Egg and Bacon Puff Pastry Squares

Ingredients:

• puff pastry
• 2 eggs
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. water
• 2 slices beef bacon, cut in half crosswise
• butter
• sea salt
• black pepper
• olive oil

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 425
2. Cut pastry into 4 inch squares, only using 2 of them
3. Prick pastry all over
4. Beat 1 egg with water for egg wash
5. Brush each pastry square with egg wash
6. Place beef bacon on top of pastry to make an "X"
7. Place small amount of olive oil in bottom of glass baking dish large enough to hold the pastry squares
8. Place pastry squares and bacon in baking dish
9. Bake for 18-20 minutes
10. Add butter to electric griddle or skillet
11. Cook 2 eggs over medium so yellow is still a bit runny
12. Salt and pepper eggs to taste
13. Place one egg on top of each pastry and serve (may garnish with chives)

Believe us, one is enough. Very filling. Nita said this is a definite keeper.

Easy Brunch Strata - Bread

Easy Brunch Strata

Ingredients:

• 1/4 lb. ground beef
• 1/4 medium onion, diced
• 1/4 loaf French or sourdough bread
• 1/2 cup shredded cheese - Mexican 4 blend
• 4 eggs
• jalapenos to taste
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp. ground mustard

Directions:

1. Brown the ground beef, jalapeno and onion until meat is no longer pink.
2. Pour small amount of olive oil in bottom of an 8 x 8 glass baking dish.
3. Cut bread into 1/4 inch slices and lay them on bottom of dish.
4. Top bread with the ground beef mixture.
5. Spread cheese evenly over the ground beef.
6. Whisk eggs, milk and mustard together.
7. Pour eggs over the cheese.
8. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
9. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before cooking.
10. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
11. Bake 35 minutes
12. Top with avocado slices and serve.

Makes 4 servings. We do 2 servings for 2 breakfasts.

Toast, Eggs and Avocado

Ingredients:

• 1 avocado
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• sea salt
• black pepper
• 4 eggs
• 4 pieces toasted wheat bread

Directions:

1. Cut avocado in half, scoop out flesh and put into small bowl
2. Add salt and pepper and lemon juice
3. Mix using a fork until mixture is mostly smooth
4. Poach 4 eggs
5. Toast bread
6. Spread avocado mix evenly on each piece of toast
7. Add one egg to each piece of toast