FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 1, 2013

Contact: Todd Allen & Tyler Horton

Owners/Innkeepers, 1851 Historic Maple Hill Manor

Address: 2941 Perryville Rd., U.S. 150, Springfield, KY40069

Phone: 859.336.3075

Email:

Website:

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Breakfast Lovers and B&B Fans to Vote for Best B&B Breakfast in the World

SPRINGFIELD, KENTUCKY–Breakfast lovers and B&B fans are invited to help select the best B&B breakfast in the world during the BedandBreakfast.com® Best B&B Breakfast Tournament™, which kicked off on March 25th. From creamy, cheesy egg dishes to delectable pastries and pancakes, the contest is a two-week recipe battle between sweet and savory.

BedandBreakfast.com’s Best B&B Breakfast Tournament contest works in brackets, much like the NCAA Basketball®’s March Madness®, with Facebook® fans narrowing BedandBreakfast.com’s top 16 favorite Sweet and Savory breakfasts into the Excellent Eight, Foodie Four and Final Two Showdown. Fans will select the best B&B breakfast on April 8th.

The top Sweet and Savory 16 were chosen based on recipe creativity, uniqueness and appeal by guest judges including Anne Banas, SmarterTravel.com; Susannah Chen, PopSugar.com; and Adrien Glover, Travel + Leisure.

One of Kentucky’s very own B&Bs has made it to the Excellent Eight Round of the Tournament - 1851 Historic Maple Hill Manor Bed & Breakfast located in Springfield, where Owners/Innkeepers, Tyler Horton and Todd Allen are being recognized nationally for the scrumptious breakfast they serve their guests each morning. Their Lemon Souffle Pancake Recipe is being featured in the national contest – see recipe below.

Maple Hill Manor Lemon Souffle Pancakes: Breakfast-Brunch Recipe

Servings: 8

Prep time:15 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tarter
  • 1 lemon zest ( grate or zest outer portion of lemon)
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted
Step 1:

1. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, lemon zest, salt and sugar. After sifting, add cream of tarter and lemon zest. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg and melted butter; mix until smooth.

Step 2:

2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides, creating crispy edges. Top with fresh blueberries and warm maple syrup.

Step 3:

3. Good Luck and Happy Eating!

Vote for Maple Hill Manor’s recipe in the Excellent Eight Round, on April 4th by using Facebook: Voting will only be available for 24 hours, starting April 4th at 12:01 a.m. The tournament is held daily through April 8th. You may vote daily. Each time someone votes during the tournament on any day, their name will be put in a drawing for a $500 BedandBreakfast.com gift certificate.

Click here for a list of the Sweet and Savory 16 finalists and their recipes.

Click here to vote for Maple Hill Manor B&B on Thursday, April 4th.

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About Maple Hill Manor Bed & Breakfast

Maple Hill Manor has welcomed tourists to Central Kentucky for 25 years, providing award-winning B&B accommodations and hosting of special events. Over 5,000 visitors each year will visit Maple Hill Manor related to overnight stays, Weddings and Receptions, Reunions, Corporate Retreats and Socials, Alpaca and Llama Farm visitors, and shoppers of the Fiber Farm Store - featuring luxury fiber produced and available on the farm involving sales of finished products made of Suri Alpaca and Suri Llama Fiber. Maple Hill Manor has been recognized nationally, voted #1 in the U.S. as the B&B with the “Most Historical Charm,” voted “Best B&Bs in the South,” voted “Best Breakfast in the Southeast,” voted as “Kentucky’s Best B&Bs” by readers of Kentucky Monthly Magazine, and voted Top 10 Innkeepers in the U.S. by BedandBreakfast.com in 2012. 1.800.886.7546, .

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