Iowa Spring-Summer 2022 - 14

CREATING A BRUNCH TO
REMEMBER
Brunch gives us the best of breakfast and
lunch. Think egg-and-meat sandwiches
made with bagels, croissants, English muffins,
biscuits-or fried, Monte Cristo style.
Think quiche, crepes with traditional breakfast
fillings, egg-based casseroles and
strata, chicken and waffles or eggs Benedict.
Some brunch foods can be enhanced
with liquor. For example, you can substitute
some of the liquid in scrambled eggs or in
eggs used for soaking French toast with a
spirit such as bourbon or rum. The liquor
will be cooked off, so you just get the flavor
of the spirit.
Another tasty way to incorporate liquor
into your brunch foods is with spirited toppings
and sauces.
Lighter fare complements brunch
entrées: fresh fruit, a spinach and arugula
salad with strawberries and balsamic vinaigrette
or yogurt topped with honey and
granola. If your entrée needs a carb, consider
monkey bread, coffee cake, cornbread,
scones, pancakes or English
muffins with jams and marmalade.
If you're a fan of brunch cocktails,
choose protein-rich foods to slow alcohol
absorption and keep you feeling
full longer. Avoid too much salt, which
makes you thirsty and encourages you
and your guests to imbibe more
quickly. And be sure to pair your meal
with plenty of water and other non-alcoholic
options.
Baileys French Toast
The one-of-a-kind taste of Baileys complements this favorite brunch entrée.
Makes four slices of French toast. From Baileys.com
3½ ounces Baileys Original Irish
Cream
2 eggs
1 ounce milk
4 slices bread
3 tablespoons butter
Whipped cream
Raspberries
Blueberries and a dusting of icing
sugar to garnish
 Beat the eggs, milk and Baileys
together. Pour over the slices of
bread on a plate and let it soak in
for a couple of minutes. Melt the
butter in a large frying pan over
medium heat. Heat the bread
slices in the preheated pan for
about 2 minutes or until golden
on each side.
 Serve the French toast and
top with a generous dollop of
whipped cream, handfuls of
raspberries and blueberries,
drizzles of chocolate sauce and
golden syrup, and a dusting of
icing sugar. Now, dig in!
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