3 fantastic breakfast ideas to make your mornings better
The first meal of the day has never looked this appetizing!
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day– but also the one we often skip due to the early morning rush to prepare ourselves for work and the kids for school. But with a little inspiration and help from The Maya Kitchen, you can certainly put together a hot and healthier breakfast on the fly. So, wake up to a great morning and never miss a proper meal again with these three easy, good-for-you recipes.
Quick, simple and delicious, this Champorado with Whole Rolled Oatmeal recipe only requires four ingredients — MAYA Champorado Mix, whole rolled oatmeal, sugar, and water. A bowl of this flavorful champorado will surely warm your belly and keep it full well until lunch time!
If you have picky eaters who don’t like fruits, the Healthy Breakfast Hotcakes with Fresh Fruits might help change their stubborn mind – plus, it’s so easy to make with the MAYA Original Hotcake Mix that you can even get the kids to join in. Prep the batter and pour it into a slightly greased pan or flat skillet. Just wait for the top to turn bubbly, then flip over. Finish by topping with fresh fruit and maple syrup or honey.
Serve a hearty Beef Pastrami Benedict in less than 30 minutes. Take a piece of ciabatta bread and pile slices of pastrami, tomatoes and arugula leaves. Place one poached egg on top, then drizzle with hollandaise sauce. You can make your own hollandaise at home to use for a variety of meals. Here’s how: Beat egg yolks in a pot of simmering water, remove the bowl from heat, and then pour butter lemon juice, salt and white pepper. Continue mixing until it smoothens, and you’ve got the sauce ready to go.
Start your day right, gather the kids around and make yourselves a hearty, healthy breakfast! If you want to learn how to prepare more easy and impressive meals, check out The Maya Kitchen’s basic cooking and baking classes or log on to www.themayakitchen.com for more awesome menu ideas.
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RECIPES
Champorado with Whole Rolled Oatmeal
Fruity Hotcakes
Pastrami Eggs Benedict
CHAMPORADO WITH WHOLE ROLLED OATMEAL
5 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
1 pack Maya Champorado Mix, 113.5 grams
1/2 cup whole rolled oatmeal
Boil water with sugar and 1 pack Maya Champorado Mix. Stir occasionally for 10 minutes or until rice is cooked. Add whole rolled oatmeal and continue cooking for another 2 to 3 minutes, add more water if the champorado is too thick. Serve with milk as desired.
Yield: 4 to 5 servings
HEALTHY BREAKFAST HOTCAKES WITH FRESH FRUITS
1 piece medium sized egG
2 tablespoons oil
3/4 cup water
1 pack Maya Original Hotcake Mix, 250 grams
assorted fruits for toppings
maple syrup/honey
Beat egg slightly in a bowl, then add in water, oil and hotcake mix. Stir just until slightly lumpy (do not overmix). Pour 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter onto a pre-heated slightly greased pan or flat skillet. Cook until bubbly. Turn to cook the other side. Topped hotcakes with assorted fruits and pour maple syrup/honey on top. Serve.
Yield: 8 to 10 hotcakes
BEEF PASTRAMI BENEDICT IN BENEDICT
3 – 4 pieces ciabatta bread
Olive oil, as needed
8 slices pastrami
1 piece egg, poached
sliced cherry tomatoes, as needed
arugula leaves, as needed
3 pieces poached egg or soft cooked egg
prepared hollandaise sauce
Lay a piece of ciabatta bread on to a plate. Drizzle olive oil on bread. Arrange slices of pastrami, tomatoes and arugula leaves on top of slice of ciabatta, place 1 poached egg on top then drizzle with prepared hollandaise sauce.
Hollandaise Sauce:
1/2 cup clarified butter
2 egg yolks
1 1/2 teaspoons water
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
salt and white pepper to taste
6 pieces poached egg
Put the egg yolks and water in a bowl placed over a pot of simmering water. Make sure the bottom of the bowl, does not touch the simmering water. Beat vigorously with a whisk until lemony in color. Remove bowl from the heat then slowly pour in the clarified butter while beating continuously and vigorously, until emulsified. Season to taste with lemon juice, salt and white pepper. Set aside.
