help in modifying a recipe

[allierw26]

I have a great recipe for breakfast casserole...and it is ALMOST induction friendly! All except the bread and milk. I have an idea--I want to use cauliflower to add veggies and to replace the bread--but do you guys think it would work? Made the real way, it comes out very firm, like a little loaf square. And maybe cream instead of milk? Or water, if it needed a little thinning? Here is the original recipe:

6 Large Eggs

8 oz Mushrooms, Sliced

1 ½ cups shredded medium or sharp cheddar Cheese

6 slices of white Bread

1 lb pork sausage, sage/mild

2 cups milk

1 T Dry Mustard



Brown sausage. Drain, cool and crumble.

Beat eggs, add milk, mustard;

Add bread in small pieces.

Add cheese, sausage, mushrooms,

Stir well to mix.



Place in greased 9 by 12 baking dish. Refrigerate over night.

Bake 350 Degrees for 35-40 minutes until eggs are set and casserole is lightly browned.

[BreakfastSurreal]

you could use 4oz of cream cheese, mixed with 3 eggs, then add a cup of cheese and mix it all together. Bake in 9x13 greased baking dish (i line with tin foil and smother it with pam)...i find this substitute bread in a lot of casseroles I have been making...you just cook it for 20-25 min on 375, then take it out, and add all the topping ingredients...I think cream would be fine, but I'm not a cooking expert. I used to mix milk up with my egs, then scramble them, but now I use cream and it has the exact same effect, just a tad fluffier, which is fine with me. Then pop it back in the oven for however long the recipe calls.

[LindaJay]

You could make it without a bread sub at all -- it just becomes much more like a quiche. If you like cauliflower, then try it, but maybe don't make a whole batch -- that way you aren't stuck with it for days!

[allierw26]

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll let yall know how it goes when I make it!

[lola101]

Re: help in modifying a recipe

How about tofu? Not sure if that is allowed on induction tho.. but I think it goes under the cheeselimit... correct me if i'm wrong pls

[not2late]

Re: help in modifying a recipe

I have a great recipe for breakfast casserole...and it is ALMOST induction friendly! All except the bread and milk. I have an idea--I want to use cauliflower to add veggies and to replace the bread--but do you guys think it would work? Made the real way, it comes out very firm, like a little loaf square. And maybe cream instead of milk? Or water, if it needed a little thinning? Here is the original recipe:

6 Large Eggs

8 oz Mushrooms, Sliced

1 ½ cups shredded medium or sharp cheddar Cheese

6 slices of white Bread

1 lb pork sausage, sage/mild

2 cups milk

1 T Dry Mustard



Brown sausage. Drain, cool and crumble.

Beat eggs, add milk, mustard;

Add bread in small pieces.

Add cheese, sausage, mushrooms,

Stir well to mix.



Place in greased 9 by 12 baking dish. Refrigerate over night.

Bake 350 Degrees for 35-40 minutes until eggs are set and casserole is lightly browned.

Replace the milk with a mixture of half water and half cream.

The bread is there to give the casserole a "solid" or "sturdy" texture. If you leave the bread out, you'll have a more quiche-like texture---which is fine, imo. If you do the quiche-like preparation, replace a half cup of the shredded cheddar with 1/2 cup of grated parmesan. Sprinkle the parmesan evenly on the bottom of your baking dish. Layer the solid ingredients on top the parmesan, being careful not to disturb the parmesan layer too much, then pour the egg mixture on top and bake. The Parmesan will melt forming a "crust". It won't be a crispy crust like the kind you'd get from pastry, but it will be enough of a crust to prevent the quiche from sticking to the bottom of the pan and will be sturdy enough to be able to lift the slices (especially when cold) without the slice falling apart.

The other way to do this recipe is to get rid of the milk or cream completely. Then use the Atkins Revolution Rolls recipe (it's in the 14 Day Induction Forum, in the "Induction Recipe Basics" thread). Make the Revolution Rolls batter, then fold the casserole ingredients into it and bake.

[ana]

Re: help in modifying a recipe

Megs, couldn't you substitute revolution rolls for the bread in this or any casserole, strata, or bread pudding recipe??
I make the revolution rolls all the time and I add 1 tablspoon soy flour to the cream cheese mixture and they are very much like bread I love them so much I can eat the whole batch in one sitting. LOL

[allierw26]

Re: help in modifying a recipe

Thanks again for your help! I basically halved the recipe to try it out, but used 3T cream instead of milk, no mushrooms (hubby doesn't like them) or bread, and put in 2T flax and 1 cup boiled/mashed cauliflower. Also didn't use the dry mustard, just because I didn't have any on hand. It still tasted much like the "old" recipe. I am going to have to try it with the revolution roll recipe, though! That is a great idea!