Some breakfast foods are good leftover: muffins, for instance. Or pancakes (rolled up with butter and sugar--mmmmm.)
Some are not. Scrambled eggs. Oatmeal. When I was growing up, we had a lot of leftover oatmeal because it was never as popular as my mom thought it ought to be.
When leftovers occurred, I made this spice cake variant, which was always received with great enthusiasm:
Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake
2 c. cooked oats
1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
1 t. vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/2c. flour
1 t. soda
1/2 t. salt
3/4 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. nutmeg
Bake in a 9" pan at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes.
Frosting: mix 1/4 c. melted butter, 1/2 c. brown sugar, 3 T half and half (I always used evaporated milk), 1/3 c. nuts, 3/4 c. coconut. IIRC, you then broiled this briefly until it looked nice and toasty.
Now I have leftover oatmeal from time to time, not because I misjudge appetites, but because DOB sometimes runs out of time and doesn't eat his breakfast. So I fix this variant, updated for our household expenditure and nutrition standards. It tastes a lot like gingerbread:
Slightly Cheaper and Healthier Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake
2 c. cooked oats (with raisins)
1/2 c. vegetable oil
1/2 c. honey
1/4 c. molasses
1 t. vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1 t. soda
1/2 t. salt
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. nutmeg
1/2 t. cloves
1/2 t. allspice (or however many spices I feel like dumping in until I get bored)
Bake as above. I skip the frosting and either serve it with applesauce for dessert or plain for breakfast.
3 comments:
Ahh, but does the healthier, cheaper version taste as good? I've been amazed at how many people can make the same recipe but have the end-product turn out so different because they use slightly different ingredients. I'd rather eat less of something and have it be worthwhile. Note: I'm not saying that the healthier version here ISN'T tasty . . . just wondering if it's worth making it healthy. -Amy
Actually, I was pleasantly surprised by the healthier version. It's very moist and rich, an excellent gingerbread. Definitely different from the original, but equally good or better in its own way.
P.S. I feel the same way about health food. For instance, I won't compromise on chocolate cake. No carob-honey concoctions for me. Gross. There are a surprising number of things where the healthy version is as good or better, though, so that's what we eat most of the time and then can occasionally indulge guilt-free.
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