The make ahead breakfast muffin

So I was hoping that today would be cooler and I could get some baking in...no such luck. Its 29 C out and its just going to keep getting hotter.  Oh well...needed to make my breakfast for the week and it only took 20 minutes in the oven so at least I didn't heat up the flat too much. Sadly I won't be making my cinnamon roll cookies - those will have to wait till it's cooler!

I know I did a quick little breakfast post a while back, but this will show you how to make the muffins step-by-step.  My goal with them is to make something that is easy to grab in the morning (running late/errands/work/kids) but that will also keep you full for a few hours.  I keep playing with what I put into them but always put in egg, cheese and bacon.

You can use whatever type of dough you would like - pizza dough, pastry dough, the fluffy puff pastry..it just depends on your preference.  I have found dough at Coop that comes with two rolls and I find that easiest. One on the bottom and one on top. And it makes a good muffin.

I have been using a silicone muffin pan. If you don't have one, you will need to either use baking cups or grease your pan well so your muffins don't stick.

Also, you may want to only make 6-8 muffins so you can use more dough and they will be 'more put together' looking. Or less ingredients.

What you need:

Eggs - I used 6 for 12 muffins
Bacon - about 1 strip for every muffin
1 Zucchini, shredded (using a cheese grater)
Shredded cheese (I used Sprinz this time, but Appenzeller and Gruyere are also good)
1 red onion (rot zwiebel)
1 package dough (teig, in this case Blatterteig)
1 small package rosti - thought I would try it out, haven't before
Mustard is also good as it helps stick everything (or possibly creme fraiche)

Scramble the eggs in one pan, cook the bacon slices in another, and put the rosti in a third to brown (or cook the bacon, remove it and then cook the eggs in the bacon pan)  Meanwhile, shred the zucchini (if you're using it) and dice the onion. After the rosti browns a bit, I added the zucchini and onions. This is everything cooling off a bit so as to not melt the dough.

Lay out a piece of dough and sprinkle with some cheese, then layer the egg, bacon, rosti/zucchini/onion and a little more cheese.

Cover with the other piece of dough and sprinkle the middle with some chives or a drizzle of mustard/creme fraiche and slice into however many muffins you want to make. I made 12 so hubby and I can each have one during the week for breakfast.

Roll the muffins up (this is a bit messy which is why you may want to use less ingredients (make sure they are cut small) or make bigger muffins.

Not all of them are perfect looking (the first and last give you an idea of what more dough would make them look like), but after baking they all stay together and look better.




Cook at the temperature and time indicated on the dough package.  I enjoy these cold, however hubby likes to heat them up in the morning

Easy lunch

This is one of the lunches that you can prepare ahead of time and it will stay good in the fridge for the week (not saying you have to eat it all week though :) )

This is a very simple wrap. You can buy tortillas at Coop or Migros. I wouldn't use the El Maiz ones as though they are wonderful, they are too expensive to use for this. I will however post the recipe on how to make tortillas when it is a little cooler and I want to have the stove on for a while. Today is all about no cooking (except microwave!)
The tortillas you are looking for at Coop are the Mission Tortilla Wraps.  They are about 5 chf for a package of 6. The Old El Paso ones are ok, just do not buy the soft corn ones. They are horrible (especially if you are used to good Tex-Mex) Migros has Pancho Villa - and their flour ones are good (on sale this week!) but I have not tried the corn ones as the Coop ones put me off. (Also don't buy the jar guacamole - but that's also a post for later).

What you need:

Tortillas
Mayonnaise (or your Miracle Whip if you went to Konstanz)
Feta cheese - Coop or Migros
Tomatoes
Cucumber
Optional:
 Nussli-salat/Spinach/lettuce
black olives - just slice them into little pieces. Adds a good flavor, but I didn't have any this time.
If you want, you could also add some grilled chicken. (precooked and cold for the warm days)

Slice the cucumber, dice the tomatoes and crumble the feta. Put the tortillas in the microwave for about 10 seconds, just to warm them enough that they don't tear when folding.

Squeeze some mayo (squiggly line) onto the tortillas.  Add the cucumber, tomato and feta. If adding lettuce/olives/chicken, make sure that you don't put too much in one tortilla or it will split open. You can always have two!

To make this easy for the week - just place you cut veggies in a closed dish and put in the fridge. If you have room, you can put them in separate ones, but since I don't, I combine them - in sections, not mixed up - and they are fine for 3 days.

Enjoy!