Holmes Beach Reservations & Recipes
Delight in our exquisitely decorated dining room with views of the Gulf of Mexico where we promise you will be served a breakfast that will be certain to tantalize your taste buds and start your day on the right foot!
Our executive chef is Marc Allen Betancourt c.c.c. Chef Marc received his education from the Culinary Institute of America (C.I.A.), Hyde Park, NY and graduated June 1989 with an Associates Degree (A.O.S.- Associate of Occupational Studies). He has over 30 years experience working in commercial kitchens. On Chef Marc’s days off we are delighted to have Chef Denis Mariolan who is a chef at the Bradenton Country Club.
Fun facts to know for the average week with 50 guests per day we order and use: 35 pounds of sugar, 540 eggs, 21 loaves of house made oatmeal bread, 14 loaves of buttermilk banana bread and 7 cans of SPF 50 sun block!
Lemon Coconut Loaves (4 each)
Cream together:
1 3/4 # softened butter
4 cups sugar
3 T lemon juice
8 eggs – add one at a time
Mix together:
6 c flour
4 t baking powder
1 t salt
2 cups milk folded in with flour mix and 1/2 oz. lemon extract
Fold in 2 c coconut or 2 T poppy seed and 4 T grated lemon peel
Bake 350 degrees for 60 minutes, cool
Combine 4 Tbs of lemon juice with 1 cup of confectioners sugar and brush top after cooled
Country Sausage & Fresh Herb Gravy (yields 3 qts)
In a 2 gallon stock pot on med-high heat
add 1 oz canola oil
saute 1 cup fine diced white onion
add 1 each: 12 oz ground maple sausage; and 12 oz ground sage sausage
cook thoroughly
dust sausage with 1/2 cup flour, mix, cook out flour lightly
reduce heat to med-low
add: 2 qts half & half
1 Tbs chicken bouillon (powdered)
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
salt & pepper to taste
Simmer while stirring till thickened (adjust with more half & half if needed)
add 1/2 cup each of fresh chopped basil, sage and chives
hold on very low flame to serve
Buttermilk Pumpkin Bread (two loaves)
1 cup melted butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 – 14 ox can of pumpkin for two loaves
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp vanilla
dash of salt
Mix everything together with electric mixer
Grease the pans with Mazola spray or Pam then add wax paper to the bottom only of all pans
Add batter to pans
Feel free to the following before placing in the oven: 1/2 cup toasted crushed nuts and/or 1/2 cup of fruit of any kind
Bake 55-60 minutes at 350 and longer if 2 loaf pans are in the oven. Make sure it has baked long enough.
Easy and delicious!
Sausage & Vegetable Strata (12 persons)
Spray 9 x 13 pan
Add prepared stuffing (approx. 2 cups) to bottom of pan
2 cups blanched brocolli florets
1/2 c roasted red peppers
1/2 c sauted white onion
1/2 c chopped fresh sage and basil
1 c cooked and chopped maple sausage
Layer all ingredients on top of stuffing
Mix together:
12 eggs
3 c half & half
2 c shredded provolone
Pour over vegetables, sit overnight and bake 70 minutes at 350 degress
