Breakfast Brunch

This cassarole has everything in it that you want for breakfast.

1 package of ground sausage ( or you can use Bacon too )

1 small to medium onion

1-1 1/2 loaf of crusty bread cut into small cubes ( I used a baguette )

2-3  cups of grated cheese ( I used a mixed blend )

1 cup cottage cheese ( you could use ricotta for this too )

6 eggs

2 cups milk

1/2 tsp ground mustard

1/2 tsp nutmeg ( I grated my own )

1/4 tsp ground pepper

Cook sausage in a large skillet until cooked through. Add onion and cook till tender.

Spread 1/2 of the bread cubes in the bottomof a 13 X 9 baking dish Layer the bread with half of the meat, onion, cheese and cottage cheese.Ttop with the remaining bread cubes and cheese, meat and onions, and all the cheeses. ( its like a breakfast lasagna )

Beat the eggs and milk in a bowl until foamy. Add the spices and pour over the top. Press the bread into the milk to make sure the bread is covered and moist.

( you  can let this stand for a few minutes to make sure the bread is all coated. )

Bake in a 350 preheated oven for about 40 - 50 minutes.

Breakfast at the Barn

Easy Appy Time

Panna Cotta Recipe

4 cups Milk

1/2 cup Sugar 

Put this into a sauce pan and heat till sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add 2 tsp of Vanilla.

While the milk is heating, in a seperate bowl take 2 packets of Knox Gelatin and add to 6 Tablespoons of cold water. Let stand for a couple of minutes to soften the gelatin. 

When the milk is heated and sugar is disolved add the gelatin to the warm milk and stir till the gelatin is dissolved in the milk. 

Take your bowls that you are going to use for the desert and drizzle about 1 tsp of honey in the bottom of each bowl. Then take a ladle and pour the milk mixyure into each bowl. Put into the fridge for about 4-5 hrs to let the Panna Cotta firm up.

When you are ready to serve your desert you can invert the pudding on to a desert plate or just serve it in the bowl or pretty glass that you poured it into.

If you are going to invert the desert here is a tip...place the bowls into a warm water bath....it will let go quite easily. alos remeber ti put the plate upside down on the top of the bowl before you flip it over.

Hope you enjoy this Italian pudding!!!!

Focaccia Bread

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