Christmas Brunch

Christmas Brunch for 15-20 people

Menu: $150

• Baked blueberry ring
• Cream filled strawberries
• Sweets: christmas bark, gingerbread cookies, mini meringues 
• 24 mini GF carrot cake cupcakes
• Baked swiss cheese & ham rings
• Sweet bread
• Berries - 3 types
• Quiche
• Sausage links
• Bacon
• Tangerines
• Apple Cider
• Coffee
• Coco

Ingredients to Buy

• 2 cans croissant ready to bake
• 2 8oz cream cheese
• Swiss Cheese
• Sliced ham
• 2 lemons
• 1 pint blueberries
• 1 quart strawberries
• 1 can whip cream 
• 2 costco quiche
• 2 packages Costco Sausage
• 2 packages Bacon
• 1 box Trader Joes Gingerbread men 
• Firelog 
• Coffee 
• Carrots
• GF Flour
• Pumpkin sweet bread ingredients 

3 Days Before Prep

• Grocery shop
• Bake sweet breads

2 Days Before Prep

• Clean house
• Bake carrot cupcakes

1 Day Before Prep

• Prep cream for strawberries & ring: 
• Mix 2 softened cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, 4 tbs lemon juice, lemon zest
• Precook sausage and bacon, slightly underdone
• Set up table, trays, coffee cups, etc
• Cheese and ham wraps- prep in pan

Morning of Prep:

• Fill strawberries with cream, top with whipped cream
• Prep ring: lay out croissant dough into a rectangle. Spread with cream, cover with blueberries. Roll and then cut. Turn cuts on side and put into a ring on a greased baking sheet. 

1 Hour Before Brunch

• Bake ring: 350 for 25 min
• Bake quiche: 350 for 45 min
• Warm bacon and sausage
• Make coffee