This week my nephew arrived for a weeks stay at our humble abode. We enjoy his visit every summer. This morning he was pleased with my version on a hearty breakfast sandwich. Some of you may already create make ahead breakfast sandwiches, This is just a little different approach. So let’s jump in to the ingredients first:
Small pancakes about 2-3 tablespoon scoop in size
Canadian Bacon
1 egg per sandwich
½ slice cheddar cheese
Softened Butter
Oil for frying the eggs.
Choose a scratch recipe for your pancakes or a packaged mix. Do not thin the batter down so the cakes become paper thin. My favorite pre-made mix is Krusteaz’s Sweet Cream Batter. On the flip side of that I like to make whole wheat/oatmeal cakes from scratch, because they stay with me longer. The cakes can even be made ahead of time and frozen.
I will admit it’s a bit overwhelming to roll out more then a half dozen very fast when everything is made at one time. This morning my troops would tell you one pancake sammie was adequate. After I served everyone breakfast I went back and finished cooking all the pancakes. I’m taking a few to a friend who had surgery, so I’m assembling the ingredients in Ziploc bags for travel.
Eggs: I fried ours and basically cut them into 4 pieces. You could also scramble several at once and then cut them into sections too.
Cheese: I found that a half a slice is quite adequate. Using this amount, a great deal of cheese wasn’t running from the sandwich.
Butter: Some of us put softened butter on one of the pancakes to provide a little moisture to the sandwich. A little homemade maple butter would be oh so yummy too.
Other ideas to dress the sammies up a bit: Put one cake down with the warm Canadian bacon and slice of cheese. On top place a poached egg. Leave the 2nd pancake like dessert and eat it traditionally.
OR: Serve the entire sandwich on a plate with warm pancake syrup over the top, adding a sprinkling of cheddar cheese on the top.
The comments I received at breakfast were how well the sandwich stayed together using the Canadian bacon rather than a sausage patty or bacon. They also stated they appreciated quality pancakes, not a super thin pre-made store version.
Those who enjoy a good waffle, could do the same sandwich with waffles instead.
I could have eaten a thin slice of Missouri tomato on mine.
Believe me, people realize you went out of the way to make something ‘fun’ for a meal.
On my days off I try to prepare a breakfast, realizing on work days it is ‘fend for yourself!’
Next on my list is about 3 lbs of homemade meatballs, served with a brown sauce and egg noodles. There’s still a few ears of corn as a side, so the meal is complete. As usual; some of the meatballs are rolling down the road to other tables. This week there’s a great deal of ‘play’ involved in our schedule, boating, golfing, all kinds of things. We wrap up the week attending ‘David’, here at the Sight and Sound theatre.
Simply Yours,
The Covered Dish.
