Friday, September 10, 2010

Put Some Fun in Your Recipes

The following story is a great illustration of what is fun about community cookbooks. We all have routines; while comfortable they can get boring. Cathy Ropp tells us about how she got out of her routine and had fun doing so. Thanks Cathy.

"I recently had a breakfast to attend on Sunday morning before church. Instead of making one of my standby breakfast recipes, I decided to try something new. In The Junior League of Columbus, Georgia cookbook "Pull up a Chair" I found the perfect recipe. The Overnight Pecan French Toast was not only easy to make but it was also delicious."


Overnight Pecan French Toast

Serves 4

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, cut into cubes
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1/2 cup chopped pecans
8 (1-inch-thick) slices French bread
4 eggs
1 1/3 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt

Combine the brown sugar, butter and corn syrup in a small saucepan and mix well. Cook over medium heat for 3 minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly. Do not overcook. Pour into a greased 9X13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with pecans. Top with the bread. Whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla and salt in a bowl. Pour evenly over the bread. Chill, covered, for 8 to 10 hours.
Remove from the refrigerator and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before baking. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until set. Invert onto a serving platter.


Cathy Ropp

Cathy's story is not unusual; food is such a big part of every occassion. What a great idea to put some fun in your food preparation and selection by using your community cookbook collection to research new and interesting dishes to try--if a recipe comes from a community cookbook you can bet it will be a good one.

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