1960s BREAKFAST IDEAS ☀️ Vintage Breakfast Recipes

[@TheSarahLindy]

I think Betty is like Tinkerbell… if you don’t believe in her, she ceases to exist 😂 Clap if you believe in Betty! 👏👏👏

[@nani.9754]

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[@Standinthegap4ever]

There were several “Bettys” over the years. I think there were women who were hired to be the face of Betty & many more “invisible” Bettys who answered the mail as Betty.

[@sarabelden7092]

My mom tried the bisquick tortillas once with her kindergarteners. I was there but all I remember about that experiment was several mothers of her Hispanic kindergarteners coming in after school a few days later to teach her how to make tortillas.

[@jmonta21]

@kathy.7475the secret is using lard

[@MelissaHowerin]

I discovered your channel about two months ago and have binged watched all the episodes and have enjoyed every single one . I love your realness and overall attitude about life. Keep being you, you’re great.

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you! ☺

[@mariecory9451]

Hi Anna. Love love you. I am living vicariously through you. I am 86 and have been a foodie all my life. In my youth my idols were Betty Crocker and. Local Seattle woman Bea Donovan who was the first women to have her own cooking show on tv circa 1950. I also have collected cookbooks. I had to downsize a few years ago so thank you for sharing yours with me. Wish we could just sit down and visit sometime!😊❤️😸Marie Cory

[@hlhs42]

Oh my goodness! The French Breakfast Puffs are a huge childhood memory for me! I pulled out my copy of my mom's recipe & it is identical to these. I have written on my recipes where (& who if possible) they are from. Someone had given it to Mom in Omaha, NE so it. would have been '64-'68. I remember so vividly being in the kitchen while Mom baked these & rolling them in the butter & cinnamon sugar. I can even taste them & that little crunch... OK. Now I need to make these.

[@dawng.8836]

My mom also made the puffs. So much fun helping her roll them in the cinnamon sugar. She would add extra cinnamon to the batter. Family was from Nebraska also

[@soniajohnson8896]

My 34 year old nephew makes the French puff muffins. It was a treat that his mother made for him when he was a boy. She got the recipe from her grandmother. They are from Missouri.

[@susans9491]

When I was newly married I went through a matchy-matchy phase, we bought at the height of a housing shortage and our house was super ugly with a weird floor plan so in an effort to put lipstick on that pig, I went ultra modern. We were able to sell it at a nice profit and moved cross country to a huge 1860 brick farmhouse with a wonderful floor plan. So all my modern sleek kitchen stuff is in our barn, still in moving boxes as I scour antique and vintage shops for vintage bakeware! Your collection is beautiful and quite impressive. It seems to me that everything looks more appetizing in old Pyrex! Thank you so much for your great videos!❤

[@anneg9305]

Hi Anna! I’d like this breakfast too! Scrambled eggs are so yummy and I can’t wait to try those. And I love your reviews of the books and all their pictures. If you want to do a Cinco de Mayo vlog with 1960’s recipes, that would be so much fun. We love Bisquick here but haven’t tried a tortilla 🧡

[@NancySchmidt-r4l]

My mom gave me four Blue Heaven plates and a matching serving bowl to help me set up my household when I was first married 54 years ago. We still eat off the three plates that have survived and the bowl has a chip in it but we still use that too. I think she got them at some kind of supermarket give away as she always used Fiesta Ware for our everyday dishes. My kids always referred to them as the Jetson Plates and we call them that to this day, lol!

[@Angelina14799]

The Fourth Meal section is validating my snacking habits. 🤭 I would also like to see the Bisquick tortillas. That's going to be interesting. 😂

[@calendarpage]

You may be interested in this short documentary on YT about Barbara Jo Davis, a black woman who was a 'Betty Crocker' - Being Black and Betty Crocker: Making Black History at General Mills.

[@GreatDayEveryone]

That is awesome, thank you for sharing

[@trishriederer1857]

I have this book and made the pineapple nut rolls from fourth meal and they were good

[@pamchamberlin6703]

I’d like to try the peaches recipe but using sliced peaches. Peach halves can be kind of slippery. Would be great with a squirt of canned whipped cream!

