Monday, June 8, 2009

Breakfast Burritos as a fund raiser

What I have discovered is that Breakfast Burritos are a great thing for fundraising. They are cheap to make and people will pay $3 or $4 for them. If you get your team together, it is a fast and easy way to make a buck for your group.

Best way to make the most money is to shop at Costco or Sams. We make about 90 at a time.

9 dozen eggs
8 32-ounce bags Ore-Ida potatoes O'Brien (or store brand)
2 32-ounce package breakfast sausage (bulk if you can find it, if not, strip off the casings)
1 5 lb bag shredded cheddar/jack cheese
green chile or salsa as you prefer (505 makes an excellent jarred chile if you don't do your own, Mild, Medium and Hot varieties)
90 tortillas
Foil sheets (they come in a pop up box at Sams & Costco)

Scramble up the eggs, and don't forget to season with Salt and Pepper. Set aside
Toss the Potatoes in the oven on a rimmed baking sheet at 375 for 20-30 minutes until browned (easier than frying, season them well, I like Costco's no-salt seasoning and salt or Lawrys season-all)
strip the casings off the sausage and fry, breaking into small bits as you go. Drain well, pat dry.
Remove Tortillas from packages, heat in microwave in batches as you go along.

Lay out your assembly line with bowls of egg, potato, sausage, cheese & chile down the center of your workspace. I like to use ice cream scoops to serve up the egg, potato & cheese, makes it all more even.

Line up foil sheets on both sides. Place a tortilla on each foil sheet. Assemble by placing each item, one on top of the next down the center of the tortilla. DO NOT OVERFILL as they will ooze all over if you do.

Fold the ends along the mixture into the center, fold of the opposite ends over mixture and pull to tighten. Roll. Using the same procedure, roll the foil over tortilla.

Place finished burritos in oven safe dish, or steam pan. These can be refrigerated overnight or even frozen. Mark them if you are using different meats, or heat of chile.

To heat refrigerated burritos, put pan in oven at 375 for about 25 minutes. Frozen will take a bit longer.

Put in a styrofoam or soft sided cooler to keep warm after heating.

Sell and enjoy.

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