Come the weekend, brunch is easily the best meal of the day.
It allows for a lazy start and a slow, indulgent pace as you pick your way through pancakes or devour something filled with avocado.
Bank holiday weekends are the perfect excuse to catch up with friends over a (preferably boozy) brunch and to make sure your hosting leaves you guest replete and happy we've gathered the very best brunch recipes.
Whether you fancy a traditional fry-up, sticky cinnamon bun, or American-style pancakes the perfect brunch recipe awaits.
The only thing left to decide is how many times one can have brunch over one bank holiday weekend...
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Proper baked beans on soda bread toast from Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food
Everyone loves baked beans and this homemade version is really worth the effort. They are great as part of a full English breakfast, or served just simply on toast for the ultimate warming comfort food. The joy of this soda bread recipe is that it is so easy to make. It’s not proven bread, so it won’t sound hollow on the bottom if you tap, but you’ll know when to take it out of the oven because it will be golden brown and smell fantastic.
Try Tom Kerridge’s baked beans recipe
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Crumpets recipe, 'Bread' by Paul Hollywood
Crisp and golden brown on the outside, yet light and fluffy within, these crumpets from Paul Hollywood are magical and make a great breakfast. Once you’ve tried making them, you’ll never pick up a packet in the supermarket again. They do take a bit of practice to get right but you’ll soon get the knack.
Try Paul Hollwood’s crumpets recipe
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Eggs en cocotte
Simple and easy to prepare, these baked eggs are hard to beat and children will love them too.
Try this baked eggs recipe
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Cinnamon Pain Perdu with Vanilla Poached Plums: Recipes
Eggy French toast and poached plums are a marriage made in brunch heaven. The plums work well being made the day before. Keep the fridge and when ready to use, remember to bring to room temperature before serving.
Try this cinnamon pain perdu with poached plums recipe
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french toast streaky bacon honey
This is deliciously indulgent with bacon and honey, or maple syrup or cinnamon sugar – or simply served with fresh fruit for a lighter alternative.
Try this French toast with streaky bacon and honey recipe
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Breakfast Quesadillas: Recipe
Packed full of succulent sausages, new potatoes, and hard-boiled eggs, this moreish quesadilla is the ultimate brunch treat. They can also be prepared the day before and kept in the fridge.
Try this breakfast quesadillas recipe
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Breakfast tart from The Breakfast Book
A twist on the classic bacon and eggs, this tart will make a delicious dish to serve to friends at a relaxed brunch.
Try this breakfast tart recipe
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Plain croissants from Patisserie at Home by Will Torrent
The humble croissant is one of the most delicious foodie joys around. Although the method is quite challenging, once you get the hang of it, they are so easy to make. Perfect for special breakfasts, using in desserts or just for a lazy Sunday morning with the papers.
Try this croissants recipe
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Fluffy banana pancakes from 'The Hairy Bikers Eat For Life' by Si King and Dave Myers
The whole family will love these pancakes and children will love helping to make them. They also make a lovely snack served just as they are or warmed through in a toaster.
Try this banana pancakes recipe
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Spanish Eggs: Recipes
This beautifully vibrant dish of potatoes, sweet paprika, eggs and spicy chorizo makes the perfect brunch served with some crusty bread.
Try this Spanish eggs recipe
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Sticky Fig and Ricotta Toast: Recipe
This tasty breakfast looks stunning and is so quick and easy to make. The maple and cinnamon infused figs are also good enjoyed as dessert, either warm or cold, with thick yoghurt.
Try fig and ricotta toast recipe
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Celeriac Mash with Fried Eggs: Recipes
Celeriac, the humble celery root, is greatly under-rated. Underneath its stumpy ugly exterior lies velvety flesh, subtly tasting of celery, which purees beautifully to a creamy mash. With an egg, it makes a delicious and easy supper or a late brunch.
Try this celeriac mash and fried eggs recipe
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Potato Cakes with Smoked Salmon and Poached Eggs: Recipes
Perfect for brunch, the combination of smoked salmon, perfectly poached eggs and moreish potato cakes is delicious. If you have it, this recipe works well with any leftover potato – mashed or not.
Try this potato cakes with smoked salmon and poached eggs recipe
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blueberry hotcakes and tea
These are quick and easy to make as well as versatile - serve for a special breakfast or a quick, fruity pudding.
Try this blueberry hot cakes recipe
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Baked Eggs: Food: Recipe: Red Online
Eggs are a great ingredients, especially in breakfast or brunch dishes. In this dish, they’re baked with chorizo and a spicy tomato-based sauced. Serve with lots of country-style rustic bread to dip into the soft-cooked eggs.
Try this spicy baked eggs recipe
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Grilled Cheese with Smoked Ham: Recipes
A simple recipe that is all the better for good-quality ingredients, so don’t skimp. If you are really pushed for time, don’t bother with the sage leaves.
Try this grilled cheese with smoked mountain ham recipe
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The Great Mexican breakfast: Food: Recipe: Red Online
This is a delicious brunch that will cure any hangover, restore good moods and pep you up for the weekend. Put the tomato sauce on when you first wake up and leave it to simmer while you drink coffee and work up an appetite. Serve with refried beans for absolute perfection.
Try this great Mexican breakfast recipe
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roasted mushrooms bacon tarragon on toast
This is a lovely lazy weekend brunch-type dish. Roasting mushrooms intensifies their flavour and the salty bacon seasons them nicely. We love the aniseedy tang of tarragon, but you could just as well use a handful of watercress or chopped flat-leaf parsley. Just make sure you use a sturdy bread, such as a sourdough, that will soak up all the juices, without going too mushy.
Try this roasted mushrooms, bacon and tarragon on toast recipe
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Cinnamon Buns with blueberries and honey
Originating from Sweden, where they are known as ‘kanelbulle’, cinnamon buns are just the ticket if you’re looking for a sweet, sticky and doughy weekend brunch treat.
Try this cinnamon buns recipe
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honey-oat-bread
Mix up this easy scone-style bread with simple store cupboard ingredients. Serve warm, split and buttered with spoonfuls of extra honey for a sumptuous weekend breakfast.
