Apple and Maple Breakfast Sausage Recipe

Published: May 27, 2012

YIELD: 15 servings

By The Gluten Free Goddess
WebMD Recipe from Foodily.com

I used a blend of antibiotic-free pork and free-roaming buffalo for my ground meat mix

Nutritional Information Per Serving

Calories: 122.8 Carbohydrates: 4.7 g Cholesterol: 38.5 mg Fat: 5.5 g Saturated Fat: 1.8 g Fiber: 0.8 g Sodium: 38.4 mg Protein: 13.6 g

Ingredients

1	pound ground pork
1	pound ground buffalo
1	large apple, peeled, cored and diced very fine
2-3	tablespoons finely minced sweet onion
2	tablespoons pure maple syrup- the good stuff
1½	teaspoons thyme
1-2	teaspoons fennel seed, to taste
¼	teaspoon cinnamon
¼	teaspoon allspice or curry
1	teaspoon sea salt, or to taste

Directions

Mix all of the ingredients in a large bowl till blended; and form 15 balls with the mixture. Pat into patties. Fry the patties in a skillet (I used my trusty well seasoned iron skillet) on each side, until golden brown on both sides and done in the middle. Depending upon the thickness of the sausage and the heat of your pan this can take anywhere from 12 to 15 minutes.

Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately with your favorite egg dish, waffles, pancakes- you name it. Store leftover sausages- when completely cool- by bagging and freezing them in a freezer bag or freezer storage container.