Christmas Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients:
1 pound ground pork sausage 1 teaspoon mustard powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 eggs, beaten 2 cups milk 6 slices white bread, toasted and cut into cubes 8 ounces mild Cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions:
Crumble sausage into a medium skillet. Cook over medium heat until evenly brown; drain.
In a medium bowl, mix together mustard powder, salt, eggs and milk. Add the sausage, bread cubes, and cheese, and stir to coat evenly. Pour into a greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover, and chill in the refrigerator for 8 hours, or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Cover, and bake 45 to 60 minutes. Uncover, and reduce temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Bake for an additional 30 minutes, or until set.

Variations:


Ingredients:
7 slices white bread, crusts removed and cubed 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese 6 eggs 3 cups milk 1 teaspoon ground mustard 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled

Directions:
In a greased 11-in. x 7-in. x 2-in. baking dish, combine the bread cubes and cheese. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, mustard, salt and pepper; pour over bread and cheese. Top with bacon. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 50-55 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.

The Lady’s Brunch Burger by: Paula Deen

I have shared this recipe many times with people.  Most people laugh in disbelief, but here it is.  Nobody does it better that Paula herself, but I have tried it and it is really tasty.

Ingredients:


2 tablespoon butter
Paula Deen House Seasoning
2 tablespoon grated onion
3 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley leaves
1 1/2 lb ground beef
3 eggs
6 slices bacon, cooked
3 hamburger buns
3 English muffins
6 glazed donuts

Directions

Mix the ground beef, chopped parsley and grated onion together in a large mixing bowl. Season liberally, with House Seasoning. Form 3 hamburger patties.

Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Add the burgers and cook until desired temperature, 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium-rare.

Fry bacon in a hot pan until crisp. Remove and drain on paper towels. Set aside.

While burgers are cooking, heat a non-stick pan, over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons butter. Crack 3 eggs into the pan. Cook until the yolks are just set and still slightly runny and remove.

Place burger patties on English muffins or buns, and if desired, on glazed donuts, as the buns. Top each burger with 2 pieces of bacon and a fried egg.

Servings: 3 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Show: Paula's Home Cooking

Granny's Granola

Ingredients


Nonstick cooking spray
3 cups regular rolled oats
1 cup coarsely shredded unpeeled apple
1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup honey
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla or 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Milk
Fresh raspberries, blueberries, and/or sliced strawberries (optional)

Directions

1. Lightly coat a 15x10x1-inch baking pan with cooking spray; set aside. In a large bowl combine oats, apple, and wheat germ; mix well. In a small saucepan stir together water, honey, and cinnamon. Bring to boiling; remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour over the oat mixture; toss to coat. Spread oat mixture evenly in prepared baking pan.

2. Bake in a 325 degree F oven about 45 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Spread granola onto foil. Cool about 30 minutes before serving. Serve the granola with milk and, if desired, fresh berries. Store remaining granola in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks. Makes 8 (1/2-cup) servings


Recipe by bhg.com

French Toast Sticks

Ingredients:

Nonstick cooking Spray
1 small banana peeled
6 slices whole grain or whole wheat bread
6 tablespoons tub-style light (or regular) cream cheese
2 eggs
1/2 cup whole (or fat free) milk
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 400. Lightly coat baking pan with nonstick spray. Peel and slice banana and cut crusts off bread (if you want).

Spread cream cheese on three of the bread slices. Top with Banana slices and cover with remaining bread slices. Cut each sandwich into three pieces.

Crack the eggs into a medium bowl and beat. Add milk and cinnamon and beat until combined.

Dip each sandwich piece into egg mixture, making sure to coat all sides. Hold it over bowl and let egg mixture drip off. Put in prepared pan and repeat. Pour any leftover egg mixture over sandwich pieces in pan.

Bake about 20 minutes or until pieces are brown and toasted, turning once.

Sprinkle with powdered sugar and enjoy!