This is a 5 star Easter Brunch recipe!
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 10 muffin cups.
Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until crisp and evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
Place the cream cheese, milk, and eggs in a medium bowl, and beat until smooth with an electric mixer set on Low. Stir in Swiss cheese and green onion, and set aside.
Separate dough into 10 biscuits. Press into the bottom and sides of each muffin cup, forming 1/4 inch rims. Sprinkle half of the bacon into the bottoms of the dough-lined muffin cups. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture into each cup.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until filling is set and rims of the tarts are golden brown. Sprinkle with the remaining bacon, and lightly press into the filling. Remove from pan, and serve warm.
By Marn
I'm having an Easter Brunch for my family. There will be about 18 people. Does anyone have some good menu ideas for this? I know it's a bit late for planning but I need something that can be kept warm and still taste good. I plan to have cold fruit, like cantaloupe and grapes.
Linda,
These recipes come from my mom, who just happens to be the best cook in the world! They are the ones she makes most often when we all get together for brunch. The first recipe (for the strata) is my favorite. And, it can be put together the day before so you have more time to spend with your guests. Hope you enjoy!
Mom's Easy Breakfast Strata
This strata is really easy to make. I've even made it and gotten compliments (quite a feat!). It can be put it together the day before; then just remove from the refrigerator and bake. Ham or bacon can be substituted for the sausage.
Makes 8 servings
Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Hour 10 Minutes
Ready in: 10 Hours
1 pound pork sausage
6 slices bread, cubed
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
6 eggs
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground dry mustard
Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, and set aside. Layer bread cubes, sausage, and Cheddar cheese in a lightly greased 7" x 11" baking dish. In a bowl, beat together the eggs, milk, salt, and mustard. Pour the egg mixture over the bread cube mixture. Cover, and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight. Remove the casserole from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Cheesy Ham and Hash Brown Casserole
Makes 12 servings
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Hour
1 (32-ounce) package frozen hash brown potatoes
8 ounces cooked, diced ham
2 (10.75-ounce) cans condensed cream of potato soup
1 (16-ounce) container sour cream
2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9" x 13" baking dish. In a large bowl, mix hash browns, ham, cream of potato soup, sour cream and Cheddar cheese. Spread evenly into prepared dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until bubbly and lightly brown. Serve immediately.
You could buy the small jelly beans or M & M's fill the jars up with them. Make a bunny out of pompons (big white one for the head, small black ones for the eyes and half of a white pipe cleaners, a black triangular felt nose, small black felt mouth) all hot glued together and put on the lid.
How about a ham- you can bake and serve at room temp. A cheesy potatoe casserole, salad w/cranberries and pears, maybe a quiche or the strata recipe above and the fruit that you mentioned is a good idea.
Have fun!
Linda
I am not sure what to have for lunch on Easter. I have a 4 year old daughter, so I would like it to be Easter or bunny themed. I cannot seem to find any ideas.
By Cammie from Atlanta, GA
Wouldn't a basket of Easter Eggs be enough related to the Easter Bunny bringing the eggs, and then have whatever food you would normally have.
Let your daughter peel your hard boiled eggs before dying them then make deviled eggs from the colorful eggs. I use a cold food coloring dye completely safe. Put the yolks and all other ingredients in a plastic ziploc bag and let her squish it into the filling, cut a small tip off one corner and let her fill the eggs. They may be a little messy but after all Easter is all about the children and family.
Getting your 4 year old involved in making the meal might be as much fun as anything for her. How about helping her make muffins or an easy salad both of which I will post recipes for on my blog for all.
You could have "Carrot juice"-just an orange drink though, so she'll drink it! (maybe drink it with a green straw!)
You could have cotton candy for dessert-fluffy bunny tails!
Have her draw on a 11x17 paper -or sticker, etc., a placemat.
Eat a "veggie garden"-how? by serving veggie pizza!
For a "project", get a small box (for each person) of jelly beans, and paper and crayons. Have each person graph/draw the number of each color of jelly beans. For example, if you have 3 yellow, write "3", and then draw 3 yellow circles, even if you have to help your child, it would be a fun time!
If you get a bunny shaped cookie cut out, you could make ham n cheese sandwhiches and cut them out in the bunny shape.
You could do a craft like this card, familyfun.go.com/
I need a food item for Easter. We have lunch at our church once a month. I need something cutesy with an Easter theme.
