Christmas Brunch

The whole gang was over for brunch on Christmas morning and I decided it was a perfect time to test out some newly found recipes. On the menu was fresh melon, egg casserole "muffins" (sausage and cheese, bacon and cheese, bacon) and mini cini rolls. I didn't regret any of these decisions!


Egg Muffins

1 pound breakfast sausage
1 pound bacon
16 large eggs
1/2 cup skim milk
1 tsp baking powder
salt & pepper to taste
Shredded Cheese

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. In a large saute pan, over medium high heat, brown Italian Sausage for about 5 minutes, or until the sausage is no longer pink. Cook the bacon in the oven on a foil-lined tray for about 10 minutes at 400 F.
3. Whisk together eggs, milk, oil and baking powder.  Season with salt and pepper.
4. Lightly spray a 12-cupcake pan with cooking spray. Spoon out the sausage and/or bacon into each cup
5. Add the egg mixture over sausage/bacon
6. Sprinkle with shredded cheese.
7. Bake for 15-20 minutes.  

*This is a doubled version of the recipe which I needed for our crowd, it can easily be cut in half to only make a dozen
**I made the meat about 2 days in advance and put it in the fridge to help save me some time on Christmas morning. Worked brilliantly! 

Mini Cinnamon Rolls

1 8oz tube reduced fat crescent roll dough
1 tablespoon butter
cinnamon
brown sugar
1 teaspoon maple syrup
1 tablespoon skim milk
3/4 cup powdered sugar

1. Preheat the oven according to the crescent roll directions. Unroll the dough to get the first 4 triangles and lay them flat. Pinch the seams together, flip the dough, pinch those seams together.
2. Roll out the dough to smooth the seams until it is about 1/4" thick. Brush with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon and brown sugar. The amount of brown sugar/cinnamon you use is up to you! Roll it up with the cinnamon/brown sugar on the inside and cut into 8 pieces.
3. Spray a mini-muffin tin with cooking spray and place mini cini rolls into the tin.
4. Repeat steps 1 and 2.
5. Bake according to the suggestion on the crescent roll package or until the tops are slightly brown.
6. As they bake, whisk together the syrup and milk, add powdered sugar. Drizzle the icing over the baked cinnamon rolls.

AEM

Original Egg Muffin Recipe: http://www.snackinginthekitchen.com/2010/05/mothers-day-2010-brunch.html

Original Cini Roll Recipe: http://iowagirleats.com/2011/11/23/8-minute-mini-cinnamon-rolls/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+IowaGirlEats+%2528Iowa+Girl+Eats%2529