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Easy Breakfast Casserole at the American Guest House

August 27, 2012 – 7:03 pm

 

Here is one of our delicious “breakfast special” at our lovely DC Bed and Breakfast : the Easy Breakfast Casserole

Here what you need for four casseroles:

Time to prepare: 15 minutes

7 eggs

1 cup milk

4 cups shredded cheddar cheese

6-8 slices bacon – chopped

8 frozen hash browns (patties)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground mustard

Directions:

1. Place hash browns in a single layer in a greased 9X13 baking dish. Cook bacon and slice.

2. Sprinkle with cheese and bacon.

3. In a bowl, beat eggs, milk, salt and mustard. Pour over bacon.

4. Cover and bake at 350′F for 1 hour.

5. Uncover; bake 15 minutes longer or until edges are golden brown and knife inserted near the center comes out clean.

Et Voila! Jonathan, Innkeeper
American Guest House in Washington DC

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Looking for a new egg breakfast idea for your weekend mornings?

June 2, 2012 – 6:10 pm

Here is an amazing, quick and delicious recipe for you to try if you don’t feel like frying or boiling eggs.  Try baking them!  This is a type of “Egg Souffle” without all the work.

Pre-Heat Your Oven to 375 Degrees

Take a 6 tray Mini Loaf pan and spray over with some cooking spray in each cup.

Crack 6 eggs with the yolk intact into each circle of your mini loaf pan

Place a dash of salt, pepper, thyme, dill and parsley.  You can slice up some sandwich meat of your choice into small 1/4 inch squares and place them around the yolk.  Next add some mozzarella cheese over the very top.  For cheese lovers apply cheese generously. Be careful not to break the yolk while adding your toppings.

Ensuring that the oven is well heated to 375, place the tray on the lower tray of your oven and wait for 8-10 minutes.  Try not to open the oven more than once to check on your eggs as the temperature drops immediately each time.  I would recommend waiting the 8 minutes and shaking the try just a bit to see if the eggs have cooked well enough.

While they eggs are baking, you can slice up some onions and mushrooms and sautee them in a pan with some butter to add on the side or as a topping on your dish.

Remove the Eggs from the cups carefully using a small rubber spatula. Serve and Enjoy!

Jonathan, Innkeeper
American Guest House in Washington DC

 

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Honey Walnut Bread at the American Guest House Bed and Breakfast, Washington DC

April 25, 2012 – 10:06 pm

Another great recipe to try for breakfast at our lovely Washington DC B&B!

Ingredients:
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
2/3 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
3/4 honey
1-1/2 cups walnuts, coarsely chopped
1 egg whisked(egg wash)

Method:
1) Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a loaf pan.
2) Place walnuts in small pan over medium heat to toast for 4-5 minutes over medium high heat. Watch carefully and turn often with spatula.
3) Whisk flour, baking powder and salt to combine and sift. Add walnuts to flour mixture.
3) Place milk and egg in a large bowl. Add honey. Whisk to combine. Stir in flour mixture and combine with a wooden spoon until ingredients are combined. Do not over stir the ingredients. Turn into prepared pan.
4) Bake in center of oven until golden, about 45 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 375 degrees; continue baking another 10 to 15 minutes longer. Use a brush and cover loaf with egg wash during the last fifteen minutes. This adds a nice sheen and color to the loaf.
5) Remove from oven. Let sit for 10 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack to cool completely. Wrap in plastic wrap and allow to age overnight.

Makes 1 loaf

Jonathan, Innkeeper
American Guest House in Washington DC

 

 

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Buttermilk Pound Cake

March 23, 2012 – 7:56 pm

Here is a quick easy recipe with basic household baking materials!  For buttermilk, you can place a cup of milk out for 10 minutes with 1 TSP of Lemon Juice or white vinegar.

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk

Set milk out and add the teaspoon of lemon juice and set aside for 5-10 minutes for the buttermilk mixture

Cream Butter and sugar in a bowl and whisk until mixed.  Add eggs one at a time and allow each to mix thoroughly.  In a side bowl, sift flour, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the butter/sugar batch and mix.  Add buttermilk, and vanilla. Grease a 9×5 pan and pour mixture into the pan.  Bake at 325 degrees until golden brown.

Enjoy!

Joseph, Innkeeper
American Guest House in Washington DC

 

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Banana Pecan Bread, at the American Guest House Bed and Breakfast, Washington DC

March 18, 2012 – 12:46 am

Here a cake recipe that we gonna use for tomorrow breakfast at our Washington DC hotel. I found this recipe to be fairly easy to make in just 10 min plus baking time.

2 Cups of Flour

1 Tsp of Baking Soda

1 Tsp of Baking Powder

1/4 Tsp of Salt

1/2 cup of Butter (unsalted)

1 Cup of Sugar

1/2 chopped Pecans

2-3 Bananas

Take your flour and add the baking soda, baking power and salt and sift in a separate bowl.  Next take your sugar and butter and cream, adding the eggs one at at time until fluffy.  Mash the bananas in a separate bowl.  Take the batter and add to the flour mix and whisk the two together.  Add the bananas and pecans and place the batter into a 9×5 pan.  Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown.

