I am the world’s worst about eating the most important meal of the day. Sometimes I will scramble some eggs on the weekend, but I almost NEVER think about breakfast during the week. My biggest problem is time. I always seem to be short of it. Because I am just not a morning person.
Not. At. All.
That blaring alarm in the morning scares the crap out of me. Then I cut it off and back to sleep I go. This routine happens for at least 30 minutes every. single. morning. So there goes the 30 minutes I could have had for breakfast. And if I tried to get up earlier…well…you don’t want to know.
I decided this weekend that I really need to change that horrible habit. And to ease into my new routine, I knew I needed something I could make ahead to “grab & go”, JUST IN CASE, I caved and hit that snooze button. So I came up with these “Grab & Go” Sausage and Cheese Buttermilk Muffins!
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Brown your sausage (If you’ve read my other posts, then you know I use Wright’s Sausage) and drain very well. Next, you will want to mix your dry ingredients together (White Lily flour, salt, sugar & nutmeg). In a separate bowl, whisk together your beaten egg, buttermilk & melted butter.
Now…pour your wet ingredients into the dry and mix well. This will not be a smooth batter! So just make sure all of the ingredients are incorporated together and not over mixed. Finally fold in your sausage & cheese. You will want to grease your muffin tins with some cooking spray. I always use Pam Butter Flavored Spray. Then just spoon in the batter to the top of each tin.
Bake these for 15-18 minutes depending on your oven. You want the bottoms brown and the tops golden. Let cool and then spoon each muffin out of the tin to serve. I can just taste these now!!
Luckily…it’s the weekend. And this Sunday morning I’m not in a rush. So I’ll start my new routine off slowly. A cup of coffee, a magazine & my Sausage & Cheese Buttermilk Muffin(s).
Thankfully, I’ll have the rest of the week to rush around and quickly enjoy these as a “grab & go”!
Hope you enjoy!!
Sausage & Cheese Buttermilk Muffins
Credit: Simple Southern Living
2 1/2 c. Self Rising Flour
1/3 c. Sugar
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Nutmeg
1 ¼ c. Buttermilk
1 Egg Beaten
¼ c. Unsalted Melted Butter
1 lb Browned Sausage (I used Wright’s Spicy)
1 ½ c. Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Brown the sausage & drain well.
3. Mix flour, nutmeg, sugar & salt.
4. In a separate bowl you want to mix beaten egg, buttermilk & melted butter together.
5. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, mixing until incorporated.
6. Fold in cheese & browned sausage.
7. Spray muffin tins with cooking spray and then spoon in mixture to about the top of each hole in the tins.
8. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown on the bottom.
Let cool and then spoon out each muffin from the tin. Brush tops with melted butter or spray butter then serve.
Simple Southern Living 
I love that you put 2% cheese in it and butter on it. My kinda girl, the kind that picks and chooses where to cut back. I keep telling my husband it only has to make sense to me.
Thanks Margaret! I’ll get you a copy of the cookbook in the mail one day this week! Let me know how you like the muffins!