Aroma of Fall: Waking up to French Toast and Sausage

Why I like fall:  Harvesting of the fruit and vegetables, mums in bloom in the yard,  crisp autumn days, decorating my home with the fall colors. Cooking in my Bean Pot.This recipe was shared with me and I thought I would pass it on.  I plan on making this very soon. Can you  smell the cinnamon and nutmeg.  It will just say Fall has arrived.

Berry Bean Pot click on image

French Toast & Sausage

Making breakfast is a snap with this recipe because most of the prep is done the night before.
Ingredients:
10 slices bread (stale or fresh, cubed)
5 eggs
1/3 cup milk
Cinnamon and nutmeg 1 tsp. of vanilla or orange extract

                                                       Pancake syrup

                                                       Sausage links                                            

Directions:
The evening before serving, place enough bread in bean pot to fill halfway.
In a bowl, whisk eggs, milk, dash of cinnamon and nutmeg, vanilla or orange extract together.
Pour mixture over bread.
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
In the morning, squeeze pancake syrup over top of mixture making an "S" shape in both directions.
Cover with foil and twist to make handles on each end of bean pot.
Place sausage links on foil.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Serve with steaming hot cup or coffee or tea, sliced oranges, bananas or apples.  

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Decorating tip:  To serve above recipe arrange fruit slices on a pretty plate with matching cup and saucer and serve the sausage and french toast.   Use a tablecloth or placemat with napkin.  Be creative.  It doesn't have to match.  Use what you have.  Just make it special.  Serve to your family or if you live alone invite someone in to enjoy it with you.  Start a breakfast club with some friends to share recipe, food, and laughter.  Take time to be grateful for what you have and enjoy. 

Berry Dining Place Setting

 

Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile.
William Cullen Bryant

Leave a comment when you try this. Let me know what you think.

 

 

Aroma of Fall: Nana's Apple Pie

The colors of fall are so pretty.  The leaves on the trees and changing, the mums are in bloom and in the kitchen the Aroma of Fall is spicing up kitchens all over.  Pumpkins, apples, pears and squash.  Using these items in your recipes brings fall to the dinner table.

Veranda Home Collection

To compliment the Veranda Bean Pot that you will be using for those fall recipes which have been posted earlier why not bake your apple pie in the Veranda Stoneware Pie Plate shown above.  Not only will the pie look beautiful as you serve the pie from it but it bakes wonderful.  This pie plate can go in the oven and in the microwave.  As your pie is baking the aroma that will fill your home will be so comforting to the family returning home after a day away from home.

Apple Pie

Ingredients:

Pastry for 2 crusts (recipe below)
8 cups sliced, peeled assorted baking apples - about 3 lbs.  (Granny Smith, Cortland, Jonathan)
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 Tablespoons butter
1 egg yolk
1 Tablespoon milk

Directions:
1. In a large bowl, toss the sliced apples with lemon juice.
2. Combine sugars, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg; add to apples and toss well to coat.
3. Fill pastry lined 9 inch pie pan with apple mixture. Dot with butter.
4. Place second crust on top of pie filling, cut slits in top of crust to vent. Seal the edges of the crust with a fork or by hand.
5. In a small bowl, beat the egg yolk and milk. Brush mixture over top crust.
6. Bake at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes.
7. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F and bake 40-45 minutes more or until crust is golden and filling is bubbly.

Flaky Pastry Pie Crust Recipe

Makes two 9-inch pie crusts                                                                                  
Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, chilled and diced
1/2 cup ice water

Directions:
1. Combine the flour and salt in a large bowl.
2. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3. Stir in the ice water, a Tablespoon at a time, until the crust mixture forms a ball.
4. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
5. Sprinkle flour onto rolling surface. Roll dough out, then divide in half. Roll each half to fit a 9-inch pie plate.
6. Place crust in pie plate, pressing evenly into the bottom and sides.


Hint of the day:  No  time to make a baked apple pie you can still have that aroma of fall in your home by using a fragrance warmer.  All you need to do is put a quarter size Baked Apple Pie Jell into the saucer of the fragrance warmer and then turn on and before long your home will soon smell like baked apple pie.

 

Fragrance warmers will make a nice gift.