Enjoy!

Joseph, Innkeeper
American Guest House in Washington DC

 

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Morning Coffee? It’s a Science.

February 22, 2012 – 2:57 am

It’s one of those things that can make or break your day.  Morning coffee is essential for the average person getting off on the right foot for the day.  The right cup can be a science for some. So what do you prefer? Paper Filters or Reusable?  Fresh Coffee Grounds of Pre-Grounded Coffee?  Maybe even just plain old instant coffee?  At the American Guest house we care about what our guests prefer and would love to hear your feedback.

After reviewing several coffee makers, the “Cadillac” of coffee makers seems to be Krups, but the Cuisinart DCC-1200 seems to give the most bang for the buck at 1200 watts of brewing power and a gauge to adjust the temperature of the coffee (Hotter if you like cream with your coffee, slightly cooler if you drink it black).

As a seasoned coffee drinker myself, i enjoy my cup with three creams, two sugars and hot! :-D (replace sugar with a few splashes of peppermint syrup flavoring for an amazing cup).

So tell us, How do you prefer your coffee?  :)

Joseph, Innkeeper
American Guest House in Washington DC

 

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Banana bread at the Guest House

February 13, 2012 – 3:18 am

This recipe it’s one of my favorite/quick recipe. This is a classic Banana Bread recipe that makes your loaf of banana bread very moist and very tasty!

Ingredients

1 ripe banana mashed

3/4 cup pecans

2 cups all-purpose flour

3 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 cup sugar

1 cup butter melted

2 tsp vanilla extract

4 large eggs

1 cup buttermilk

Instructions:

Prepare a loaf pan by spraying with non-stick spray and preheat oven to 325 degrees.Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Toss nuts in the flour mixture to prevent from sinking to the bottom of the loaf.

Combine mashed banana and melted better. Whisk in sugar and beat until fluffy. Add vanilla extract and proceed to beat in one egg at a time.

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in thirds until incorporated. Proceed to add buttermilk and combine until evenly moistened.

Place loaf in oven for one hour. Cake is dense and will need to bake through. After 40 minutes you may wish to cover top with foil if it has begun to brown. Remove from oven when toothpick comes out clean and cake is firm to a gentle touch.

Enjoy! Jonathan, Innkeeper
American Guest House in Washington DC

 

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Did someone say Coffee Cake? :)

February 11, 2012 – 3:17 am

Tomorrow morning our guests will be humbled with an amazing Coffee cafe to savor the taste buds of any breakfast event.  Want the recipe?  Well here you go!

The Cake:

1/2 cup of unsalted butter

1 cup of sugar

2 eggs

3/4 cup of sour cream

1 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

1 3/4 cups of flour

1 teaspoon of baking powder

A pinch of Salt and Baking Soda

The Streusel:

1/2 cup of Brown Sugar

1/2 cup of Flour

1/2 cup of Unsalted Butter

A Pinch of Salt

3 Teaspoons of Ground Cinnamon/or Cocoa Powder

First we can make the cake batter.  Mix the butter and sugar for about 5 minutes until creamed.  Next, add one egg at a time and mix into batter thoroughly.  Then add Vanilla and Sour Cream into batter.  In a SEPARATE BOWL, sift together the flour, baking soda and baking powder and salt.  Finally, take the flour mixture and pour into the batter and mix thoroughly.

Now for the Streusel mix:  Take the dry ingrediants (Flour, Sugar, Cocoa or Cinnimon (which ever you chose) ) and mix.  Add the butter and mix well.

Place half of the batter layered into a 9×5 greased pan.  add 1/2 of the streusel mix on top of the first half of batter.  Next add the remaining portion of the batter to the pan.  Finally finish off the streusel mixture on top of the remaining batter on the pan.

Bake for 30-45 minutes on 350 degrees.

Enjoy!

Joseph, Innkeeper
American Guest House in Washington DC

 

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Cranberry Cake! :)

February 7, 2012 – 3:30 am

Looking for another great recipe?  Here is a moist and flaky treat you can try at home!  :)

Cranberry Cake

3 eggs
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon of salt
2 tablespoons of milk
2 cups flour
2 1/2 cups cranberries (1 bag)

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9×13 pan.

2. Beat eggs and sugar together for 5 min

3. Add butter and vanilla and beat for a few more minutes. Add the milk and salt

4. Add flour and then cranberries. Pour into greased pan.

5. Bake 45-50 minutes

Enjoy!

Joseph, Innkeeper
American Guest House in Washington DC

 

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Cakes Cakes Cakes!, Icing?

January 25, 2012 – 3:29 am

Here at the American Guest House we take special pride in our Bed and Breakfast perks such as our freshly prepared breakfasts every morning as well as our homemade pastries as well, that’s right, baked from scratch!  What’s a homemade cake/pastry without some icing?  Here is a quick recipe you can try at home to add to any baked morsel you may be preparing:

2 cups of Powdered Sugar

4 ounces of Cream Cheese

2 Tbsp of Butter

3 Tbsp of Milk

Cream your Butter and Cream Cheese together and add the powdered sugar and milk evenly and voila!

Enjoy!

Joseph, Innkeeper
American Guest House in Washington DC

 

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