Keep it Simple Sunday Brunch Recipes

Sunday brunch is a great way to get family and friends together with limited expense and preparation time. Especially nice for the hostess is a brunch where the main dishes are prepared the night before. So invite over a dozen of your closest friends and join the party.

Night Before Caramel Rolls

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Serves about 12

(recipe makes two loaves)

Caramel Roll Ingredients:

2 rolls frozen bread dough

½ cup melted butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 package vanilla pudding

2 T. milk

Instructions: The night before, take two rolls frozen bread dough out of the freezer and thaw for about 2 hours. Then snip into bite sized pieces into a well greased 9 x 13 pan. Place the pan in the sink with a couple trays filled with (frozen) ice cubes. Bread dough will rise as the temp rises throughout the night.

In the morning, combine remaining ingredients and pour over the bread dough. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Night Before Special Eggs

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 40-60 minutes

Serves about 12

Special Eggs Ingredients:

24 eggs scrambled (no milk)

1 ½ cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated

1 can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted

1 soup can full of cooking sherry (or white grape juice)

2 (4 oz.) cans of sliced mushrooms, drained

Instructions: The night before...grease a 9 x 13 pan. Combine soup, sherry (or juice) and mushrooms. Layer ingredients in the 9 x 13 in the following order: ½ of the eggs, ½ mushroom mixture, ½ cheese, remaining mushroom mixture, remaining eggs, and then top with remaining cheese. Refrigerate overnight. The day of the event...bake at 350 for 40 to 60 minutes until eggs are set and browned on top.

Potato and Onion Casserole

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 1 hour

Serves about 12

Potato and Onion Casserole Ingredients:

2 (2 lb.) packages of frozen cubed potatoes

3 red or Vidalia onions

10 t. vegetable oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions: Chop onions the night before. The next morning, grease two 9 x 13 pans with 4 t. of vegetable oil (2 t. per pan). Layer 1/3 potatoes, ½ onions, some salt/pepper, 1 t. oil, then repeat. Top with the last 1/3 of potatoes, salt/pepper to taste and drizzle with last 1t. of oil. Bake covered at 350 degrees for 1 hour. (uncover for last 10 minutes)

And finally, serve with a large tray or bowl of chopped fruit and a pre-cooked spiral sliced and glazed ham. Since the glazed baked ham from [http://www.pams-hams.com] is best served at room temperature and requires no cooking, it is a great choice for a simple brunch.

Pam herself. Owner of pams-hams.com and recently retired as marketing director for a specialty meat company in Michigan. As anyone with kids can understand, the move was made in order to have more flexibility with my family. I like cooking and entertaining but I love finding clever new ways to make a meal easier or better. Also fond of water sports, Samoyeds, cats and small red head children.

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