Elegant Sausage Apple Cheddar Loaf Food

BREAKFAST SAUSAGE AND APPLE CHEESY PULL APART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 10-inch fluted tube pan.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the sausage until cooked through and browned.
• Add the apples and cook for 3 more minutes until the apples are tender.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the chopped bacon, spices and herbs. Let cool.
• Cut each biscuit in half, shape into balls, and arrange one half of the balls in the prepared pan.
• In a bowl, combine butter and maple syrup. Drizzle half the mixture over the dough in the pan, top with half of the sausage and half of the cheese. Repeat layers.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown. Top with fresh chopped parsley. Allow to cool and serve with additional maple syrup for dipping.

APPLE CHEDDAR BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon walnuts, apples, and cheese. Add the eggs, melted butter or margarine, and milk; stir until well blended. Pour into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until done. If loaf starts to brown too much, cover with foil.

SAGE, SAUSAGE AND APPLE DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Put the stuffing cubes in a large bowl and set aside. Butter a 3-quart casserole dish.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and break it up with a wooden spoon. Cook until it loses most of its pink color, but not so much that it's dry, about 5 minutes. Add the sausage and pan drippings to the stuffing cubes. Melt the remaining butter in the pan. Add the onion, apple, celery, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook until the vegetables get soft, about 5 minutes. Add the broth and parsley and bring to a boil.
• Pour the vegetable mixture over the stuffing cubes and toss until evenly moistened. Mix in the walnuts and eggs. Loosely pack the dressing in the prepared pan and cook uncovered until the top forms a crust, about 40 minutes. Drizzle about 2 tablespoons of turkey pan drippings or melted butter over the top. Cook until the top is crisp and golden, about 20 minutes more.

PORK SAUSAGE APPLE LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray large baking sheet with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix water and Bisquick; knead until dough is smooth. Cover and set aside.
• In 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat, cook and stir pork sausage until no longer pink, about 4 minutes. Add apple and onion; cook about 1 minute. Drain. Return to skillet; stir in cranberries, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• Place Bisquick dough on flat surface; roll the dough to rectangle, 10x14 inches. Spoon sausage mixture onto center of dough; sprinkle with cheese. Pat mixture to within 1-inch of edges of dough. Brush edges with water. Starting with long side, roll dough over sausage mixture forming a loaf. Pinch edges to seal.
• Place loaf on baking sheet. Cut 4 short slits in top of dough. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool 5 minutes before slicing into 8 slices. Serve with maple syrup, if desired.

SAUSAGE APPLE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; warm the butter in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add onion to the skillet; stir/saute 5 minutes until very soft.
• Scrape the onion into a big mixing bowl; let cool briefly.
• Add 1 tablepoon maple syrup and remaining ingredients to the bowl; mix well.
• Pack the mixture into a loaf pan (9-inch), mounding it a bit in the center; brush the remaining maple syrup over it.
• Bake about 1 hour until the loaf is well browned with an internal temperature of 165 to 170°.
• Pour off the accumulated grease and let rest for 10 minutes before cutting into slices and serving.

CHEESY SAUSAGE LOAF

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place the first six ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed). When cycle is completed, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 16-in. x 10-in. rectangle. Cover with plastic wrap; let rest 10 minutes., Meanwhile, combine the sausage, cheeses, garlic powder and pepper. Spread evenly over dough to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style; starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal and tuck ends under. Place seam side down on a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes. , Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Brush with egg; bake 15-20 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Remove to a wire rack. Serve warm.