Description
A delicious and hearty English Muffin Breakfast Pizza featuring a savory sausage and sawmill gravy base, topped with fluffy scrambled eggs and melted cheddar cheese. Perfect for a satisfying morning meal, this recipe combines classic Southern flavors with an easy-to-make assembly and quick broil finish.
Ingredients
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For the Base and Toppings
- 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
- Cook sausage: In a cast iron pan over medium heat, cook the breakfast sausage until fully browned and cooked through. Remove the sausage from the pan and set aside, reserving ¼ cup of the rendered fat for the gravy.
- Make sawmill gravy: Add the flour to the hot sausage drippings in the pan and cook over medium heat for 5-10 minutes, stirring constantly until the mixture turns golden brown. Slowly whisk in the milk, continuing to stir until the gravy thickens. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Toast English muffins: While preparing the gravy, lightly toast the English muffins until golden and slightly crisp on the edges.
- Scramble eggs: In a non-stick skillet, scramble the eggs over medium heat. Add a small dash of milk to the eggs before scrambling to enhance fluffiness.
- Assemble the pizzas: Spread a generous layer of sawmill gravy on each toasted English muffin. Top with scrambled eggs, then add a slice of mild cheddar cheese followed by crumbled browned sausage over the top.
- Broil to finish: Place the assembled breakfast pizzas under a preheated broiler for 3-5 minutes, or until the cheddar cheese is melted, bubbly, and slightly golden.
Notes
- If sausage drippings are insufficient for gravy, supplement with butter to reach the required ¼ cup.
- For fluffier scrambled eggs, add a splash of milk or cream.
- Watch carefully while broiling to prevent the cheese from burning; broiling times can vary depending on your oven.
- Use thick-cut cheddar slices for uniform melting on the pizzas.
- Can be prepared ahead by cooking sausage and making gravy in advance.
