Thanksgiving Favorite

One of my favorite things is waking up on Thanksgiving morning and making a big breakfast ( you have to stretch your tummy out for the Big Feasts!).  For years I spent hours the day before Thanksgiving rolling and baking the infamous sausage ball, my family expected them, all 20 plus of them with large appetites! Yes I spent hours rolling those little guys and my family consumed them in minutes.  A few years ago, before Thanksgiving, I was perusing an issue of Southern Living magazine and low and behold, there before my very eyes was a recipe for the Sausage Cheese Muffin.  This recipe has now become a new family tradition.  What started out as my answer to not having to roll all those balls on the eve of Thanksgiving has evolved to a tasty treat that marks many a special occasion in our family.  This is one of my son's favorites, he has even learned how to make them!  Since this blog is about things I love this recipe makes me think of the love I have for my family and old and new traditions.

 Ingredients

• 1 (1-lb.) package ground pork sausage 
• 3 cups all-purpose baking mix
• 1 1/2 cups (6 oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese 
• 1 (10 3/4-oz.) can condensed cheese soup
• 3/4 cup water

Preparation

• 1. Cook sausage in a large skillet, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink. Drain and cool.
• 2. Combine sausage, baking mix, and shredded cheese in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture.
• 3. Stir together soup and 3/4 cup water; add to sausage mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Spoon into lightly greased muffin pans, filling to top of cups.
• 4. Bake at 375° for 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned.