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-preheat oven to 360.
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two parts to this prep; the sausage mix prep and the egg mix prep.
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THE SAUSAGE MIX.
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-break sausage into small pieces and begin to brown in 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, never more than medium heat.
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-after about five minutes, push sausage to one side.
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-add chopped onion and crushed garlic to other side of pan; add basil leaves, torn into small, dime-size pieces; place this side of the pan directly over the heat to start the onions on their way. Keep it moving and keep heat low so the garlic doesn't burn.
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-add some fresh crushed black pepper and dashes of kosher salt.
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-once onions start to soften and brown a bit, mix in with sausage.
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-continue to mix and modulate heat from medium to low, careful not to burn the meat, until sausage is brown. Turn off heat.
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THE EGG MIX.
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-beat the five eggs.
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-add milk and half & half.
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-add lightly toasted and cubed Brownberry's Oatnut bread [if you don't have this, what you should know is it's full-bodied and has a slight sweetness, as well as the obvious texture from, well -- oats and nuts.this is a major flavor/texture secret in the final tasting].
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-add 2/3 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
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-add dried mustard and some more pepper.
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COMBINING.
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-2tsp of olive oil rubbed into bottom/sides of 2 inch deep/9 inch diameter ceramic baking dish.
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-sausage mixture into bottom of dish.
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-add egg mixture over the top.
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-spread remaining 1/3 cup cheddar cheese over the top.
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-more crushed black pepper and and couple dashes of paprika dusted over the top.
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---***** I forgot to add a little baking powder to this to keep the egg fluffy. Will add a teaspoon next time******.
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BAKE.
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-45 minutes at 360 degrees, fork test in center comes out clean.
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-let set for 5 minutes and serve!
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You're welcome!
