Sausage French Toast Roll-Up Made Easy (Print version)
Soft bread wrapped around breakfast sausage, dipped in cinnamon custard, and pan-cooked until golden for an easy sweet-savory breakfast.
# Ingredients:
For the roll-ups
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12 cooked breakfast sausage links, pork, turkey, chicken, or plant-based
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12 slices soft sandwich bread
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more as needed
For the custard
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3 large eggs
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1/4 cup (60 ml) whole milk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 tablespoon granulated sugar, optional
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1/8 teaspoon fine salt
For serving
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1/3 cup (80 ml) maple syrup, warmed
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Powdered sugar, optional
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Fresh berries, optional
# Instructions:
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Cook or warm the sausage links according to the package directions. Blot them dry with a paper towel and let them cool for a few minutes.
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Trim the crusts from the bread. Use a rolling pin to flatten each slice until thin and flexible.
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Place one sausage link along the edge of each bread slice. Roll tightly and place seam side down while you prepare the custard.
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In a shallow bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, sugar if using, and salt until smooth.
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Dip each roll-up quickly in the egg mixture, turning to coat all sides. Let excess custard drip back into the bowl.
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Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add roll-ups seam side down in batches and cook, turning often, until golden on all sides, about 6-8 minutes total. Add more butter as needed.
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Serve hot with warm maple syrup, powdered sugar, and berries if desired.
# Good to know:
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Best served right after cooking while the outside is crisp.
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Cook sausage links fully before rolling them in the bread.
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Keep finished roll-ups warm on a wire rack in a 200°F oven for up to 20 minutes.