Baked French toast

I recommend this (modified) recipe. Original recipe: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/baked-french-toast-2/Detail.aspx
I strongly recommend cutting the topping amount of the original as I did below. I think the below hits the "right" level of sweetness (it's still sweet but that is what I would expect - it needs no maple syrup though...) I also don't like mine soggy so cutting down the milk/cream combo works for me... (mine is less like bread-pudding and more like french toast )

This is an awesome make-ahead dish for brunch or breakfast! It's being added to my New Year morning menu! :-)

Baked French Toast (prep 15mins. Cook: 40 mins. Ready 15hrs)

Ingredients
* 1 (1 pound) loaf French bread, cut diagonally in 1 inch slices - or two slices stacked of wheat or white bread - usually 14-16 slices
* 8-10 eggs
* 2 cups milk (can make this up to a 50%-50% mix with half and half)
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/4 cup butter
* 1/2 cup brown sugar
* 1 tablespoons light corn syrup

Directions
1. Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish.
2. Arrange the slices of bread in the bottom.
3. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, cream, vanilla and cinnamon.
4. Pour over bread slices, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
5. The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
6. In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup; heat until bubbling. Pour over bread and egg mixture.
7. Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, for 40 minutes.

IMHO this makes 8 servings with ~ 2 slices bread and 1 egg equivalent each person.
~ 370 calories/serving. (assuming 80 calorie bread, 2% milk, and cinnamon and vanilla add "negligable" calories per serving)

potatoe pancakes (placki kartoflane)

Ingredients:
2 eggs
1/4 -1/2 tsp. salt
4 Tbs. flour (they became softer the more flour you use)
1/2 tsp. baking soda
4 Russets potatoes (wash potatoes and grate them - I don't peel my potatoes)

Preparation:
1. In a medium bowl, beat eggs, add grated potatoes, salt, flour & baking soda. Stir mixture.  
2. In a large frying pan over a medium flame add some shortening (I use Canola oil) and allow it to heat up.

3. Drop batter by spoonfuls making 2" circles in pan. As edges of pancakes brown carefully turn using a fork. Potato pancakes should not cook too fast as you will make them too crisp but too low of a flame and they will absorb too much shortening. After turning pancakes and allowing to cook for 1-2 minutes remove from pan and place on paper towel covered tray. 

4. Continue to cook more pancakes adding shortening as needed.

You can serve them with sour cream (my favorite), apple sauce, meat sauce or sprinkle with sugar.
Enjoy!

Babcia C's Babka

Dough Ingredients:
2 1/4 ts. yeast (one packet)

3 oz. warm water

1 tsp. sugar

1/2 cup warm milk
1 egg
3 1/4 cup flour
1 grated orange peel
5 oz. sugar (volume)
1/4 tsp. salt
6 Tbs. butter
1/2 cup golden raisins

Topping:
combine by hand: 2 Tbs. butter, 3Tbs of sugar, & 3Tbs of flour. This should be a crumbly mixture when complete.

Glaze:
1 egg white whipped with 1 Tbs of water

I mix & make my dough in a Bread & Dough Maker machine just to the first rise and stir down.

1. proof your yeast: combine yeast, warm water & 1 ts. sugar. After a few minutes you will see that yeast is working.
2. Add all liquid ingredients, including proofed yeast into pan first, then add dry ingredients, leveling & pushing some of the dry ingredients into the corners.
3. Add the butter to corners of pan.
4. after 22 minutes of processing in the bread maker I add my raisins
5. After first rise & stir-down I take out the dough & shape it to fit a pan 9 x 13
6. put into a greased & floured pan for another rise. Cover it with a cloth & keep it in a warm place for about 90 min. to rise.
7. Glaze with beaten egg & sprinkle with the topping
8. Bake at 350* for about 30 min or until done.

Zucchini Bread (Edna R.)

Ingredients:
3 eggs
2 cups sugar
3 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
2 1/2 tsp. cinnamon (or: 2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. nutmeg, 1/4 tsp. ground cloves)
3 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 cup oil
2 cups grated unpeeled zucchini
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup walnuts

1. Blend all the ingredients together.
2. Pour into greased & floured 9 x 13 pan.
3. Bake at 350* for 45 minutes.

Zucchini Spice Cake

3 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. allspice, if desired
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup oil
2 cups grated unpeeled zucchini
1 cup raisins
1 cup walnuts

1. Blend all the ingredients together.
2. Pour into greased & floured 9 x 13 pan.
3. Bake in 9 x 13 pan at 350* for 55 minutes.

Zucchini Bread - original

Ingredients:
3 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
3 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 cup oil
2 cups grated unpeeled zucchini

1. Blend all the ingredients together.
2. Pour into greased & floured 9 x 13 pan.
3. Bake at 350* for 40 min.

Babcia C's kapusta (sauerkraut)

Ingredients:
1 -2 lb pork (country style ribs)
1 ts salt
1 cut up onion
5 bay leaves
10 peppercorns
6 cans of 14.4oz. sauerkraut
beef bullion (optional)
dried mushrooms (optional)

1. Put your meat & salt into a large pot and cover with water.
2. Bring to a boil, skim off any foamy crud that may float to the surface then immediately reduce heat to bring it to a simmer.
3. Add: onion, bay leaves, peppercorns, and mushrooms then simmer on medium-low 40 min.
4. Add sauerkraut (first: drain and wash the sauerkraut to reduce the sharp acid flavor - don't over wash), and simmer additional 15 min. stirring occasionally. Add bullion during final 5 min of cooking.
5. Remove the bones, bay leaves and peppercorns & discard them. Cut up rest of the meat & return to the pot. Enjoy!