Relish Recipes — Breakfasts

Anna's Wholegrain Pancakes

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Anna's Wholegrain Pancakes
Yes, wholegrain pancakes can be fluffy, tender and tasty. Letting the batter sit for 5 minutes before cooking your pancakes allows the whole wheat flour and oats to absorb the liquid, which keeps the batter light and delicate. I usually prefer regular rolled oats in baking because they hold their shape and texture, but quick-cooking oats work equally well here because they soak up the liquid quickly and still make a fluffy pancake.

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Rhubarb-Oatmeal Streusel Muffins

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Rhubarb-Oatmeal Streusel Muffins
These muffins have been a "Donna-Marie favourite" for years. The original recipe hails from the Canadian Living Country Cooking cookbook from 1991. No matter in what form this tasty quick bread is baked, it's the highlight of any breakfast or coffee break and best served warm.

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The Versatile Crêpe with Two Fillings

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The Versatile Crêpe with Two Fillings

Thin French pancakes, the well-known crêpes can be filled with either sweet or savoury fillings. You can make them ahead, keep a batch in the fridge or freeze. Even just a slather of jam, a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of chocolate sauce makes a super easy dessert! Serves 6 (2 crêpes each) Ingredients... 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp salt 3 large eggs 1 1/4 cups whole (3%) milk 2 tbsp melted butter + more for cooking Method... In a blender combine flour, salt, eggs, milk and 2 tbsp melted butter. Blend until smooth. Chill for 1...

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Nik's Easy Drop Biscuits

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Nik's Easy Drop Biscuits
Light and fluffy drop biscuits baked with Cheddar, Gruyère and oven baked ham, then finished with a swipe of honey butter. What could be easier? Ideal for an Easter brunch or quick lunch with homemade soup. - Recipe courtesy of Weekend At The Cottage

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Tropical Booster Smoothie

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Tropical Booster Smoothie
This healthy and creamy immune-boosting smoothie made with almond milk is naturally sweetened with frozen fruit, but we like to add a "booster" shot of our local Backyard Honey Company honey. Local honey is antiviral, antibacterial and especially helps with sore throats. So keep all those sniffles at bay while sipping away.

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