Sausage Crumble Topped French toast with Coffee Infused Maple Syrup

INGREDIENTS

2 cups Cattle Dog Coffee Roasters Guatemala Direct Trade coffee (brewed strong) 

1 cup maple syrup 

1 pound Wampler’s Special Blend Sausage Roll

1 cup whole milk

½ cup cream

2eggs

¼ tsp vanilla extract

½ teaspoon apple pie spice

1 tsp cinnamon powder

2 tablespoons butter

6 slices of bread

2 apples (1 sliced, 1 diced) 

INSTRUCTIONS

Place a small pot on the stove over medium heat add 1 cup of brewed coffee and bring to a boil. Add Maple syrup return to boil and reduce heat to a simmer. Allow cooking until it coats a spoon (about 10 minutes)

Place a skillet over medium-high heat, and add sausage. Cook while stirring often until well browned and cooked thru. Add the remaining cup of brewed coffee and stir. Allow cooking until the liquid has evaporated. 

Preheat a griddle to medium

While the griddle heats up combine milk, cream, eggs, vanilla, apple pie spice, and cinnamon in a bowl and whisk together well. 

Add butter to the griddle, dip slices of bread into the cream mixture (make sure to coat both sides) and place onto griddle cook about 2 minutes, flip, and cook an additional 3 minutes 

To serve, place French toast onto a plate, and top with sausage crumble, diced apple, and coffee-infused maple syrup. Add a few apple slices on the side. 

Makes two to three servings

Brie Brunch Biscuits

INGREDIENTS

8 Great Value Frozen Buttermilk Biscuits

1 tablespoon Great Value butter, melted

4 Wampler Farm Sausage patties, mild or hot

8 oz. brewed Cattle Dog Coffee Roasters Guatemala Direct Trade coffee

8oz. wheel of Brie cheese

8 tablespoons of your favorite pepper jelly

INSTRUCTIONS

Place frozen biscuits on a cookie sheet (spray with cooking spray if you are not using Gotham Steel Pans). Brush with melted butter. Place in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for about 5-6 minutes just as they are turning slightly brown. Take it out of the oven. Let cool slightly. Now you will use a small round cookie cutter or a melon baller to remove the center of the biscuits. Try to keep tops as intact as possible. Cut sausage into two pieces and form two smaller patties. Brown on each side then adds half of the coffee. Turn the sausage two or three times until all coffee has cooked out. Set aside. Next use the same cookie cutter to cut brie or cut it into eight equal pieces. You can leave it on the rind or remove it; it is your preference. Just for the record I do remove mine. Place one piece of sausage and then a piece of brie and then a tablespoon of pepper jelly into each biscuit. Place the top of the biscuit back on and glaze a little jelly on top. Place back in the oven for about 4 minutes and then remove.  Use the rest of your coffee to make a delicious cafe au lait!