Homemade Brunch

Giant Homemade McGriddle Sandwich

I’m a big fan of brunch. Some weekends I prefer to stay home and enjoy my brunch rather than going out. I like to make pancakes because they are easy, eggs for the same reason, and turkey bacon, also for the same reason. Easy, breezy, beautiful…lazy girl. I enjoy dusting my kitchen off and putting it to use at the end of the week. I decided to make my own McGriddle inspired sandwich. Whole wheat pancakes with Nutella and vanilla protein powder (I pretend to be about the fit life sometimes), eggs (the real deal, not just whites today), and turkey bacon.

Real food bloggers give recipes so here we go:

Ingredients:

• Aunt Jemima whole pancake flour
• Nutella
• Vanilla whey protein powder
• 5 eggs
• 1 cup of milk
• Turkey bacon
• Maple syrup

Directions:

1) Mix the flour, a scoop of protein powder, a spoonful of nutella, milk, and 1 egg in a bowl until it’s lump free

2) Heat a nonstick pan over low-medium heat with cooking oil spray2)

3) Pour mixture in a hot pan to the full size of the pan

3) Cook each side on either side

4) Make 4 pancakes

5) Scramble the eggs or fry them, however you like it

6) Cook the bacon on the pan or in the oven

7) Place the scrambled eggs and bacons between 2 pancakes or in my case all 4 (2 on the bottom, 2 on the top)

8) Top it with syrup or Nutella or both

9) Enjoy 🙂

Wash it all down with homemade mimosas. Fill a champagne glass with champagne and add a splash of orange juice. Add 1 or 2 maraschino cherries for added color and sweetness.

Another brunch recipe is a simple egg scramble with home fries, guac and some fruit. Home Fries: We used regular potatoes, chopped them into small squares and fried them in oil on the stove until done crispy outside soft inside. Guacamole: We used hass avocados mixed with garlic, seasoned salt, chopped tomatoes, and lime juice Eggs: We scrambled eggs and cooked them with chopped sweet peppers and onions. We ate it with sliced tangerines.

Final product:

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