Ever wonder how innkeepers take an everyday recipe and turn it into a sensational and extraordinary breakfast? Well, wonder no more. Innkeepers are sharing their favorite fruit-filled breakfast recipes to show how easy it is to recreate beautiful and delicious guest favorites at home.  Innkeepers are the breakfast experts and know how to make it simple, while still making it exquisitely irresistible, and now you can too!  Add in those cherries, blueberries, peaches and other summertime fruit and berries for an unforgettable B&B summertime breakfast.

Try these five guest favorites or find hundreds of bed and breakfast recipes at www.BnBFinder.com/Recipes: 

Q’s Blueberry Bake
Sherwood Forest B&B, Saugatuck, MI
www.BnBFinder.com/SherwoodForest
Ingredients:
7 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/2 cups milk
1 loaf day-old French bread
2 1/2 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)
Topping:
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:
Place 1” slices of French bread in greased 9 x 13 baking dish (lay flat and fit tightly) and place blueberries on top of bread.
Mix eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, sugar and milk and pour evenly over blueberries and bread.
Mix topping and sprinkle over top.
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes and cut in squares. Serves 9-10.

Cherry Cobbler
The Olde Square Inn, Mount Joy, PA
www.BnBFinder.com/OldeSquare
Ingredients:
1 cup butter, melted
3/4 cup flour
Pinch of salt
1 cup sugar
1 large can sour cherries, drained
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup milk

Directions:
Melt butter in a deep baking dish.
Combine sugar, flour, baking powder, salt and milk. Pour over butter, do not stir.
Put cherries on top of batter, do not stir. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour.
Note: This recipe also works well with peaches too.

Strawberry Bread
Berry Patch Bed & Breakfast, Lebanon, PA
www.BnBFinder.com/BerryPatch
Ingredients:
3 1/4 cups flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons oil
2 10-ounce packages sliced frozen strawberries and their juice
1 1/4 cups chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

Directions:
Mix flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt and baking soda in a large bowl. Add eggs, oil and strawberries and blend well. (Do not use a mixer.)
Pour into two greased and floured loaf pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.

Lemon-Raspberry Muffins
Garden Gate Get-A-Way B&B, Millersburg, OH
www.BnBFinder.com/GardenGate
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 cup fresh raspberries

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Line muffin pan with paper baking cups.
In one bowl, blend flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
In another bowl beat the eggs, milk, oil, and lemon extract until smooth.
Combine the two mixtures until just moistened. Stir in the raspberries.
Fill paper baking cups 3/4 full and bake for 15-20 minutes.
Cool 5 minutes before serving.

Baked Peach French Toast
Strawberry Creek Inn Bed & Breakfast, Idyllwild, CA
www.BnBFinder.com/StrawberryCreek
Ingredients:
6 1”-thick slices whole-grain bread
1 8-ounce package cream cheese
6 medium (or 8 small) fresh peaches, sliced
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup maple syrup
3 large eggs
2 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon Kahlua coffee liqueur (optional)

Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
Lay bread slices in a buttered or sprayed casserole dish or other baking dish.
Prick bread 3-4 times each with a paring knife.
Spread a layer of cream cheese on top of each slice of bread.
Arrange peach slices on top of bread slices to cover bread.
Combine milk, buttermilk, maple syrup, eggs, butter, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and Kahlua and mix well.
Pour over bread and peaches; liquid should come to at least the tops of the slices of bread.
Sprinkle nuts over peaches.
Bake 30 minutes, or until bread is no longer “soggy” and just begins to brown on the edges.
Plate each slice separately and serve with maple syrup.  Serves 6.
Note: You may also let assembled French toast sit refrigerated in liquid for several hours or overnight before baking. Cored and peeled apple slices may also be substituted for the peach slices.

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More and more, inns and bed and breakfasts are adding high-tech amenities and innkeepers are going out of their way to add modern conveniences while maintaining the charm B&Bs are known for.  Wireless internet, desks and flat screen TVs have been tastefully added at many inns - but not all.  Just as many inns pride themselves in purposely avoiding modern technology and many guests seek this out in order to eliminate the temptation of logging-on and truly escaping.

