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English Muffin Breakfast Pizza Recipe

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This English Muffin Breakfast Pizza is a hearty and delicious morning treat featuring toasted English muffins topped with creamy sawmill gravy, fluffy scrambled eggs, savory breakfast sausage, and melted cheddar cheese. Perfect for a comforting weekend brunch or a special breakfast gathering.

Ingredients

For the Breakfast Pizza

  • 1 package of English muffins
  • 8 eggs
  • 1 lb breakfast sausage
  • 8 oz mild cheddar cheese, thinly sliced

For the Sawmill Gravy

  • 2 cups milk
  • ¼ cup sausage drippings (add butter if insufficient drippings)
  • ¼ cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper (or to taste)

Instructions

  1. Cook the Sausage: In a cast iron skillet, cook the breakfast sausage over medium heat until well done and browned. Remove the sausage from the pan and set aside, pouring off all but ¼ cup of the rendered fat and drippings.
  2. Make the Roux: To the reserved sausage drippings in the skillet, add ¼ cup of flour. Cook and stir continuously over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes until the mixture turns a golden color, which develops flavor for the gravy.
  3. Prepare the Gravy: Slowly whisk in 2 cups of milk into the roux, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Continue cooking and stirring until the gravy thickens and comes to a boil. Season with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper or to taste.
  4. Toast the English Muffins: While the gravy is cooking, lightly toast the English muffins until golden and slightly crisp.
  5. Scramble the Eggs: In a non-stick skillet, scramble 8 eggs. Optionally add a small dash of milk to the eggs before cooking to make them fluffier. Cook until just set but still moist.
  6. Assemble the Breakfast Pizzas: Turn on the oven broiler to high. Lay the toasted English muffin halves on a baking sheet. Spread a generous amount of sawmill gravy over each muffin half, then top with scrambled eggs, a slice of mild cheddar cheese, and some cooked sausage.
  7. Broil the Pizzas: Place the assembled pizzas under the broiler for a few minutes until the cheese is bubbly and melted, watching closely to prevent burning.
  8. Serve: Remove from the oven and serve immediately while hot.

Notes

  • Using a cast iron skillet enhances the flavor when cooking the sausage and gravy.
  • If your sausage does not render enough fat, supplement with butter to achieve ¼ cup of drippings for the gravy.
  • For fluffier scrambled eggs, add a splash of milk before cooking.
  • Watch the broiler carefully as cheese can burn quickly.
  • This recipe can be doubled for larger groups and keeps well for reheating.

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