These 7 Breakfast Casseroles Are Sure To Blow You Away!

You guys, you are going to be ecstatic over this recipe! I’m telling you, it is AWESOME. This pancake lasagna combines all of the breakfast ingredients that you know and love into one pan. It tastes like a dream come true.

Check out what my friends over at Cook Top Cove had to say about this recipe:

  “Getting creative for breakfast can sometimes be a challenge. Chef Eric Greenspan has risen to the challenge and conquered it in his recipe for pancake lasagna. The basics of the recipe are buttermilk pancakes, breakfast sausage, cheese, eggs, bacon, and a béchamel sauce.”

I am always looking for clever ways to make breakfast more exciting for my husband and children. Having cold cereal and toast gets boring. This recipe was an answer to my prayers.

Ingredients

Batter:
3 cups HiLand buttermilk
1/2 cup TruMoo milk
1/3 cup Land O Lakes butter, melted, plus more for skillet
3 Eggland’s Best eggs
3 cups Gold Medal all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons Domino white granulated sugar
3 teaspoons Clabber Girl baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons Arm and Hammer baking soda
Bacon and Sausage:
30 strips apple-smoked bacon
30 links good breakfast sausage
1/2 bunch fresh sage, chopped
Eggs:
25 eggs
Butter, for the skillet
About 1/2 cup Borden heavy cream
Maple Bechamel:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 gallon heavy cream
4 cups maple syrup
Butter, for greasing
2 pounds Kraft shredded Cheddar
1 cup maple syrup

Instructions

For the pancakes: Mix the buttermilk, milk, melted butter and eggs in a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, white sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Slowly whisk the dry mix into the wet mix with a whisk until incorporated.
In a buttered large skillet, ladle 8 ounces of batter at a time. Brown each side, flipping when browned and beginning to bubble. Remove the pancake and continue to cook until all the batter is done. Square off the edges of each pancake and set aside.
For the bacon and sausage: Place a grill rack over a baking tray. Line the rack with the bacon strips and bake until crispy, about 15 minutes. Reserve the rendered grease in a large saucepot.
Line a baking tray with the sausage links and bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Chop the sausage finely, add the chopped sage and mix.
For the eggs: Whisk the eggs until smooth. Cook in a buttered large skillet over medium heat until cooked through. Place in a blender and add enough cream until blended smoothly. Remove and let cool.
For the maple bechamel: Add the butter and flour to the reserved bacon fat in the large saucepot and make a roux. Add the cream and maple syrup and cook over low heat, stirring until thickened, about 30 minutes. The sauce should have the consistency of gravy.
To assemble: Butter a casserole dish, and line the bottom with a single layer of pancakes. Lightly spread the bechamel over the pancakes until covered. Place the chopped sausage on top of the pancakes, spreading evenly until covered. Spoon half the egg mixture over the sausage and spread until evenly dispersed. Add another layer of the bechamel, and then add a layer of shredded cheese. Add another layer of pancakes, then bechamel, then bacon strips, bechamel again, then eggs and finish with a liberal covering of cheese. Bake until the cheese has melted on top and begun to get crispy, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool. Then cut portions of lasagna.
Place a portion of lasagna on the plate and spoon the syrup over the top to taste.

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Quick Tip: Serve this breakfast lasagna with a side of syrup. Pure maple is my favorite.

Thank you to Cooktop Cove for this awesome recipe!