[@marcilk7534]

You should do a brownie video. Like three kinds of brownie recipes from different decades.

[@barblibrarian]

My favorite are the cocoa brownies in the Cookie Book.

[@karenkingrey6142]

I think it’s time for “Cooking the Books” merch! 🤔🤗😉

[@saragates1337]

Sign me up for a hoodie!

[@honeybadger1847]

The blood of my ancestors curdles at the thought of Bisquick tortillas 🤣!!!

[@ShellyS2060]

Coming in a little early to comment, but, that is the coolest hand mixer I have ever seen. The almighty algorithm brought me here, and I am really glad it did. You have a great channel.

[@cooking_the_books]

Hello and WELCOME! So glad to have you here. ❤ My hand mixer is the Breville Handy Mix: amzn.to/43Nth6G I have had it for almost a year now and can confidently say it's the BEST hand mixer I have ever owned.

[@susanrobinson408]

I love your posts every week. They are so fun, but also I love seeing which of the lovely Pyrex vintage piece you will use! I collect Pyrex, vintage cookware, and vintage cookbooks so your channel is a gold mine!! Thank you, Anna! (You would love the cake release paste!! Life changing) ****P.S.*** Did you see that your tiny lemon juicer is at Aldi this week??

[@cooking_the_books]

Yes! My aunt bought one and sent me a photo! 😊

[@dorawedlock3969]

How I wish I had saved my shower and wedding cook books from 1962.

[@heidimgentry8004]

I have made the cinnamon puffs for years. They always are enjoyed and gone in a day.

[@Dizzolving]

Best bet Betty’s got banger Breakfasts‼️ Gunna be dippin those puffs in some maple syrup.

[@cooking_the_books]

Great idea!

[@AliceKewney]

I have bought so many cook books since I started watching this channel, and now that's another one on my list!! Love it all so much!

[@loriweaver5776]

I love that you have a Saugatuck shirt on. I was just there last month. It's such a beautiful place. I love their kitchen store! I have a friend who lives in the area. I'll be heading back at the end of June, and I'm so excited! I absolutely love watching your videos. I collect any cookbooks I can get my hands on. Keep the great content coming!

[@anouckb8908]

My dad always tells me, “the spatula is your friend” in the kitchen. You remind me of his words. Love your videos! ❤

[@cooking_the_books]

Aw I love that! Thank you! 😊

[@normacooper6377]

The breakfast puffs/muffins and the peaches looked yummy! You could add some vanilla yogurt to either one for even more deliciousness. Not a cottage cheese fan, so I’m out on the scrambled eggs.🤭

[@tonyboloni64]

Those scrambled eggs would be delicious on toast points with Hollendaise over.

[@debranelson2024]

Believe in Betty! 🍒

[@juliez4944]

I know I am late to the game, but just wanted to Put out there that I freeze those French breakfast puffs With the butter and cinnamon sugar already on it , and they work great. Just 15 seconds in the microwave And they taste like fresh again!

[@SauerPatchGardening]

I love new breakfast ideas! Breakfast is my favorite meal. I just saw a video onTasting History with Max Miller, he explains the back story of Betty Crocker. I knew she wasnt a " real" person, but, I didn't know the details.

[@RedJeep1859]

Your videos are immensely enjoyable! Thank you for such fun content 😊

[@naomirg8273]

Sooo what I’m hearing Anna say is that Betty Crocker was a Hobbit 😮😊!! Forth meal sounds like Elevenses or Afternoon Tea to me!

[@jofelker7656]

I made the puffs years ago. They would be nice in mini cupcake pans.- bite size

[@bibiijaz6238]

I used to make the French breakfast puffs from that cookbook when I was in high school! As a poor kid, they were a wonderful treat. Good memories

[@pattycake8272]

I just watched a old black and white video (1950s vintage food commercials) from BlueLotusFilms, there was a lady she said she was Betty Crocker. I said "lier!" And wanted you to know this. You were the first, well the only person I thought of.

