Lavenders_Blue Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Oh wise Omleteers, can you help me with some simple suggestions for catering for a breakfast? Our church does a service once a month where we provide breakfast to everyone before the service starts. Guess whose turn it is next weekend?! I'd guess we would need to do around 40 ish portions. There are no cooking or warming facilities in the church whatsoever (only a kettle for teas and coffees) so it will need to be cold food. And nothing too expensive if possible. Any prep required I'll need to do at home the day before so the simpler, the better really. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Rolls with honey, jam, cheese, Vegemite, ham etc? Cereals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 How about making some muffins - you could do some 'healthy' bran/seed based ones, rather than very sweet ones. Portions of cereal with natural yoghurt - or make cold oatmeal and fruit (it's a Scottish dish, can't remember the name*). See here www.theyummylife.com/refrigerator oatmeal. Or flapjacks and fruit? *edited to add: Cranachan, it's best made the night before so it soaks in - I'd leave the whisky out though! And you don't need to use double cream, I have had it made with yoghurt/milk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 Ooh those ideas sound good. I like the idea of breakfast muffins - I'll take a look through my baking books and see what I can find. And some rolls maybe with cheese/ham for those who don't like muffins? (Although who doesn't like muffins? ) Then a few yoghurts on the table and a bowl of fruit. Sounds good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatieB Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Love the idea of muffins. What about a homemade granola. It can be done cheaply. I source my ingredients from aldi. Or a huge bowl of Bircher style muesli, I'm new to this but it's basically yoghurt with oats and fruit in it. Again it can be cheap if you use frozen berries. It has to be made the day before for the yoghurt to soak into the oats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 I LOVE Bircher Muesli - I make it myself at home. However, I probably won't go down the route of anything cereal-y as it will require a mountain of bowls and spoons. Yes I can use disposables but I want to minimise mess and clearing up as far as possible. At least with muffins I can just dish out paper napkins. Thanks for all the suggestions though! If you have any other brainwaves, please keep adding them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egzandra Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 This is an idea for a future breakfast, but what about a "bring and share" or a team effort? You don't say whether anyone is going to be helping you, but -may I say that forty odd seems an awful lot for one person to cater for, especially with no cooking or keeping warm facilities at your disposal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 What about a Spanish tortilla? Cut into wedges and is great eaten cold. http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/tortillaspanishomele_67957 Love the cranachan idea! Another thing I love for brekkie is a bit of muesli topped with natural yoghurt, chopped bananas and squidge of honey but might not so good if you want to cut down the washing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 I think the idea of a bowl of fruit is a really good one, particularly with bananas - I often can't face breakfast but a banana involves no chewing Continuing on the baking theme, you could add fruity/oaty bars (like flapjacks but a bit more hearty and a bit less sweet) to the breakfast muffins and also tea bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 Yes - it is quite a lot to cater for, but we take it in turns and it's on a voluntary basis so sadly I have no-one to blame but myself for agreeing to do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatieB Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 I LOVE Bircher Muesli - I make it myself at home. However, I probably won't go down the route of anything cereal-y as it will require a mountain of bowls and spoons. Yes I can use disposables but I want to minimise mess and clearing up as far as possible. At least with muffins I can just dish out paper napkins. Thanks for all the suggestions though! If you have any other brainwaves, please keep adding them! Please can I have your recipe. The one I really like I buy I agree about breakfast style flapjack or granola bar, yum yum yum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 I use this Hugh F-W recipe. CLICKY I don't put the seeds in and use spelt flakes instead of wheat flakes. I also don't squeeze the oranges myself but soak the muesli in supermarket orange juice - I use the 'not from concentrate' sort. I find 10 minutes soaking is not enough so I tend to either do it the night before and soak in the fridge overnight or make it very first thing and leave it to soak while I walk the dog (45 mins or so). Otherwise there tends to be a lot of juice still sloshing about in the bowl It's yummy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue_F Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Poached fruit like plums or peaches. Just cut up the fruit place into a saucepan with water sugar and vanilla seed and poach until the fruit is soft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Can't believe "Ooops, word censored!"ody has mentioned pancakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 Would they be nice cold, spacechick? I can't imagine a cold pancake but then maybe I am not very imaginative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickendoodle Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 cheese & bacon muffins http://www.goodhousekeeping.co.uk/food/recipes/mini-bacon-cheese-muffins Can't go wrong with those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I like Olly's muffin idea you could also do a continental-style cold spread with cold veggie and meat selections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Those bacon and cheese muffins look good. I have already found a nice bran muffin recipe and a nice blueberry muffin recipe, so if I add the cheese and bacon muffins that should be a good selection. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I like a cold pancake... They go down well with children too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Well the breakfast was a triumph 60 muffins baked, several bunches of bananas bought, a gallon of fruit juice consumed and what seemed like endless tea and coffee Looks pretty tasty, doesn't it?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egzandra Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 They look wonderful. Wish we'd gone to your church today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 You'd have been most welcome - I had quite a bit left over as I totally over-catered so I could have done with a few more people to help me finish it all off! (I now have a tray of muffins in the freezer ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I think I'd better pop over then - they look yum-tious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 So that's 3 muffins for DM (you'll want one of each flavour, right?) and a liver cake for the hounds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Oooo, so long as it's not the other way around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...