Sweet Potato and Sausage Bake

Sweet Potato Breakfast Bake

Miz Helen's Kitchen

Ingredients

1 small loaf french bread, day old

1 medium size sweet potato

1 pound bulk breakfast sausage

1 cup raisins

1 cup Monterey Jack Cheese, Shredded

2 cups milk

5 eggs

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

cooking spray

Maple Syrup if desired

Directions

Cut the day old bread in 1 inch cubes

Cook the potato in the micro wave for 8 minutes and let cool. When the potato is cooled, peel and cube the potato in 1/2 inch cubes.

In a hot skillet cook the sausage and drain the fat.

Place the bread, potato, and half the sausage into a large mixing bowl and mix well. Add half of the cheese and all the raisins then mix.

In a small bowl mix the eggs, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and pepper.

Pour the egg mixture over the bread, potato and sausage mixture and mix well.

Let set for 15 minutes to absorb the liquid.

Spray a 9 X 13 Baking Dish with cooking spray.

Spoon the bread mixture into the baking dish and add the remainder of the sausage and cheese to the top.

Cover the baking dish with a lid or foil paper.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, then remove the lid or foil paper.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 more minutes.

Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Serve with Maple Syrup.

Enjoy!