[@pattycake8272]

When you said that you liked them donuts cold or a day old, it reminded me of when they say to wait a while to cut home made bread, I think it's a science thing to it.

[@amy-qq9og]

Sometimes on the weekends we make French breakfast puffs. My daughter loves them!

[@shumakesstuff7400]

French breakfast puffs are in my 80s cookbook I learned to cook out of. I used to make them all the time! They were always a hit when I'd bake a batch and take them to my D&D group on Saturdays

[@theprettyintellectual]

I’m with you when it comes to Betty Crocker and Santa. 😊 Those eggs look so good. Another great video, Anna!

[@cooking_the_books]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@imtired6104]

I had been given a Betty Crocker cookbook when I got married in 2000 and I used a lot of the recipes from it, so much so that when I would fix something to bring to my parent's house for different occasions, when my Mom would ask where I got the recipe, I would say "It was from BETTY". Mind you, my Mom had a TON of cookbooks, a couple of Betty Crocker but she favored BH&G more, as well as from church cookbooks and family recipes. Between Mom and me, it got to the point of just saying BETTY in a certain way would make us laugh. And I LOVE!!!! French Breakfast Puffs! My Mom also had a recipe called Golden Puffs which tasted just like Fr. Breakfast Puffs, but these were deep fried and then rolled in cinnamon sugar. Divine! I grew up with the Corelle pattern you're using, when I see that pattern I'm immediately back home. I love your videos!

[@dianatennant4346]

Oh thanks for mentioning breakfast wraps. Never thought of dried beef with eggs. Was thinking of this as a change-up for breakfast for dinner then you mentioned the wraps. We do lots of those and sandwiches for the boys to go with and this would make a wonderful change for them

[@peacefulinspirations7312]

I made the puffs when I was in highschool, 1974.

[@tonirieke7934]

Yes, yes, yes tortillas with Bisquick. I'm 72 i made these years ago. I bought a Betty Crocker 50 year Creative Recipes with Bisquick cookbook it had recipe for tortillas.i made often back them,. I lived with my mother and she didn't like tortillas but she like the Bisquick ones I made. They were strange shaped, but good. I enjoy your video's and your talks after about the cookbooks

[@sugarmagnolia876]

In 51yrs I Never Knew There Was No Real Betty. Oh Wow How Sad. I Will Have To Process This For Some Time. Lol I Am Blessed To Have My Nanny's Dishes And Books. All My Love!

[@ellengill360]

My mom had that book. I loved the pictures when I was a small child.

[@barblibrarian]

If I can get a cookbook with the spiral binding I am happy to pay extra. So nice. I had this cookbook years ago, but it went during a cookbook purge. I really have to do that periodically, as I have a problem with cookbooks…

[@ddgottron]

I made some kind of gordita flat bread out of canned biscuits years ago. I got the recipe out of one of those Pillsbury recipe booklets you get at the grocery store when you’re checking out. It was served as kind of a soft taco shell with a ranch sauce. They were delicious. I imagine the Bisquick tortillas would be similar to those.

[@princessdumbarton9877]

We used to make breakfast rolls from pop-open bisuits. Just take one, roll it in melted butter, then roll it in cinnamon sugar. Put them in a muffin tin and bake till brown. They weren't too bad.

[@dorawedlock3969]

I make them, but cut each biscuit into fourths with butter, cinnamon sugar then put in dish and bake

[@princessdumbarton9877]

@@dorawedlock3969 That sounds better.

[@hannayoung9657]

In Sweden 1970 breakfast was porridge and whole wheat or grain bread , I have a breakfast book about porridge .

[@jayson8372]

Cannot wait for the Brownie Confections, they sound awesome! Thank you!

[@heathersmeather]

These all looked good. A few years ago I made a recipe called pumpkin donut muffins, from a Martha Stewart recipe webpage. They were rolled in cinnamon and sugar too. Very tasty as I remember them.

[@tracisawyer7681]

I wasn’t hungry until I started watching this Anna😋😋😋!

[@glorianelson9538]

I'll try the muffin recipe next time my granddaughters come home. They look delish, thanks Anna!

