Breakfast

Korean sweet pancakes (hotteok)

Unlike Western pancakes, hotteok is made with leavened dough. A portion of the dough is rolled flat, filled with a mixture of crushed toasted nuts and sugar, formed into a bun, fried and flattened in the pan.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 10 pancakes

Cinnamon sugar breakfast muffins

Mini muffins rolled in melted butter and coated with cinnamon sugar. These muffins take less than 30 minutes to bake — including prep time.

Cook time: 12

Servings: 22 mini muffins

Pancakes from scratch

“From scratch” simply means there are no pre-mixed ingredients in the recipe. Use melted butter, do not overmix, heat the pan before pouring in the batter and, remember, wait for the bubbles before flipping.

Cook time: 15

Servings: 8 pancakes

A la bauernfrühstück (German farmer’s breakfast)

A German peasant food, bauernfrühstück is a dish of potatoes, meat (ham, bacon or sausages), eggs and onions. If you have leftover Christmas ham, here's a great way to use it.

Cook time: 20

Servings: 3 people

Green onion leaves and feta breakfast muffins

Essentially a quick bread, muffins are a delicious breakfast or snack. In this easy recipe, finely sliced green onion leaves and crumbled feta are stirred into the batter. A lovely addition to your holiday brunch menu.

Cook time: 25

Servings: 7 3-oz muffins