SAUSAGE SPOON BREAD

By Harleygirl

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb. pork sausage
• 1/4 c. chopped onion
• 1 c. finely chopped celery
• 2 1/2 c. milk
• 1 c. white cornmeal
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3 eggs, separated

Preparation

Step 1

Brown sausage in skillet; remove with slotted spoon. In drippings, cook onion and celery until wilted. Scald 1 1/2 cup milk. Mix remaining 1 cup milk with cornmeal; gradually stir into scalded milk. Cook, stirring often, until thick, about 5 minutes. Off heat stir in the butter, salt, egg yolks and sausage mixture. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold in. Turn into buttered shallow 1 1/2 quart baking dish, mounding in center. Bake at 375 degrees for 40-50 minutes. Serve at once.