Ben Dearnley
A good weekend brunch is a pat on the back for a week well-done. Cereal is out; but waffles, crêpes and pancakes of the sweet and savoury kind are in. See also: shakshuka, egg and bacon congee, and Japan’s tamago gohan. And if you want to make your crumpets, bagels and Danish pastries for scratch, we’ve got you covered for a brunch that can’t be beat.
Our 40 best brunch recipes
Luxurious, fluffy and flavourful savoury pancakes.
Fancy a bit of crumpet? You’ve come to the right place.
Patties we’d happily eat any meal of the day.
A sweet stack we’d happily have for brunch or dessert.
Brunch means Bloody Marys. Here, they’re full of verve thanks to a salt-and-pepper rim, lime juice and a juicy green olive. Bottoms up.
Bagels made luxe.
We’d happily eat these baked eggs for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Polenta adds a gorgeous texture to these waffles, which are perfect for breakfast or brunch – or dinner, or supper for that matter.
Many fall in love with the buckwheat pancakes at Rocker cafe in Bondi. Our hot tip? Hunt down the freeze-dried strawberries for an extra-special brunch.
Hash browns will always have a place on our brunch table, especially when paired with a fiery chilli sauce. Be as generous with the sauce as you dare.
If there were such a thing as breakfast pasta, this would be it.
Parmesan, brown butter, fennel and leek frittata recipe.
An ultra-luxe take on everyday eggs and soldiers.
This recipe for buttermilk waffles with rhubarb and rose compote is from Cornersmith’s in Marrickville, Sydney.
Mortadella breakfast sandwich recipe – For pita, combine flour, olive oil and ½ tsp salt in an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook and mix to combine.
“So simple yet so sublime,” says Curtis Stone. “I love that these ultra-airy pancakes require no whisking of eggwhites to lighten them – the key lies in a very lumpy batter.”
Southern-style biscuits with sawmill gravy recipe.
Think of this as a savoury bread and butter pudding, for brunch.
A delicate crab omelette with chilli oil and crème fraîche, perfect for a leisurely weekend brunch.
A fluffy omelette with all the trimmings, direct from Proud Mary Café in Collingwood.
Popolo hand over the recipe for their breakfast frittata with an Italian twist.
Peaches and maple syrup are a great combination, although you can use whatever fruit is best on the day.
Emma Knowles recipe for baked wholemeal crêpes with ham, leek and Gruyère.
Hoppers are thin bowl-shaped pancakes found in Sri Lanka. Made with rice flour, they’re excellent for someone with gluten intolerance and their shape makes them perfect to hold an egg and tasty curry gravy.
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for spelt and poppy-seed bagels with sugar-cured mackerel and mustard.
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for pea, zucchini and mint fritters with eggs and feta sauce
Emma Knowles recipe for buckwheat crêpes with egg and asparagus.
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for citrus waffles with honey labne.
The secret to chewy bagels is in the poaching, the flour and a little hula-hoop action.
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These fluffy soufflé pancakes are elevated with the addition of a generous sprinkle of genmaicha sugar.
An easy lunch? A side dish for dinner? A weekend brunch? It’s all of the above.
Pastry chef extraordinaire Catherine Adams shows how to make the ultimate breakfast treat, step by step.
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