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Farmer's Breakfast Sliders combine savory and sweet in soft Hawaiian rolls.
Farmer's Breakfast Sliders bring together hearty flavors wrapped up in a slider-sized package. As the sausage bakes, its spiced aroma fills the kitchen, mingling with hints of syrupy sweetness from the bacon cooking alongside. Once combined, the tender scrambled eggs provide a creamy backdrop against the crispy bacon, while a generous sprinkle of your favorite cheese takes these little sandwiches to the next level. Hawaiian rolls, with their slight sweetness, hold everything together, offering a soft contrast to the savory fillings.
The beauty of these sliders lies not just in their taste but in the process too. Melting butter with maple syrup before brushing the buns gives them a glossy top and an added layer of flavor during the final bake in the oven. It's a small step that delivers a big payoff, enhancing the entire eating experience. The rolls emerge lightly caramelized, both visually inviting and rich with a buttery aroma.
Whether served at a brunch gathering or a laid-back weekend at home, these breakfast sliders have a way of disappearing from the platter. They are the kind of comforting bites that encourage stories and laughter around the table, making each gathering feel a bit more special. With every bite, the flavors unfold, creating a satisfying harmony that lingers long after the meal is over.
Ingredients
- 20 ounces ground breakfast sausage
- 8 slices bacon
- 8 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon chives
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 5 tablespoons salted butter divided
- 12 Hawaiian rolls halved horizontally but individual rolls not separated
- 3 cups cheese of your choice, shredded
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a 9x13-inch baking pan, add the ground sausage and form it into a rectangle slightly larger than the loaf of Hawaiian rolls you intend to use.
- Bake until the sausage is fully cooked, about 25 minutes.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the bacon strips evenly to the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake until the bacon strips are cooked and crispy, about 10 minutes.
- In a bowl, add the eggs, the milk, the chives, and the black pepper and whisk to combine.
- In a large skillet over medium-low heat, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter.
- Add the egg mixture to the melted butter and cook, while stirring often, until the eggs are just set, about 5 minutes.
- In a clean 9x13-inch baking pan or glass dish, add the bottom half of the Hawaiian rolls, cut-side up.
- Sprinkle 2 cups of the cheese over the bottom half of the Hawaiian rolls, spreading it out as evenly as possible.
- Layer the sausage over the cheese layer in the baking dish, keeping the sausage as one large block as much as possible.
- Layer the scrambled eggs evenly over the sausage layer.
- Crumble the cooked bacon strips evenly over the egg layer.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the bacon layer.
- Place the top half of the buns, cut-side down, on top of the cheese layer.
- In a small skillet over medium-low heat, melt the remaining butter.
- Add the maple syrup to the melted butter and stir to combine.
- Brush the maple-butter mixture over the top of the buns.
- Bake until the tops of the buns are golden, about 10-15 minutes.
- Serve.
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