Cinnamon is one of my favorite smells associated with Christmas. I enjoy luring loved ones away from their gifts or out of bed on Christmas morning with freshly baked yummies. But if you’ve stayed up too late wrapping gifts or watching the Norad Santa Tracker the night before, you might want something easy to prepare so you can get back to your napping amongst the wrapping paper.
This Christmas Quiche can be prepared the night before (which made me extremely nervous the first time I tried it, but everything worked out deliciously), and the Apple Puff Pancake is cinnamony enough to fill your home with Ahhhh… Merry Christmas!
Menu
- Christmas Quiche
- and/or
- Apple Puff Pancake
- Sausage or Bacon
- Fruit Salad
- Grapefruit sections, Pomegranate Seeds, Diced Apples & Banana Slices
- Freshly Squeezed Orange juice
Christmas Quiche
10-12 servings
Prepare the night before, store in the refrigerator and bake in the morning.
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup flour
Melt butter and add flour to make a smooth roux.
6 large eggs
Beat eggs & add to roux.
1 cup milk
1/2 – 1 lb. cubed Monteray Jack cheese (amt. depends on your preference – I like less)
3 oz. cream cheese
2 cups cottage cheese
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
Add rest of ingredients to egg mixture.
Stir until blended – pour into 9×13 glass baking pan, cover w/ foil overnight
Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 45 min.
Apple Puff Pancake
6-8 servings
2 Apples
Peel & slice
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
Add to apples and mix
5 Tbsp butter
Chop and scatter in the bottom of 9×13 glass baking pan
Lower rack in oven to lowest level
Preheat oven to 425 degrees
Place pan w/ butter in oven until butter melts and starts to bubble
6 eggs
Beat eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
Add to eggs and mix well
Remove baking pan w/ bubbling butter from oven
Distribute cinnamon apple mixture evenly in pan
Pour egg mixture over top of apples – do not stir
Return pan to oven.
Bake for 20-22 minutes
Powdered sugar (optional)
Cut into squares and sprinkle w/ powdered sugar if desired.
