Aimee's Sausage Bake (Gooseberry Patch)

1 doz eggs, divided

1 ½ c milk, divided

1 ½ cup saltine crackers, crushed

1 cup apple, cored, peeled and chopped

¼ c. onion, chopped

½ tsp pepper, divided

2 lbs ground pork sausage

3 T butter

3 T all purpose flour

1 cup cottage cheese

½ tsp salt



Whisk together 2 eggs and ½ cup milk. Stir in cracker crumbs, apple, onion and ¼ tsp pepper. Stir in sausage and mix well. Firmly pat mixture into a 6 ½ cup ring mold, then carefully unmold sausage ring onto a wire rack on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Transfer to a platter to keep warm. In a 3 quart saucepan, melt butter. Whisk in flour until smooth. Add remaining mild all at once. Cook and stir over medium heat until bubbly. Continue to cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Beat together remaining eggs and pepper, adding cottage cheese and salt. Pour into hot milk mixture. Scramble eggs, stirring frequently, until eggs are cooked through, but still moist. Spoon eggs into center of sausage ring and garnish with parsley and thin sliced apples. Serves 12.