Christmas Tree French Toast

The Finished Christmas Tree.

This our traditional Christmas Breakfast.

Ingredients:
3 loaves Texas Toast
1 package Sausage Links
3 or 4 Oranges
Green Sugar
1 Dozen Eggs
1 Cup Milk
1/2 Cup Canola Oil
Syrup
Vanilla Extract

Directions:
Whisk together the eggs, milk, and oil. Add a drop or two of vanilla extract. Slice each piece of Texas Toast in half and dip in egg mixture. Do not soak the bread, just coat it. Cook on griddle until egg is completely cooked, flipping half-way through. Cook sausage links on griddle until completely cooked through. Slice Oranges into semi-circles. On a plate place two sausage links at the the bottom. This your tree trunk. Above the sausage stack three pieces of french toast, overlapping slightly. Sprinkle french toast with green sugar to make it look like pine leaves. Place a semi-circle orange slice above the tree. This is your sunrise. Serve with syrup.

Grilled Cheese & Soup

Ingredients:

2 loaves Sandwich Bread

1 pack American Cheese

4 tablespoons Butter (1/2 stick)

1 jar Pickles

Directions:

Microwave butter in a small dish for 10 seconds to soften. Spread on each slice of bread. Spreading is easiest if the bread is still partially frozen. Assemble sandwiches with 3 or 4 pickle slice each and 1-1&1/2 slices of cheese depending on the size of the bread. Cook on griddle until butter is toasted on both sides and cheese is melted to satisfaction, flipping in the middle. Goes great with Tomato or Alphabet soup. Serves 8 people.                                                                           

Cinnamon-Sugar Breakfast Scone

This is a favorite breakfast in our family. One thing I like about making it is one batch of mix will make enough for 3 breakfasts.

Scone Mix makes a great gift.

Ingredients for Scone Mix:

1 5-pound bag White Flour

2 1/2 cups Dry Milk

3/4 cup Baking Powder

3 tablespoons Salt

1 tablespoon Cream of Tartar

1/2 cup Sugar

3 cups Canola Oil

Ingredients for Scone:

1 bag Scone Mix 

2 cups Milk

Cinnamon-Sugar 

Directions for Mix:

 In a large mixing bowl combine all the ingredients, adding the Canola Oil last. Mix it all together. Separate the mix into three equal batches. Pour each batch into an old bread bag. Tie up each bag, and put them in the freezer until ready for use.

Directions for Scone:

 Preheat the Oven to 350° In a large mixing bowl add the milk to the bag of Scone Mix. Stir well. Spray a large cookie sheet with cooking spray. Separate the batter into two large Scones on the cookie sheet. Top scones with cinnamon-sugar. Bake for 20 minutes. Serves 8 hungry people

Optional: To make this recipe into a dessert, add a bag of chocolate chips to the batter instead of the cinnamon-sugar