My Country Hash

A homemade biscuit with egg, mild country sausage & home fried potatoes cooked together, topped with creamy country gravy and shredded cheddar cheese. Better than Bob Evans!














Homemade biscuits from friend's recipe (previously posted), or you can use canned.
Fried a roll of Mild Country Sausage until done.
Boiled diced potatoes until almost done & then added to the fried sausage to crisp up the edges. Season all with s&p.
I am not a gravy maker, so I did cheat & make a packet of McCormick Country Gravy Mix in a separate pot.
Made an over easy egg for each plate.
Then assembled: split open & butter biscuit. On top spread the the potato/sausage mixture. On top of that ladle on some gravy. Top all that with the egg & sprinkle with shredded cheddar.
You could really cheat with this if you wanted it to go faster (the most you have to wait for are the sausage & potatoes). Packet gravy, canned biscuits, already cooked sausage, frozen home fries, shredded cheddar - it'd be a heat n eat.

Homemade Blueberry Scone-Thingies

I made Conni's scone recipe today. I had blueberries on hand (thanks Becca), so that's what I used. But blackberries are my fave!

2 c + 3 Tb flour, Divided*
1 Tb baking powder
3 Tb sugar
1/8 tsp kosher or sea salt (I had table salt, so that's what I used)
6 1/2 Tb cold butter, Divided*
1 Tb vanilla
1 c cold half & half (I just had 2% milk, so that's what I used)
1 c frozen blackberries (I had blueberries on hand, so that's what I used)

Heat oven to 425 degrees.
Place frozen blackberries in a small bowl, and toss with 1 Tb of the flour.
Put bowl back in the freezer or you will end up with mush instead of berries.
In a large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients (remaining flour, baking powder, salt & sugar). Cut 6 Tb of the butter into small pieces, and then "cut" into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or fork, or knives.
Butter should not have any pieces larger than a pea. (I used my hands instead of a fork like I saw Barefoot Contessa do.)
Stir in vanilla and half & half, until just mixed.
Take blackberries out of the freezer, and with floured hands, gently work the blackberries into the dough.
Turn dough out onto a floured surface, and pat it into a square-ish shape.
With a knife, cut dough in half each way, making 4 squares.
Cut each square diagonally, making 8 triangles.
Place triangles onto a baking sheet or stone. (I have a well-seasoned baking stone, you may want to line your stone/sheet with parchment paper.)
Take the remaining 1/2 Tb of cold butter, and cut it into 8 tiny pieces.
Place one piece on top of each scone.
Bake for about 15-17 minutes, until scones are just turning golden brown.
Remove to a cooling rack.
Serve warm or cold.
Enjoy!

Skillet Fritatta

Skillet Fritatta (yummy recipe from a friend)

First, you are going to need a skillet that has an oven-safe handle.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

1 8 oz package bulk sausage

1/2 c chopped bell pepper (whatever color you like)

1 small onion, chopped

4-5 potatoes, peeled & sliced

10 eggs

1/2 c milk

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

1 - 1 1/2 c grated cheese (your favorite kind.)

Saute the sausage, onion & peppers together.

Remove to a dish, and in the same skillet, fry the potatoes until tender and golden brown.

Cook the potatoes in the sausage drippings, adding some oil in necessary to keep the potatoes from sticking.

While they are cooking, in a mixing bowl, beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper together, set aside. Now add the sausage mixture back into the skillet, and mix.

Slowly pour the egg mixture into the pan.

Cover and cook on medium-low heat for about 8 minutes, or until the eggs are just set around the edges.

Uncover, and sprinkle with grated cheese.

Place the skillet in the oven (uncovered), and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until eggs are set in the middle.

Serve and enjoy!