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Baking for Breakfast

By Marianne Salina

When it comes to breaking the fast, baking at home is a great change of pace from cereal, eggs, or toast. Turn your kitchen into a patisserie, and bake up all sorts of morning treats from pastry and muffins to pancakes and sweet breads. Whether you're a career chef or a home-based baker, the options are endless.

Baking in Batches

Some of the best bakery treats come in batches, such as muffins, scones, and buns. These hand-held goodies are great for the baker who wants to serve a group breakfast without major cleanup.

Muffins:

Try baking banana muffins if you have a few brown bananas around, or there's always the classic blueberry muffin.

Scones:

These dense, triangular bakery favorites originated in Scotland. There are many ways to bake a scone, from adding chocolate chips or cream to using nuts, preserves, or fruit.

Buns:

Bake up sweet buns or cinnamon rolls in your home patisserie, and your guests are sure to thank the baker for this tasty breakfast.

Bake Bread for Breakfast

Think outside the bakery box: Bread isn't just for sandwiches. If you're baking for the whole family or simply want a breakfast that will last all week, try baking a loaf of breakfast bread. As the baker, you get to choose whether it will be banana bread, cranberry bread, or carrot bread. Whatever strikes your fancy! Check out your local bakery for more inspiration for your own home patisserie. A good bakery will offer all sorts of sweet breads by the slice.

Bet on Biscuits

If you're looking for a pastry alternative, bet on biscuits to make breakfast a hit. This fluffy quick bread can be served with butter and jam or topped with rich sausage gravy. A good baker knows that biscuits should be light, flaky, and golden.

Popular Pastry

Last, but not least, there are tons of pastry recipes to choose from when it comes to baking breakfast. From bear claws and turnovers to croissants and tarts, baking pastry is a surefire way to make your next breakfast a memorable experience.

Baking is a challenge many chefs shy away from. But it's just a process that can be learned like any other. Culinary programs offer baking classes for students ranging from those with professional aspirations to those who want to wow their families with a sumptuous brunch.

About the Author
Marianne Salina is a freelance writer in Spokane, Washington. She writes about pursuits in education and degree opportunities.

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