FERNANDINA FARE
Tested recipes of local favorites

SAUSAGE, EGG AND CHEESE MUFFINS
FROM: Betsy Pickett Moore

1 lb. ground sausage
6 eggs
4 oz. cream cheese
3 TBLS. heavy cream
1-1/2 to 1 tsp. garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
3 to 4 oz. shredded cheddar cheese
Optional additions (mushrooms, bacon,
onion, green pepper, etc.)

Preheat oven to 300°. Crumble sausage and fry it well. Add any other additions and this point and saute them with the sausage. Drain, and maybe even pat well with a paper towel. Spray a deep muffin tin with Pam or other non-stick coating and place the sausage in 12 of them.

Soften the cream cheese, then beat the eggs, cream cheese and cream together. Add seasonings. Pour half of the egg mixture into the muffin pan over the sausage. Sprinkle half the cheese on top of the egg and sausage mixture. Finish filling the tins with the egg mixture and top with the remaining cheese.

Bake for about 15-30 minutes (or more) until puffy and centers are set. Let sit for five minutes after removing from the oven.

Each muffin has 1.5 to 2 grams of carbs, depending on the ingredients. They freeze well, so you can make a batch of them and have something on hand when you're in a hurry.

GOLDEN SHRIMP PUFFS
FROM: Dorothy Pickett Beville

10 slices white bread
6 eggs
2 cups milk
2 TBLS. minced parsley
3/4 cup dry mustard
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups shredded American cheese
2 cups cooked shrimp

Preheat oven to 325°. Remove crusts from bread. Cut bread into cubes.

Beat eggs, then mix with milk and seasonings. Stir in bread cubes, cheese and shrimp. Pour into oblong baking dish. Bake uncovered for one hour or until cheese is set. Serves 8.

APPLE NUT BARS
FROM: Cecil Pickett

1 cup butter
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs
2 cups white granulated sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups apples, finely diced ( a firm apple
such as a Granny Smith works well)
2 cups chopped pecans
2 tsps. ground cinnamon

Melt butter on low heat. Pour butter along with all other ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix very well. Let mixture stand while you preheat oven to 350°.

Grease and flour two 8x8 pans. Pour batter into pans and bake for about 45 minutes.