) deep dish frozen pie crusts
1 Tbl finely chopped green bell pepper
1 small onion finely chopped (or shallots)
1/2 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
6 eggs
2 cups heavy cream or( 1 cup half and half, 1 cup heavy cream )
8 oz shredded monterey jack cheese
8 oz shredded swiss cheese
12 oz cooked ham, chopped
1/2 tsp vinegar
1/8 tsp dried tarragon (or a little more)
1 pinch garlic powder
1 pinch ground nutmeg
1 pinch dried parsley
Salt and pepper to taste

Baking instructions:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees and pre-bake crusts for 10 minutes. Set aside to cool on rack
2) Saute green pepper, onion, and mushrooms until onions are soft and translucent. Remove from heat and set aside.
3) In large mixing bowl mix eggs and cream together, stir in shredded jack and swiss cheese, chopped ham, sauteed vegetables. Stir in vinegar and season with tarragon, garlic powder, nutmeg, parsley, and salt and pepper.l Divide filling into the 2 baked pie crusts.
4) Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 55 to 60 minutes until filling is set and crusts look golden brown.s heavy cream or( 1 cup half and half, 1 cup heavy cream )

Hash Brown Quiche
By Lindsay Cutler

1-30 oz. bag of shredded hashbrowns
1/2 c butter, melted
1 c cubed precooked ham
1 c shredded cheddar cheese
1 c shredded swiss cheese
8 eggs
2 c milk or cream (half and half is best)
1/2 tsp salt

Grease 9x13 dish. Pour frozen potatoes and spread evenly. Pour melted butter over the top and bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from oven and sprinkle cheese and ham while hot. In large bowl, beat eggs. Add milk/cream and salt. Stir. Pour mixture over cheeses and ham. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Cranberry Salad

By: Monica Murdock

1 cup water

2 cups sugar

4 cups cranberries

2 cups miniature marshmallows

2 apples, diced 3 bananas, sliced

3 cups orange sections ½ cup pecans

Instructions

Combine water and sugar; boil until thickened to a syrup. Add cranberries; cook until cranberries burst. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes. Chill. Add remaining ingredients to cranberries and chill thoroughly. Serve on lettuce leaf. Top with whipped cream dressing, if desired. Makes 14 servings.

Orange Rolls

By: Sydnie Holbrook

12 frozen Rhodes Dinner rolls ½ c sugar

Grated orange peel ¼ c melted butter

Citrus Glaze

1 c powdered sugar

1 Tbsp butter, melted

3 Tbsp orange juice

½ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Grate orange or lemon rind and mix with sugar. Dip thawed rolls in melted butter and coat heavily with rind/sugar mixture. Put on cookie sheet that has been sprayed with Pam. Cover with plastic wrap and let double in size. Remove plastic wrap. Bake at 3350 F. for 20-25 minutes. Remove from pan and place on rack. Frost rolls with citrus glaze while warm. Drizzle with butter and sprinkle with rind/sugar mixture.

Orange Rolls

By: Natalie Allen

½ cup sugar

2 Tbsp yeast

2 tsp salt

2 eggs

6-7 cups flour

2 ½ cups milk

1 square margarine

Instructions

Mix sugar, salt, flour, yeast and eggs together. Heat milk and margarine, and then put into half of flour mixture. Beat 3-5 minutes, then add rest of flour gradually to make a soft dough. Divide into two parts. Roll out dough flat and spread melted butter over top. Sprinkle plenty of sugar and shavings from the skin of an orange. Cut dough into strips and roll (like a cinnamon roll). Allow dough to rise in this shape. Bake rolls at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, or until lightly brown. Spread orange glaze over top and serve.

Orange Glaze

3 Tbsp butter

2 Tbsp orange juice (squeeze from orange)

1 ½ cups powdered sugar

Cranberry Orange flavored water - Delicious!

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