Easter brunch: enjoyment for the XXL Easter breakfast
An Easter brunch with spring-like table decorations and flowering branches is a tradition in many families: Friends and family meet on Easter Sunday late in the morning to feast in a casual atmosphere. As with every brunch, breakfast and lunch are combined and, in addition to classic breakfast ingredients, warm dishes are also served. A dessert or an Easter cake is the sweet finale. Here is a checklist of everything that goes with it and ideas for Easter recipes that you can surprise your loved ones with at Easter brunch.
- Both drinks Coffee, tea, milk (including oat or soy drinks) and possibly cocoa for the children should not be missing. Mineral water, juices or smoothies are also well received. If you want to toast the end of Lent, you can also chill sparkling wine or non-alcoholic sparkling wine.
- bread and buns Order from the bakery in good time if you wish. The classic bread at Easter is Easter bread. The Easter plait (yeast plait) and an Easter wreath (yeast wreath) are equally popular. Yeast pastries taste best freshly baked, but you can bake them the afternoon before without much loss of taste. If you want to bake Easter bread, yeast plaits or cute yeast bunnies the morning before Easter brunch, you can save time by measuring out all the ingredients for the yeast dough the day before and also taking the butter and eggs out of the fridge. Or you can knead the yeast dough the evening before and put it in the fridge overnight. Then plan the rising time for the yeast dough in the morning.
- butter or margarine and cream cheese or cottage cheese are part of every breakfast. Hearty wild garlic butter and ginger butter are a delicious addition to Easter brunch and are easy to prepare. Simply mix soft butter with finely chopped wild garlic or ginger and season with a little salt. Likewise spicy ones Spreads for example based on cream cheese. Anyone who likes a hearty breakfast will be happy with one cheese plate, Cold cuts or a fish platter with smoked salmon and trout fillet. Bright red radishes and small tomatoes provide a decorative splash of color. With our recipes for the salmon tart or a delicately seasoned fish terrine (smoked trout mousse) you are sure to receive the praise of your guests. Those with a sweet tooth will be delighted with a selection Jams, honey and chocolate or nut creams.
- What would Easter be without eggs and egg dishes? In addition to colorfully painted Easter eggs, scrambled eggs or omelettes can be presented well at the brunch buffet, while poached eggs are better suited to small groups. The classics at Easter include brine eggs and egg salad like Grandma’s. By the way, both recipes are easy to prepare. An eye-catcher at Easter brunch are eggs in a glass, served with herb cream and cress. Easter brunch is also a welcome opportunity to stuff Russian eggs again. You can find more recipes for egg dishes and ideas on how to use leftover Easter eggs here: The best egg recipes. We explain what is important for the perfect breakfast egg and how to prepare a poached egg.
- Both warm dishes A creamy soup, for example with wild garlic (wild garlic soup), is ideal. This is easy to prepare and warm up. The traditional Easter ham can also be cooked the day before. You can find more recipe ideas for Easter dinner here.
- For the sweet ending There are plenty of spring-like options at Easter brunch Desserts and cakes at. Rhubarb is very popular at Easter. How about rhubarb crumble and vanilla sauce, rhubarb compote with vanilla ice cream, a quick rhubarb cake with sponge or rhubarb cake with meringue?
In addition to small or large yeast pastries and a cute Easter lamb made from sponge dough, all kinds of juicy carrot cakes are part of the classic Easter pastries. Decide for yourself whether you would rather bake a carrot cake in a springform pan and fill it with frosting or whether the recipe for carrot cake from a loaf pan with icing appeals to you more. The batter with grated carrots and ground nuts is also ideal for muffins (carrot muffins). Equally popular, but not for children, are eggnog cakes and the eggnog cake with cherry filling.
Easter brunch is very relaxed: everyone brings something with them
Finally, we would like to give you a tip on how you can make Easter relaxed for yourself. Simply ask your guests to contribute something to the Easter brunch themselves. Everyone is guaranteed to have a recipe that they would like to prepare for a large group, be it an egg salad, the popular homemade date dip from the Thermomix® or a carrot cake.
We wish you bon appetite and a happy Easter.