Grand Colonial Recipes

Apple Pie Cupcakes Recipe

Are you looking for a delicious fall recipe to enjoy with your loved ones? Look no further than these mouth-watering apple pie cupcakes! They are incredibly simple to whip up, and their flavor embodies the essence of fall in Central New York.  With a yellow cake base and a sweet, tangy apple flavored filling, these

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Recipe: Hot Chocolate Cookies

These cookies are perfect if you want to keep it simple.  Warm, cozy and delicious…a perfect treat to enjoy during the winter season. Hot Chocolate Cookies Ingredients 1 cup softened butter                1 teaspoon vanilla                               1 teaspoon baking soda 2 large eggs                             

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Mike’s Breakfast Muffins

Rise and shine! It’s time for Mike’s famous breakfast muffins just like we serve fresh from the oven at Grand Colonial Bed and Breakfast. Easy and delicious, these muffins are the ultimate crowd-pleaser and make a perfect quick breakfast or snack. This recipe makes 12 muffins. Mike’s Breakfast Muffins Ingredients ⅓ cup butter (room temperature)

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Mike’s Blueberry Oatmeal Recipe

We feel good about sharing recipes that make you feel good.  Mike’s Blueberry Oatmeal not only makes you feel good, it also tastes so good you can eat it for dessert! Plus, it’s perfect for these cold winter months.  This recipe serves two people. Mike’s Blueberry Oatmeal Ingredients 1 ¾ cups of whole milk 1

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Amazing GC Cold Weather Hot Chocolate Recipe

Baby it’s cold outside! Bundle up and toast the season at Grand Colonial Bed and Breakfast for the best hot chocolate in Central New York.  And just in case you can’t join us, we’re sharing our recipe so you can  enjoy a delicious mugful of decadent, freshly-whipped hot chocolate at home.   Just be sure to use at least

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Carol Dunn’s Flaky Pie Crust

This month’s recipe is a very special and delicious one.  It was passed down from Mike’s grandmother Carol Dunn to his mother Carol Martin.  Mike has refined the recipe over the years and the result is a light and flaky pie crust that’s sure to be a family favorite.   This recipe makes 2 pie crusts.

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Why Baking Makes Us Feel So Good Right Now

The Coronavirus pandemic will be remembered for many things including endless virtual live-streams, Joe Exotic and Carol Baskin, two months of bad hair days, and an out-of-nowhere sourdough bread baking craze. Yes, COVID-19 has caused many to discover the joys of baking sourdough bread, complete with its hard crust, soft insides, and tangy flavor. Bread

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Brick’s Spice & Sugar Coffee Cake

Have you visited us and tried Brick’s Sugar & Spice Coffee Cake? Now you can make it for a taste of Grand Colonial in your home. Not a baker? Book your next visit with us and we will whip some up for you! Ingredients: 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour                       1 egg ¾ cup sugar                                                  1

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