Christmas at my house usually goes something like this – kids up early, stockings, BREAKFAST, then gifts. My son is not so into sweets so it’s not like I’m worried about him binging on Christmas candy, but a fast and casual breakfast is just sort of a tradition on Christmas for my family. You get to chill and be together before gifts which is nice. If you do have a kid who will binge on candy early in the day though, breakfast is also extra useful to keep them grounded.
Following is an idea for a quick and fun organic holiday breakfast menu.
Homemade organic cinnamon rolls with orange icing – any old cinnamon roll recipe will work, below is the one I use though… Start the mix on Christmas eve day, then bake the next day.
- 4 to 4 1/2 cups all-purpose organic flour
- 1 package dry yeast
- 1 cup organic milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup organic butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 organic eggs
In a mixing bowl combine 2 cups flour + yeast. In a saucepan heat your milk gently with the sugar, butter, and salt til just warm. Add the milk mix plus eggs to the flour and yeast and mix well. I usually beat the mix about three minutes.
Grab a big wooden spoon and mix in as much of the rest of the flour as you can. Knead the dough til it’s smooth and elastic-like. Shape dough into a ball, place in a lightly greased bowl, then let it sit for about an hour til it doubles in size.
Punch dough down, divide in half, cover and let it rest 10 minutes.
While it rests make your cinnamon mix. Mix 1/2 cup sugar with 2 teaspoons cinnamon.
Roll the dough portions into two 12×8 rectangle, brush 3 tablespoons melted butter over the two rectangles, then sprinkle half the cinnamon mix onto each portion. Roll up your rectangles like a jelly roll. Seal the end seams of the rolls then cut each roll into 12 equal pieces. Place into 2 greased 9 inch baking pans, cover loosely with plastic wrap (I use a cloth because I don’t own plastic wrap) and pop them into the fridge.
On Christmas morning take the rolls out of the fridge and let them sit for 30 minutes then bake for 20-25 minutes in a 375 oven. Cool, remove from pans and drizzle with icing.
For icing just mix 1 cup sifted powdered sugar with 1/4 teaspoon vanilla and 1 tablespoon orange juice. If it’s not drizzly enough add more juice (one tablespoon at a time).
Quick organic fruit salad
Really I just tend to use whatever organic fruit I see that looks good at my local grocer. I usually do grab some organic frozen blueberries and raspberries plus a can of organic mandarin oranges too though because my son likes them. Also if I use organic apples, I drizzle some lemon juice over the entire fruit salad so it doesn’t look all brown.
We have the rolls, fruit salad and some fair trade hot chocolate and we’re good to go. The rolls aren’t too sweet either, which is nice. Oh and if you don’t like, or can’t have orange juice, use organic milk for the icing instead.
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