Recipe: Cinnamon Breakfast Bake (using apple pie filling)

CINNAMON BREAKFAST BAKE

"This is one of the simplest, most delicious breakfast recipes you'll ever try. For variation, you may wish to drizzle the finished dish with warm honey before serving."

1 (12-ounce) package Johnsonville Brown Sugar & Honey Links
12 slices white bread
1 (21-ounce) can apple-pie filling
12 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups milk
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon vanilla

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Prepare the links according to the package instructions. Allow to cool slightly. Slice into 1/4-inch coins.

Cube the bread and place it into a greased 9-by-13-inch pan.

In a large bowl, combine the pie filling, eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla, and sausage coins. Pour this mixture over the bread, making certain that the apples and sausage are distributed evenly.

Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the eggs are set. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

Serves 4
Excerpted from Johnsonville Big Taste of Sausage Cookbook by Shelly Stayer and Shannon Kring Biro
Copyright 2006 by Shelly Stayer. Excerpted by permission of Broadway, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.