Sausage Apple Bake
1 lb. bulk sausage (cook till brown & crumbly)
4 apples (peeled and sliced)
1 C flour
1 C sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 egg
milk to moisten
2 T melted butter
Place sausage into a greased 9x13 baking dish (or 6-8 ramekins)
Cover sausage with apple slices
Mix dry ingredients with egg and enough milk to form a batter
Pour batter over the apples and sausage
Drizzle with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes
(or until apples are tender and batter is browned)
Serve with slices of cheddar if desired
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Southern Breakfast Pie
1 lb. bulk sausage
1 C raw grits, cooked
2 T butter
2 C grated sharp cheddar
5 eggs
¼ C milk
salt & pepper to taste
Brown and drain sausage
Crumble sausage into greased 9x13 baking dish (or 8 ramekins)
Cook grits according to package directions (stiff is better than soupy)
Add butter and cheese to cooked grits
Beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper and add to slightly cooled grits mixture
Pour over sausage in baking dish
Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until set in center
Cool slightly before serving
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Spinach Quiche
¼ C butter, melted
5 eggs
¼ C flour
½ tsp. baking powder
½ sm. can green chiles, optional
1 C cottage cheese
1 C grated cheddar
1 C pepper jack
2 C chopped fresh spinach
cooked bacon pieces
Preheat oven to 400
Beat eggs and mix in remaining ingredients
Pour into quiche dish or pie plate
Bake at 400 for 15 minutes and another 35-40 at 350
Allow to cool about 5 minutes before serving
Marie Therese’s Croissants
4 croissants
1 T butter
2 C sliced fresh mushrooms
¼ C chopped onions
4 eggs
1 C milk
1 C shredded Swiss cheese
1 C shredded mozzarella
¼ C shredded parmesan
Melt butter in skillet and sautee mushrooms and onions until moisture has evaporated
Split croissants in half and place bottom halves in a greased 9x13 pan
Beat together milk and eggs and pour half the mixture over croissants
Sprinkle mushroom-onion mixture and cheeses over croissants
Replace top halves of croissants and pour remaining milk-egg mixture
Let stand at least one hour (or overnight)
Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes
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Clafouti (baked pancake)
Melt 2T butter in pie plate
2-3 C fresh or frozen fruit (mixed berries, peaches)
½ C sugar, sprinkled over fruit
Heat in oven or microwave till bubbly
Batter:
4 eggs
1C flour
1C milk
1½ tsp. vanilla
Blend well and pour over hot fruit
(Place pie plate on cookie sheet to catch potential overflow)
Bake at 425 for 30-40 minutes until center is set
Cool a few minutes before serving and sprinkle with powdered sugar
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Baked Oatmeal
2 ½ C rolled oats
¼ C oat bran
¼ C steel cut oats
1/8 C sugar
1/8 C brown sugar
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. cinnamon
2 ½ C milk
1 egg, beaten
1/3 C applesauce
Preheat oven to 400
Combine all ingredients, pour into a greased deep casserole dish
Bake uncovered 20-30 minutes or until lightly browned
Serve with milk, yogurt, chopped fruit and nuts