When I received my blog assignment for this month”s meeting of the Secret Recipe Club I was so happy to see the name of my friend, Amy’s, blog, A Couple in the Kitchen, in my email. I met her early in my blogging days and have always enjoyed stopping by her blog for a visit. Choosing a recipe was a tough decision and I went back and forth between a yummy shrimp dish and a recipe for pasta with sausage, sage and crispy garlic. What finally did the trick and made the decision for me was a post Amy wrote on a fantastic Champagne Brunch she prepared for her niece where she assembled a beautiful fruit tray, plates of sausages and bacon, a veggie frittata, little potato gratin muffins, and a luscious lemon semi-freddo for dessert. Doesn’t that sound like a meal prepared for royalty! And to top off the occasion they had a Champagne tasting to teach their niece a few things about the delicious bubbly.
I don’t indulge in breakfast very often, but when we have a special occasion, like my mother’s 89th birthday this week, I decided a brunch was the proper celebration and used the menu that Amy prepared for her family. The only thing I did differently was to add a bit of minced onion and bacon to the filling. I baked them several hours before guests arrived (they are easier to get out of the muffin tins if they cool a bit), slightly reheated them in the oven about 15 minutes before serving and topped them with a little scoop of scrambled eggs flavored with a bit of sour cream and chopped chives. My family loved them and they were easy to serve and so pretty on the buffet table.
The next time I make these yummy potato muffins I’m going to freeze some of them. It will be so handy to have single servings of one of my favorite potato dishes in the freezer on the many days I’m too busy to cook or get home too late to start from scratch. Thanks, Amy, for a recipe that I will use over and over.
- 2 large russet potatoes, peeled and sliced thinly on a mandoline
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons white pepper
- 6 ounces grated gruyere cheese
- 1¾ cups heavy cream
- 2 ounces grated parmesan cheese
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease the cups of a 12-muffin muffin tin. Layer each cup with slices of potato topped with salt, pepper and cheese. Continue to layer in this way until each muffin cup is full. Add two tablespoons of cream to each cup. Cover loosely with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and top each stack with the parmesan cheese, dividing evenly. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes. Allow to cool before removing from pan.
I want to shout out a huge thank you to Amanda at Amanda’s Cookin‘ for starting Secret Recipe Club. It’s grown to many, many members very quickly and Amanda and her team do an incredible job of helping participants figure out any questions about their posts and how to link up to the event. I participated in SRC for the first time last month and have met many new blogger friends and have found some great new recipes to add to my collection. I love discovering a new blog and can’t wait to see who drew my blog and which recipe they chose to write about. Who will it be this month….Hmmm.
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These look amazing! I’d love to add them to my list of recipes to try.
Well these are just beautiful!
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These look terrific! Will definitely keep them in mind for my next brunch.
Melissa@IWasBornToCook recently posted..Get your canned pumpkin yet? (Secret Recipe Club)
What an amzinf recipe and a keeper for sure; nothing I like better thank something i can prepare ahead. Can’t wait to try this one Cathy.
Rita
Those potatoes look great! I love the scrambled eggs on top. They just give the potatoes that extra pizzazz!
Melanie recently posted..Double Take: Pink Parsley’s Vidalia Onion Tart
What a great idea to freeze some for later! They look super yummy.
Julia recently posted..Baked Spiced Chickpeas – Secret Recipe Club
wow these look amazing and so creative love it happy birthday to your mum
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Sincerely! I love this recipe look amazing!!! gloria
gloria recently posted..Mango,cardamom and orange Lassi
These look delicious! I may have to try them with sweet potatoes too! What a great do-ahead idea for a holiday dinner.
Susan recently posted..Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pecans
Oh my, these are gorgeous. You could even totally put on the dog and top with a bit of caviar.
Thank you very much! These looks delicious and breakfast is our favorite meal.
Best,
Bonnie
Bonnie recently posted..Ah, Autumn
Oh Cathy, now you have done it. That is my kind of breakfast. Anything with potatoes.
Ann
Ann recently posted..Tex-Mex Night – Chiles Rellenos and Black Beans
Well, you certainly did the recipe justice! We love how you added a little bacon (everything’s better with bacon!) and topped them with some scrambled egg. Beautiful photos too!!!! And thank you for all the compliments!
Chris and Amy recently posted..Birthday Gravlax: Secret Recipe Club
Potato, cheese and cream sound just about perfect to me! Delicious and fun recipe
Mary
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Oh my goodness, Cathy, you hit a home run with this one. These sound to die for….I have just the perfect occasion coming up and I now know what I will be making!! So happy to see that your joined SRC. Everybody will love your blog!
Kate recently posted..Blueberry Lemon Pound Cake
These look perfect for the kind of breakfast that I like to eat. Good idea freezing some. I was thinking of joining in on the secret recipe club! It’s so big now!
Lyndsey ~The Tiny Skillet~ recently posted..Lentil Sausage Soup (it can be spicy)
I hadn’t heard about the Secret Recipe Club! Sounds really fun. Your dish is so elegant. Beautiful upgrade on eggs, bacon and hash browns. We are going to have to try these. I love savory breakfasts and brunches. I bet everyone was wowed with your lovely presentation. Great job.
