Mother's Day Brunch Ideas

Here are a few ideas for a Mother's Day brunch.

Raspberry Vanilla Scones

Weekend Brunch Casserole (love this recipe)

Breakfast Quiche

Blueberry Kuchen

Savory Southwest Biscuits

Orange Cinnamon Rolls

Citrus Punch

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Easy Chicken Noodle Soup

Here's an easy recipe when you need quick and comforting meal--my go-to recipe when one of my loved ones gets sick.

3 chicken breasts
6-8 cups water
3 cubes chicken bouillon
2 cups celery, chopped
1 medium carrot, peeled and sliced
1 cup onion, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 cup frozen peas
6 oz Amish Extra Thick Kluski Egg Noodles

In a medium saucepan combine chicken and water and bring to a boil. Add bouillon cubes, celery, carrots, onion. Sprinkle with salt, pepper. Cook on medium heat for 20-25 minutes until meat is cooked through. Remove chicken from broth and set aside to cool. Add frozen peas and return to a boil. Add noodles and cook as directed on package, approximately 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, shred chicken into bite-size pieces. Add to soup when noodles are tender. Cook another 5 minutes. Serve immediately with saltine crackers. Serves 4-6.
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Sourdough Baguettes

Oh my goodness! This is the best recipe for Sourdough Baguettes--hard and crusty on the outside, chewy on the inside, and just the right taste of tangy sourness. Yum! I have doubled this recipe, found on King Arthur Flour HERE.

1 cup "fed" sourdough starter (Recipe HERE)
1 1/2 cups warm water
2 teaspoons instant yeast
3 teaspoons sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
5 cups all-purpose flour

In large mixing bowl, combine sourdough starter, water, yeast, sugar, salt and 3 cups flour. Mix with dough hook until well combined. Gradually add remaining flour until mixture forms a ball. Knead to form a smooth dough, 3-5 minutes.

Allow the dough to rise, covered, for 1 hour. Refrigerate, covered overnight. Divide the dough into fourths. Shape each into a 12-15" baguette. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover and allow to rise until puffy, about 3 hours.

Before baking, make three deep diagonal slashes in each loaf. Spray the baguettes with warm water right before placing in oven. Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven for 25-30 minutes or until crust is a light golden brown. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack. Makes four loaves.
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S'Mores Bars

Here's a recipe I discovered at a recent church supper. They were amazing and I had to try them! I hope you'll enjoy them just as much!

1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups graham crackers, crushed
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 milk chocolate bars, approximately 1 1/2 ounces each
2 cups miniature marshmallows

Heat oven to 350°. Beat butter and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in crushed graham crackers, flour, baking powder, and salt. Reserve 1 cup of the graham cracker mixture and press remaining mixture over the bottom of a greased 8" square pan. Arrange chocolate bars in a single layer over graham cracker crust. Sprinkle with marshmallows. Crumble reserved graham cracker mixture over the marshmallows. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Cut into bars and cool completely. Makes about 12-16 bars.
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