[@donnabraden3126]

I never knew this, but the alternating of the flour and the milk into the sugar mix is to keep the sugar mix from breaking. At least that’s what happened on the Anti Chef YT channel earlier today. It’s nice to know there’s a good reason.

[@irenedennis1003]

Looking forward to the Bisquick tortillas and brownie-with-brown-butter-frosting video!!!

[@kaycee18]

Ohhh...I gotta try those eggs and muffins. They look fab!

[@kathleenszymanski199]

Those eggs looked so good will be trying those this week for sure.

[@debra333]

Yay! Betty is back!! Oh Lawd! 😂❤

[@Laguns-ij4hn]

that egg dish would be good with diced ham!

[@karinberonius8799]

Those scrambled eggs look so delicious! Perfect timing, too. I haven't got any bread left, so this will be my breakfast tomorrow!😋

[@cooking_the_books]

They were! They also reheated very well the next morning. The cottage cheese really helped I think.

[@melissalambert7615]

Love old-fashioned (baked) donuts. Think baked fruits need a comeback. Love the BC cookbooks you show. I have lots of old cookbooks but no Betty. They are on my list! My local "Friends of the Library" are having a book sale this April 19th. I'll be on the hunt.

[@dutchgram3799]

Brought back some good memories, recipes and dishes. Nice to see a Saugatuck shirt.

[@cookingwithsherry]

Again my favorite decade of food

[@pamchamberlin6703]

My mom had those green Corelle plates!

[@ahhhlindsanityyy]

You had me at dipped in butter and rolled in cinnamon sugar 🤤 The Bisquick tortillas definitely sound interesting

[@karaamundson3964]

When I was a very small child, my mother made doughnuts from my grandmother's recipe. I adored those doughnuts! They were just fried--no sugar or icing, but the nutmeg in the batter was terrific. In my late teens, I asked if we could have them. Sadly, Mom said that a key rising ingredient had been discontinued. I've never been the same 😢

[@bridgetmarden7224]

1, i love love pink puffy heart LOVE Betty and her cook books, real or not. Kinda like Suzzie Homemaker 😅. I love all of your videos!!! Please keep posting darlin, you make my hard/bad days better ❤❤❤❤❤❤ thank you so very much and God bless 🙏 😊

[@vickiem.6096]

I see you're wearing a Sagatuck sweatshirt! I love Betty Crocker everything.

[@draggonsgate]

The breakfast puffs... they look so good!!! I think I'd just butter n sugar the tops of them though... less mess, same flavor.. And yes, those eggs just scream breakfast wrap! Thanx for two more great ideas!!!

[@kdramsey965]

Have you ever heard of Jean Pare cookbooks? Her muffins and quick bread cookbook has wonderful baked goods!

[@thomasvee5021]

Very fun video. I love both Good & Easy cookbooks that you have cooked from. I often look thru them to find meal suggestions. The suggested meals are so wonderful. All three recipes you made look great. I love that you equated Betty to Santa. She is real to me too.

[@thomasvee5021]

I finally made the french breakfast puffs and the buffet eggs. Both were very delicious and easy to make. I will definitely make them again! Thank you for sharing!

[@cooking_the_books]

Glad you enjoyed them! 😊

[@mariapaulastepanian9930]

You have the most adorable dishes! Thank you so much for all your hard work!❤

[@clkemp6725]

Love these recipes. They do seem simple and delicious.

[@lorentrain6174]

These recipes look delicious!

[@chaucernerd1690]

I love this video and just bought the book!

[@belindajacalne994]

Hi Anna! I love all the recipes! The French Breakfast Puffs look so delish!!😊 I'm definitely going to make them and the Buffet Eggs! I am looking forward to your next video with another great cookbook and recipes!❤

[@macsarcule]

This was great! I can’t wait to try all of these! Thank you, Anna and I hope you’re well and having a nice time! 😌✨

[@bjdreviews]

My favorite spice bread uses mace. It's great in a spice bread! I get the recipe for the bread (for like many years) from the World of Warcraft: The Official Cookbook by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel. I'm not a Warcraft person, but I absolutely love that woman's books and blog. She has an excellent ribs recipe in there too. Oh, and a bacon-y meatball appetizer that's killer. Highly recommend.

