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I hope we all know that eggs are good for us, ’cause the purpose of these posts is not to convince you of that, but rather to give something that I think many people need – inspiration and motivation on HOW to eat those wonderful eggs.
I used to enjoy fried or scramble eggs for breakfast once or twice a week. And no more. Didn’t like eggs that much. But since being pregnant or nursing I have found my body really needs that burst of protein first thing in the morning to give a good start to my day. It’s not bad for my kids, either – to start the day with this nourishing food rather than sugary cereals or empty carbs. The challenge, then, is to serve them up in a way that tempts me and my kids appetites day after day after day….
 the omelet puffing up in the oven
Enter the French Toast Souffle. I was over at The Nourishing Gourmet last month and was intrigued by a recipe she had resurrected out of that old classic, The Joy of Cooking
a great way to eat eggs!
And thus began my quest. First I tried Kimi’s recipe. Turned out delicious and the kids absolutely gobbled it up. I enjoyed more than I thought I could enjoy eggs – until my sugar dived. I guess 4 Tbsp. sweetener (I used sucanat) was just too much for my system to handle. Second round – cut down the sweetener to 3 Tbsp, using maple syrup this time, added another egg, and a tsp. of cinnamon. Once again, it was a huge hit, with the cinnamon and syrup definitely reminding me of french toast. Bur once again, my sugar plummeted shortly after breakfast. Bummer. What was wrong? I asked. I had eaten my share of the omelet – over 2 eggs worth – was that not enough protein to balance out the sweetener? I threw that idea around a while, and mentioned it to my Mom-in-law, who also had sugar issues during her pregnancies. She said that what I should try for is a balance of protein, carbs, and good fat at every meal, and that the right combination should give me proper, sustained blood sugar levels. Ah-ha! We were ready to try Round Three. This morning I made the omelet for the third time, and served it with some leftover molasses muffins that I warmed up in the oven while the omelet was cooking. A generous slice of French Toast Omelet along with a warm whole wheat muffin spread with butter was just the right combination! I enjoyed my breakfast, and it stayed with me all morning. Hooray!  Jesse is a huge fan of what he calls the Egg Pancake – he requests it and always eats several slices!
note: I judged the sight of Claire gobbling up her share to be too graphic to post on the blog. LOL
So, here’s my version of the oven omelet – try it yourself and tell me if it’s not scrumptious, and a rather delightful way to eat eggs! (my directions are a little different than Kimi’s – I do all the baking of the omelet in the oven, which I find to be simpler and more fool proof). French Toast Souffle serves 3-4, Prep time 5 min. Cook time 20 min.
Preheat oven to 325.
Separate 4-5 eggs I put my egg whites into Julia’s bowl, and the yolks into my blender.
Beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry.
Meanwhile, add to the yolks
3 Tbsp. sweetener
1 tsp. cinnamon
Dash of salt.
Blend until smooth.
Melt 1 Tbsp. butter in your oven-proof frying pan over low heat.
Fold egg yolks into egg whites, and pour into pre-heated pan. Bake at 325 for 20 min. until set.
Invert onto platter and serve. Top with jam or syrup if you really must! ☺
More favorite egg recipes tomorrow!
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. She called it “Sweet Souffleed Omelets” and posted a 
*sigh* Tried it…. It's YUMMY. 😀
That looks really good. Gives me some more breakfast ideas to play with.
I have a similar recipe as this that I made while pregnant with Aidan. In order to boost the sugar back into balance I would top with fresh fruit. (my favorite was berries or peaches) Those fruits always jumped my blood sugar by a mile on their own so it evened out quite nicely, and you're right, it was delicious.
We eat a lot of eggs, mostly for the same reasons as you, because they are such a great use of protein for someone like me who doesn't like meat much. I make a million different omelet recipes, quiches, etc.
I think I will have to try that! I find that eating eggs (espeically while pregnant) give me more engery.
For an easy and fun egg food, my kids like egg-in-a-hole. Just cut out a circle in the slice of bread, place on the griddle with lots of butter and crack the egg in the hole. The egg takes a little longer to cook through since it can't spread out. Also, toast the 'hole' in some butter on the griddle as well.
My 4 year old daughter will eat 2 for breakfast.
I'm definitely going to have to try this!! 🙂 Scrambled or fried eggs only can be consumed so many times….