Those that choose to stay connected while away cite the ability to stay in touch as a factor in being able to relax.  “When I’m able to login and keep up I don’t worry I’ll return to a catastrophe” says Kathy a web designer from New York City.  Others may argue that the only way of truly geting away from it all is by leaving the TV and computer at home.

Whether you are looking to stay logged on or want to disconnect yourself from today’s wired world, you can find the perfect inn at www.BnBFinder.com/AdvancedSearch.

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Hit the beach this summer for a fun in the sun bed and breakfast getaway.  Play in the waves or simply relax under an umbrella on the beach - it’s up to you.  With miles of coastline and sandy beaches, there’s a quaint beach town and beach-side bed and breakfast waiting to welcome you.  Enjoy the warm hospitality and personalized service that is synonymous with B&Bs and wake up someplace special. 

Search for a beach B&B at www.BnBFinder.com/BeachInns or choose from a few of BnBFinder.com’s favorites:

Waldo Emerson Inn Bed and Breakfast, Kennebunk, Maine
This New England inn is just blocks from Kennebunk Beach.  The historic inn used to be a ship builder’s mansion and was once even owned by the family of Ralph Waldo Emerson.  Stroll to the beach and stop at shops and art galleries along the way, or use one of the inn’s complimentary bikes to get there. Beach chairs and free parking passes are also provided for guests to use for their day at the beach. 

WildSpring Guest Habitat, Port Orford, Oregon
Wildsprings Guest Habitat is a small boutique resort overlooking the ocean in Port Orford, Oregon.  Walk to the ocean to search for sea treasures or whale watch over breakfast.  Located on five acres of secluded, naturally beautiful Native American grounds, WildSpring Guest Habitat overlooks Port Orford Bay. With its chocolate-colored sand, the bay is one of the most beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean in the U.S.

Barclay Cottage Bed and Breakfast, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Just one of only two remaining Victorian cottages at the Virginia Beach oceanfront, Barclay Cottage will be your home away from home at the beach.  Only a couple of blocks to the ocean and the exciting resort area, Barclay Cottage is just minutes from the wide sandy beach and boardwalk. Within a short walk you will find over 20 restaurants, shopping, the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier and Old Coast Guard Station.  Complimentary beach chairs, umbrellas, towels and boogie boards are also available for guests during their stay. 

Beachfront Bed & Breakfast, St. Augustine, Florida
Submerge yourself in the beach front! Not only is the Beachfront Bed & Breakfast literally steps away from the magnificent white sands of St. Augustine Beach, but each guest room features ocean, dune or garden views.  Enjoy spectacular sunrises and stunning ocean views, the heated oceanfront pool and Jacuzzi, or take it easy in the over sized hammock.  The boardwalk over the dunes transports you from the wide sandy beach and sparkling surf to the oceanfront Beach House.  Bikes, beach chairs, umbrellas and boogie boards are all available for guest use for an enjoyable time.

Old Yacht Club Inn, Santa Barbara, California
Experience turn-of-the-century charm by the sea at the Santa Barbara Old Yacht Club Inn.  Located within a block of beautiful East Beach, the inn provides beach chairs and towels for guests. East Beach has been rated as one of the world’s ten best beaches and is clean and safe for swimming.  The beach way runs next to the beach and is a great place to run, walk, or bike for several miles and the long, wide beach offers a large area for dining, sunning, beach volleyball, and swimming.

Coastal Dreams Bed & Breakfast, Galveston, Texas
Back your bags and hit the beach.  Coastal Dreams will provide you with all your beach necessities…chairs, towels, umbrellas, sun screen and bottled water.  You can even order a picnic lunch to take with you for the day.  Enjoy a leisurely walk to Galveston’s 32 mile long beach and be sure to also check out the area’s popular East Beach and Stewart Beach for live music, miniature golf and drive-in movies.

For those non-beach bums, use the BnBFinder.com Advanced Search at www.BnBFinder.com/AdvancedSearch to find mountain cottages, urban inns or country hideaways.

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