Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Breakfast Recipes, Anchorage B&B

Here are some of the breakfast recipes of tasty dishes served at Teddy Bear Bed and Breakfast, Camai Bed and Breakfast, and Big Bear Bed and Breakfast this summer. Marge, Caroline and Carol invite you to enjoy them in your own home and hope that you will stay with us when you visit Anchorage, Alaska.

Grilled Croissants with Orange Carmel sauce
Recipe that Marge at Teddy Bear B&B serves

7 large eggs
1 1/2 cups half and half
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
8 butter croissants, sliced in half lengthwise
1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
2 tlbs unsalted butter
2 tbsp sugar

Orange Carmel Sauce
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup orange juice

CROISANTS PREPARATION
1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Set aside.
3. Melt butter in a skillet over med-high heat. Dip each croissant half in batter
until thoroughly soaked. Cook in the skilled until golded brown, 2-3 minutes on
each side. These can be kept warm in a 200 degrees F. oven.

ORANGE CARMEL SAUCE
1.Cook sugar in a sauce pan over medium heat until it begins to melt. Continue to
cook, stirring occasionally with a fork , until melted into a deep carmel.
2. Remove from heat and carefully pour the orange juice into the camel. Return to the heat, stirring, until caramel is dissolved. Let cool to warm.

FINAL ASSEMBLY
1. Drizzle croissants with warm sauce and maple syrup. Makes 8 servings.

Camai Bed and Breakfast’s Quinoa a la Pinky is a great vegetarian recipe Caroline posted on her Camai Bed and Breakfast blog.

Alaskan Pioneer** Dorothy Cobb’s
Apple Cake


2 cups chopped raw apples
1 egg
1 cup sugar
¼ cup melted shortening
pinch of salt
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 scant teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup raisins or ½ cup raisins AND ½ cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 8X8 pan.

Put apples in a mixing bowl. Drop in the egg and mix. Add 1 cup sugar and mix.
Add shortening and mix. Add flour, cinnamon, soda, and baking powder. Mix. Add raisins and/or nuts. Mix.

Pour into prepared pan.
Bake 45 minutes.

This cake is unique in its older method of preparation. Notice you add an ingredient and mix. Then you add another ingredient and mix.

**Dorothy is a member of Pioneers of Alaska Igloo #4 where Carol at Big Bear met her and first tasted this wonderful cake.

We invite you to enjoy our other breakfast recipes and look forward to your comments and hope to see you soon in one of our Anchorage Bed and Breakfasts.

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