Breakfast Cups

Again....I apologize that I've taken so long to post something.  Sometimes a girl's plate can just get too full and things start slipping through the cracks.  I've still been cooking and trying recipes and restaurants so I have some new stuff to share.

This is a great one to start with.  My husband has deemed these "camping cups" because they are perfect for taking camping.  Its a breakfast casserole cooked in individual portions using a muffin pan.  This is perfect because you can get 1 or 2 out and microwave them.  Great for during the week to have a hot breakfast in a flash or to go!  You could also change up the meats and cheeses or even take this idea and create a non-breakfast version.  Click here for the original recipe I found.  Enjoy!

Breakfast Cups

1lb sausage, crumbled and cooked
8 eggs, lightly beaten
2c cheddar cheese
1 can flaky Grands biscuits (8 biscuits)

Lightly spray a 24 muffin tin.  Separate each biscuit into 3 layers and place 1 layer into each muffin tin.  Combine sausage, beaten eggs, and cheese.  Scoop filling (about a 1/4 cup) into each muffin tin.  Bake according to biscuit can directions.

Hogs in a Sleeping Bag

This is a Paula Deen recipe and better than pigs in a blanket.  Her recipe calls for making these 4 inches long but I made mine 2 inches long for a finger food party.  Also I used the Cheddar Wurst sausage that Hillshire Farms makes.  This sausage comes in 5 hotdog size links so you don't end up with any curved pieces of sausage like you get with most smoked sausage.  I think this would be great with the chicken sausages you can get at Sam's too.  If you haven't tried those they are great.  I served mine with a bowl of BBQ sauce for dipping too (I like the Bullseye brand Carolina style).

Hogs in a Sleeping Bag

1pkg smoked sausage links
1 box puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed
1 egg beaten

Cut sausages into 2 inch pieces.  Cut each sheet of puff pastry in half and then each half into 6 strips.  You'll end up with 12 strips per sheet.  You'll have some puff pastry leftover (I got 15s).  Wrap each piece of sausage with a strip of puff pastry and lay onto a cookie sheet, seam side down.  Brush the tops with beaten egg.  Bake at 400 for about 20 mins or until pastry is browned.