Jacqueline recently posted..Beaulah Loves Football – Go Team Cookie Pops
These look DIVINE Cathy ~ what a tasty side dish for the Autumn too!
Fabulous photo as aways.
Karen
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These are absolutely adorable! Your presentation is lovely, as always. I love potatoes for breakfast! And loving your additions
They look fantastic! I would love them with brunch or a steak dinner!
Carol @ There’s Always Thyme to Cook recently posted..Celery Root
Those look awesome!
Happy b’day to your Mom.
Bacon and onion are great flavors to add to potatoes.
Ramona recently posted..Ha, I got one too
These are totally original and look absolutely fabulous!
Double Dipped Life recently posted..Honey Vinegar Ice Cream with Raspberries and Candied Almonds
These are adorable Cathy. I bet they wouldn’t last long on a buffet.
Sam
We’re having 6 men up here for deer season this year and I’ve been trying to find some quick breakfast items to get them out the door in the morning. I think these would be perfect; I could make them ahead of time then just reheat along with some eggs and ham. I’ll skip the pretty little garnish of chives for them
Thanks, Cathy!
Karen recently posted..Albondigas
Cathy, I love these! We do a lot of brunches around here and these will be a welcome addition! xoxo
Certainly going to try these….thanks for sharing the recipe. Now I have to go out in the garage and retrieve the mandolin from box that I was donating to charity shop, lol.
Lovely idea! I’m just going to toss out the suggestion that you use sweet potatoes for the ones for the freezer. Potatoes tend to come out mealy…
I will try it, it looks so good! I In the pic it looks like there is something green in the muffin part. Is that the chive and bacon you added? I think that would be a good addition!
When I make strata I cut the left over into squares and wrap individually and freeze. Easy to pull out for a quick breakfast or add a salad and it is dinner. They reheat in the micro well. I guess these would too!
Kathleen recently posted..September Sunday & Winners
They look great Cathy, I’d love to have some safely stashed away in the freezer too:@)
Totally addictive. This would be dangerous to have in the freezer – if they ever made it that far!
ciaochowlinda recently posted..Sfratti
Yum!!! I would love these for breakfast and freezing some would be a great idea.
I’m all about these fabulous looking muffins!
Cara recently posted..Secret Recipe Club: Weekend Dessert
Wow! These look really good. The idea of making the potatoes in a muffin tin and topping with eggs – so creative!
Jamie @ the unseasoned wok recently posted..Okonomiyaki with cheese and bacon
You got a great blog to explore! And, what great pics! Fantastic SRC post.
Eliot recently posted..Secret Recipe Club Post: The Ultimate Breakfast Sandwich from The Kitchen Witch
What a wonderful brunch recipe! The presentation is so perfect. I’d also love to have some of these muffins in my freezer for a weekend breakfast treat.
Pat recently posted.."Keys to the City," Denver
They look like they have a crust! I had to go back and check the recipe again to make sure I didn’t miss anything. I love mini food. I must make these!
Rhonda recently posted..Family Fresh Cooking – Chinese 5-Spice Harvest Chili
This is a great recipe. The eggs on top are making me really hungry for breakfast right now. You could change this up lots of different ways – I am thinking a mexican twist would be extremely tasty!
Becki’s Whole Life recently posted..Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
Beautiful presentation, delicious recipe! I can see these Potato Gratin Muffins being a hit at my next dinner. Thank you for sharing!
Georgie recently posted..Balsamic Herb Glazed Chicken
I love finding new ways to cook up potatoes. This looks fab!
These little savory muffins would be such a hit at parties. Awesome to be in the Secret Recipe Club with you. Here is my post from group C – http://su.pr/2rtACr
Cathy, I love these! The photo itself is screaming “Make me! You are so going to love me!” and I would even organize a brunch to be able to make these. My family will love them!
Jamie recently posted..A TRIP TO OMAN
I can’t think of one single reason not to love each and every bite of these delicious sounding muffins. Another recipe bookmarked.
These look so perfect!!! I am totally going to make these for thanksgiving!
Angie @ Bigbearswife recently posted..Loaded Baked Potato Gnocchi
how fun! these are so pretty and look fantastic!
teresa recently posted..Bacon-Corn Chowder with Shrimp
Wow these look wonderful.
These look wonderful!!! What a great breakfast (or lunch or dinner or snack…) =o) Great photos too Mom!!!
Erin @ Making Memories recently posted..Sending Some Love From the Oregon Coast
This sounds and looks great! Perfect for the holidays around the corner! This recipe is a keeper. Thanks!
These look wonderful!
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New follower here, LOVE LOVE LOVE your blog!
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Oooooh, how perfect this will be when DD & Co. stop by after church! We often have 7-9 people here for late breakfast or early lunch. I can’t wait to serve them this, Cathy!
Thanks so much for sharing!
I pinned you to Pinterest. I’m lovin’ it!
Rettabug recently posted..Autumn Decorating
These sound amazing Cathy. I am definitely obsessed with potatoes.
the top looks like mashed potatoes… is that just the potato slices folded ontop
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