Savory Sausage Bread Pudding

Savory Sausage Bread Pudding is an all-in-one breakfast bake that can feed a crowd. Make delicious use of stale bread and leftover sausage and cheese to create a filling, easy breakfast.

The middle of January can start to feel a bit dreary. The parties are over, we're back to our mundane lives, and the Earth is still barren and dark. I say, keep having parties. Get together for a game night on a Tuesday. Have friends around for cocktails on a Friday after work. Celebrate one of those sports teams people are apparently always going on about. Take whatever excuse you can to continue the merriment.

How about this idea? Invite some friends over for breakfast before you head out on a winter walk. Get them well-fed and warm, then head outside and search for those inevitable sign of life from Mother Nature. Eat something delicious and comforting, then move your body. Never let the celebrations cease because life is a miracle.

What makes Savory Sausage Bread Pudding so awesome?

This Savory Sausage Bread Pudding would be perfect for just such an occasion. It's hearty and full of texture. The egg soaked bread is moist on the bottom with bits of crunch on the top. Use a spicy sausage if you can get it to add a bit of heat, and don't skimp on the cheese.

Use whatever stale bread you have lying around, but if you have a chewy baguette or half a sourdough loaf, even better here. This is also a great recipe to break out when you've used half of your sausage somewhere else and have stray bits of cheese in the fridge. All these leftover can go into one baking dish then get topped with milk, eggs, and spices and get baked into something awesome. I like to top mine with a dash of hot sauce.

Make it magical

Bread carries a strong grounding energy and is often used as an offering. Cheese invokes success, happiness, and transformation. Eggs are known for the energy of fertility and protection. Milk also carries fertility energy. We've also got a little mustard powder for protection, fertility, and clarity, and onion powder for protection, fertility, and passion. And finally salt and black pepper for classic protection.

You could certainly call on this recipe for fertility and abundance, but if you're going to make it in winter, I feel more called to invoke the ingredients' powers of protection. As you cook and eat, let these ingredients fortify you with protection from the harsh winter elements. Be grateful for the abundance of sustaining foods you have before you. Go out into the world knowing you are safe from harm.

For full details on the ingredients in this recipe, check my Kitchen Magick page.

Tips for making Savory Sausage Bread Pudding

This recipe is super easy to make. It's really designed to use up leftovers, so don't be too prescriptive about the measurements. I sometimes try to stuff too much bread in there, so a single layer of bread chunks in your casserole dish is enough. You'll need to cook the sausage ahead of time. If you want to add any other ingredients such as mushrooms, bell peppers, or even bacon, you can add them to the same frying pan before scattering them over the bread.

You can have a similarly relaxed attitude to the cheese. Use whatever type of shreddable cheese you have on hand and blend different types together if you've got remnants hanging around.

Let the bread soak up the egg and milk mixture for a while before putting it in the oven to bake. The staler your bread is, the longer you can leave it for.

This is best served fresh, about 10-15 minutes after it comes out of the oven, but the leftovers of these leftovers are still pretty bad ass for a day or two.

FAQ

Who says the end of the holiday season means we can't have fun anymore? Make this Savory Sausage Bread Pudding, and share it with some other awesome humans. That's all you need for a party.

Looking for more awesome savory breakfast recipes? Try a Full English Breakfast or maybe some Black Pudding Hash.

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