One Dish Sausage & French Toast Breakfast

I just love hearty weekend breakfasts. And since my days of brunching on Columbus Avenue seem from another life, this is as close as I can get!

This recipe is adapted from one I found on the Fleischmann's Yeast website.

Ingredients:

Batter:

1 1/2 cups flour

3 tsp Rapid Rise yeast (sometimes known as "bread machine yeast")

2 tbsp sugar

2/3 cup milk (heat in microwave for 60 seconds. Check with thermometer if obsessive)

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 tbsp cold butter, cubed

1 egg

Topping:

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

3 eggs

2 tbsp milk

6 pre-cooked sausage patties (I use Morningstar veggie patties to feel healthy.)

Method:

1. Coat an 8" x 8" baking dish with cooking spray.

2. Combine batter ingredients in bowl, scrape into prepared pan.

3. For topping, combine sugar and cinnamon in measuring cup. Beat eggs and milk together in a small bowl.

4. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar evenly over batter. Put sausage patties on top, pour egg mixture over all.

5. Place in COLD oven, set temperature to 350 degrees. Bake for approximately 30 minutes.

6. Drizzle maple syrup on top before serving if you need your teeth to fall out.