[@r.j.whitaker]

The muffins look really nice 👌 they remind me of churros,except churros are more of a stick instead of a muffin.

[@AprilAiteen]

Great timing! I was just about to write out my grocery list and I was thinking of new breakfast ideas. Yay Anna!

[@mmoretti]

I agree the choices you made match up well and would be nice components of a brunch. I would think the baked peaches would be delicious canned or fresh. My dad, would have been over the moon having those eggs with the dried beef, he developed a taste for it in the navy, but I imagine it would be delicious with cooked ham or bacon. It sounds like such an adaptable recipe. The puffs made me remember the crullers my mother would buy for the occasional Sunday breakfast treat. Thank you for suggesting upping the amount of nutmeg. I noticed when you were going through the cookbook a recipe for a date nut bread, I haven’t made one of those in ages and it has me thinking of digging up a recipe for one. I wonder if the Bisquick tortillas would be more like crepes?

[@jtamsmom5]

I love the metal ring binding also.

[@sheryldougherty282]

When they redid Betty I think the 1980’s a lady from my city was apart of the new Betty.

[@marilynziesmer287]

I love Betty also, she is great. Does your husband try your foods you make for this series?❤❤❤❤❤

[@eathomelive]

French breakfast puffs are amazing. Some people call them donut muffins.

[@michellestone1261]

That was my mom's cookbook the original book (Good & Easy book). I love it your dishes are all from the 60's-70's era. Takes me back to my childhood. Thanks Anna for your posts. ❤

[@nancywelsh8028]

Those eggs sound delicious! Thank you for sharing these recipes. Each week I look forward to seeing what you will make. So fun! ❤️😘🫶🏻

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you! So glad you enjoy my videos. ❤

[@littleblackcar]

Side note: Tex-Mex tortillas are oftened leavened a little bit so I think Bisquick tortillas might not be as weird as they sound.

[@limeparticle]

My local supermarket sells deep-fried cinnamon rolls. They’re Finnish style cinnamon rolls (korvapuusti, a little ”drier” compared to American cinnamon rolls, and uniced) deep-fried and coated in cinnamon sugar. I’ve gotten them maybe once out of every ten times I’ve wanted them 😂

[@cooking_the_books]

These sound AMAZING! I love love love cinnamon rolls. 😋

[@robertgadziola1601]

Nice mixer.

[@ryanhilliard1620]

I can’t wait to try the buffet eggs. 🥚 know what I’m having for breakfast…😁🥚

[@jencolpitt5994]

I have some of the Blue Heaven set. I love it so much! I wish I had the whole set 😊

[@cooking_the_books]

It’s such a pretty pattern!

[@emily--m]

👍 awesome 👍

[@lauraliviola7028]

❤😊Everything looked so delicious!!! I never made bisquick tortillas...I will be looking for that in one of your upcoming videos👍😁 Great video! I love the vintage recipe pics as well, very adorable! Thank you!🎉🎉😊❤

[@Rhaenspots]

Brekkist is my fave meal of the day, these look amazing 😋

[@Rhaenspots]

Yes please try making the bisquik tortillas! I am so curious!

[@leslieMClass80]

Do you have the book “Best Recipes on the backs of boxes , bottles , cans” my mom gave it to me when I was a young mother in the 1980’s. Some of the best recipes

[@cooking_the_books]

Yes I do! It's great! 😀

[@deendrew36]

That sounds like a fantastic book!

[@mirandamom1346]

Your new casserole dish is fabulous!

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you! 😊

[@dianarising7703]

Everything looked great. I think I would have just sugar/cinnamoned the top of the pastries, since you said it was really sweet.

[@joymcguire]

I had that cookbook!

[@Rei.Eatsfoods]

I love that canape spread, so pretty! I have yet to try dried beef but I imagine it tastes like corned beef a little.

[@DavidSmith-fv1jf]

again, a delightful view