Savoury Brunch Bake Michael Smith Recipes

BACON CHEDDAR POTATO TART (MICHAEL SMITH)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Line a 6-inch non-stick fry pan with bacon slices, arranging them in a radial pattern and starting with one end of bacon in the centre of the pan and the other end draped over the edge. When the entire surface of the pan has been covered, sprinkle with pepper and add a layer of sliced potatoes to cover the bottom. Sprinkle with grated cheese, salt and pepper and repeat layers until they are slightly above the top of the pan.
• Fold the bacon, one slice at a time up and over the potato mound toward the centre. Carefully overlap each slice and repeat until the top is completely and neatly covered with bacon. Press down and cover with a lid.
• Place tart on a baking sheet, which will catch any drips during cooking. Bake for 3 hours. It has to cook low and slow so the potatoes cook and the bacon doesn't burn. The lid will eventually come down and sit on the pan as the food cooks.
• Turn pan over and invert tart onto a serving plate. Cut into 6 slices.

OATMEAL CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sift together the flour, oatmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Mix the eggs, oil, yogurt and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.
• Stir in the carrots and then the dry ingredients.
• Spoon into 6 jumbo or 12 regular-sized muffin cups.
• Bake for 30 minutes.

CINNAMON ROLLS (MICHAEL SMITH)

Steps:

• 1. In a small pot gently warm the milk along with 1 stick of butter, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, the vanilla and the salt. Don't bring to a simmer, warm just enough to melt the butter. Meanwhile measure half the flour into the bowl of a stand mixer along with the yeast. Add the warm melted milk butter mixture to the flour, beat with a paddle attachment until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time, beating until smooth before proceeding. Switch to a dough hook and add the remaining flour. Knead until a soft dough forms that is no longer sticky to the touch, about five minutes. If more flour is needed, by all means add it to achieve the desired outcome. Rest the dough in a warm place, covered in a lightly oiled bowl until it doubles in size, about one to two hours.
• 2. Knock the dough down and let rest for a few minutes. Meanwhile thoroughly mix together the room temperature butter with 1 cup of brown sugar and the cinnamon. Flour your work surface, the dough, your hands and a rolling pin. Roll out the dough into a long rectangle shape, about 18x12-inches. Evenly spread the cinnamon butter over the top of the dough leaving an inch or two uncovered along one long edge. This will help a seal form. Roll tightly into a long cigar shape from the covered long edge to the uncovered long edge.
• 3. Slice the dough log into 12 or 16 sections. Turn each on its side and position evenly in an appropriately sized lightly oiled baking dish. Rest, uncovered, until the dough doubles in size again and the rolls swell into each other.
• 4. Meanwhile preheat your oven to 350. When the dough is ready, bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
• 5. When the cinnamon rolls have cooled enough to handle stir together the glaze ingredients and drizzle all over them.
• Serve!

BAKED BRUNCH SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Spread mustard on one side of six slices of bread. Layer the ham, cheese and tomato over mustard; top with remaining bread. Butter the outsides of the sandwiches; cut in half. Arrange in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. , In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and pepper; pour over sandwiches. Cover and refrigerate overnight. , Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

HEALTY COUNTRY PANCAKES MICHAEL SMITH

Steps:

• Whisk together the flours, oats, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. In a separate bowl whisk together the wet ingredients. Using a wooden spoon, stir the dry mix into the wet ingredients just to combine.
• Preheat your griddle or a large skillet over medium high heat.
• Spoon the batter onto the preheated surface. Small pancakes cook faster and are easier to flip but if you're a deft hand, feel free to make them bigger. Watch for bubbles to break the surface, then flip and finish. Serve and share!
• VARIATIONS:.
• Add a little fun by frying a batch of bacon on the griddle first (one or two strips per pancake). Once the bacon has finished cooking, fold the strips in half (off center making a V formation) and pour spoonfuls of batter over. Cook until golden brown, then flip and cook the second side. This option deletes the health factor but ups the man pleasing factor.
• Add some blueberries and cardamom to taste along with a teaspoon or two of sugar to the batter.
• Add some small diced apple and cinnamon to taste to the batter.
• Add a very ripe banana, mashed, and sweetened shredded coconut to taste.

CRISPY OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES (MICHAEL SMITH)

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 375°F.
• Cream the butter, sugar and molasses together in a stand mixer. Beat until well combined and 'creamy'. If you don't have a stand mixer beat vigorously by hand in a large mixing bowl. Add the egg and vanilla to the butter mixture and continue beating until well combined.
• Meanwhile whisk the flour, oats, salt, baking powder and salt together in a separate bowl.
• Gradually add the flour mix to the wet mixture, beating just until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
• Using a tablespoon scoop out a ball of the dough and drop onto a lightly greased cookie tray. Flatten slightly. Repeat, leaving lots of room in between the balls for the cookies to expand. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Cool for ten minutes then remove from the tray and try to eat only one!