Sausage Johnnycake

Name: Sausage Johnnycake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 1 cup cornmeal; 2 cups buttermilk; 12 uncooked breakfast sausage links; 1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup sugar; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup shortening; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; Maple syrup

Here’s a nice, hearty breakfast with plenty of old-fashioned flavor. I serve it to my bed-and-breakfast customers. They love the cake’s savory middle and maple syrup topping. It’s a great way to start the day! —Lorraine Guyn, Calgary, Alberta

Ingredients

1 cup cornmeal
2 cups buttermilk
12 uncooked breakfast sausage links
1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Maple syrup

Directions

In a small bowl, combine cornmeal and buttermilk; let stand for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a 9-in. cast-iron skillet over medium heat, cook sausage until no longer pink; drain on paper towels. Arrange eight links in a spoke-like pattern in same skillet or a greased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Cut remaining links in half; place between whole sausages.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Stir egg and vanilla into cornmeal mixture; add to dry ingredients and stir just until blended. Pour batter over sausages.
Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm with syrup.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 481 calories, 23g fat (7g saturated fat), 64mg cholesterol, 940mg sodium, 53g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 2g fiber), 15g protein.

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Jimi

Mar 31, 2018

Sounds delicious, I bet milk gravy poured over it would be good too!
Inion

Mar 23, 2011

The flavour of the breakfast sausage is lost in the overwhelming presence of cornbread.