Breakfast Sandwich - Yum...

[susandennis]

Jimmy Dean sausage is kind of hard to find here sometimes so I was not hopeful... But I truly scored. They had a bag of cooked sausage patties that were the perfect size so I got reinspired. And here's what I did:



Muffin pan - Pammed up. And then an egg into each cup. Then I scrambled the eggs a little and added salt and pepper. Then I plopped in a sausage and covered each with shredded cheddar cheese.

I toasted the english muffins and then popped the muffin tin in at 375 for 25 minutes.

Then I let them cool, popped them out and slapped each in between two english muffin halves and wrapped them in waxed paper and put them in the freezer. Next week is breakfasted!



Plus, no mess. And the only thing to clean is the muffin thing and a fork. Bonus points in my book.

I could have taken a photo of each step but I am lazy.

Comments

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Lazy, but inspired:)

[kyrielle]

Thank you for this. I want to steal the idea (and tweak, but :), the time and temp are especially useful to know.

Man, those look tasty.

[susandennis]

Oh good. And they are tasty.

Tip. I learned the hard way that when it's time to eat them, do NOT nuke them too long. In my microwave, about 50 seconds seems perfect for ones taken from the fridge (not the freezer... I should experiment with how to make them edible right from the freezer. hmmmm)

[mikeybill.livejournal.com]

Why are they called English muffins? I have never seen them there, they always seem like s totally American thing

[susandennis]

I have no idea. I really don't. But that's the only name we have for them. They are kind of like crumpets but not quite. And if you just say muffins, you really mean something else entirely. It's weird. For sure.

wax paper

[spiritgirl.livejournal.com]

So does the wax paper work fine by itself for the freezer to refrigerator and then microwave? And the bread doesn't get tough in the microwave? Just double checking because I don't use wax paper much.

Re: wax paper

[susandennis]

Oh yeah, it's fine but it's not imperative. Probably butcher paper would work better but I didn't have any. Basically, I wanted something that would stick to the egg/cheese if it leaks out the side in reheating. But, something that kind of keeps a little of the moisture from escaping and is easy to work with.

I unwrap it and nuke it on a plate with the waxed paper covering the sandwich and the plate together.

But, you know, probably plastic wrap would do exactly the same thing.

Oh and the the bread DOES get tough if you nuke it for too long so be sure and don't. Mine are taking about 50 seconds out of the fridge to hot.

I did one for 90 and one of the bread halves was a bit like shoe leather!

[grocible.livejournal.com]

As I am sitting here with my coffee enjoying my own egg/cheese/sausage breakfast sandwich, I have to admit, the muffin pan idea shows a lot of promise.

Darn good idea!

Oh - when you take them out of the freezer, I'm assuming you don't have an egg/cheese/sausage-sicle - how long do you warm them up? Oven? Microwave?

[susandennis]

I have not tried nuking directly from freezer I must give that a shot.. I'll probably start with 1 min at 50% power and then 1 or less regular power.

From fridge, I nuke for 50 seconds.

[grocible.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, the refrigerator. Not sure why I went from oven directly to freezer . . .

[mhaithaca.livejournal.com]

Brilliant! I wonder if you'd do as well nuking the egg "muffin" and toasting the english muffins separately, then assembling. Might solve the problem with over-nuked bread.

[susandennis]

Oh the not over nuking fixed the toughed bread. Once I learned that it all gets hot in 45-50 seconds, it works out - plus, the egg part seeps its taste into the muffin while nuking that I really like

BUT if you wanted it super crispy, the best way would be to nuke the egg part and toast the muffin then assemble and eat!