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[Shalara]

Hey folks! Other than muffins, I rarely bake. However, I got roped into baking at a recent PTA meeting. I have NO idea what to make! They will be served on "Grandparents and Special Friends Day", in the morning. So I would think some kind of coffee cake or breakfast bread would be better than cookies or something, but I need to be able to portion them up so something crumbly and messy isn't a good idea.

Any ideas or great morning baked goods recipes out there?

Thanks!

[Carousel96]

What's wrong with muffins? They're single servings, preportioned, no more crumbly than a coffee cake, and it's easy to make a variety of flavors.

[Caldercup]

What about something savory ('cause I bet there will be lots of sweets there.)

These "quiches" look rather simple and I've been intrigued by them since I saw people put them into bentos:

Cooks.com - Recipe - Quiche Muffins

Eileen

[5SOXFNZ]

We had a potluck breakfast for our benefactors last May and the quiches that poeple brought went over really well. Can't imagine it'd be harder to make then a batch of muffins or a coffeecake.

[Bert & Sully]

Why not do something seasonal like these Cape Code Cranberry Bars?

Cape Cod Cranberry Bars (Adapted from KAF Cookie Companion)

For the crust

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 cup pecans, toasted and chopped

For the filling

2 cups cranberries - fresh or frozen (do not thaw if frozen)
1 1/2 cups peeled, cored and chopped apples
1 cup fresh raspberries
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

To make the crust

Preheat oven to 350

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugars and salt. Add the vanilla and butter - use a pastry blender to mix the butter into the flour until the mixture is very crumbly. Stir in the nuts. Measure out 1 1/2 cups of the crumb mixture and set aside. Scoop the remaining crumbs into the bottom of a 9" x 13" baking pan lightly coated with nonstick spray. Pat the crumbs down to form an even layer - bake for 15 minutes.

To make the filling

While the crust is baking, add the cranberries, apples, raspberries and sugar into a food processor. Pulse a few times to chop the cranberries. Add the flour and melted butter - pulse a few more times to combine the mixture.

Scoop the mixture over the baked crust and use an off-set spatula to spread it evenly. Crumble the reserved crumb mixture over the filling - bake until the filling is bubbly and the crumbles begin to turn a golden brown, about 35 to 40 minutes. Remove and let cool completely before cutting into bars.

[lukeandbrookesmom]

The Cape Cod Cranberry Bars sound delicious!

[Diz]

Originally Posted by Bert & Sully

Why not do something seasonal like these Cape Code Cranberry Bars?

Hey B&S, are you offering to make them for all of us?
They sound delicious!!

[Carousel96]

Originally Posted by Diz

Hey B&S, are you offering to make them for all of us?
They sound delicious!!

Tell me when and where and I'll be there to get mine!

[Diz]

Whoops...I was drooling and forgot to post my recipe...

These were very popular at the early hockey games...

Lemon Squares

Crust:
1 c softened butter
2/3 c confectioner's sugar
1 1/2 c all-purpose flour
Pinch of salt

Filling:
5 eggs
2 c granulated sugar
1/2 c fresh lemon juice
Grated rind of 1 lemon

Extra:
Confectioner's sugar for topping

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Prepare the crust by mixing all of the ingredients in a large bowl.
Knead the dough with your hands until soft and pliable.
Press the dough into an ungreased 9" x 12" cookie pan.
Pre-bake the crust for 10-15 minutes or until lightly brown.

Make the filling:
Mixe the eggs and sugar until light and lemon colored.
Stir in the flour. Add lemon juice and rind.
Pour the lemon filling on to the crust.
Bake for 20 minutes or until filling is set.
Cool completely.
Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar before cutting into squares.

[Bert & Sully]

Depends on the coffee you're offering. We need to find someone in The Bay Area with access to Peet's.

Pumpkin is really good too but I'm having a hard time finding the recipe I wanted to share w/the OP.

[Griffin]

How about pumpkin bread? It's the right season for it, and it is yummy!

[Colexis Mom]

I made a lemon type angel food cake (dusted with powdered sugar) for our morning event!

[karadisney]

Banana bread, coffee cake, choc. chip muffins, little bagels with cream cheese would be great. Good luck and have fun!

[Big Baloo]

why not make your fave muffin/quick bread but in mini-muffin form? Could even do mini-quiches, too.

[Bert & Sully]

Curious to read what you finally decided on?