Beerless Beer "Cake"

Submitted by nvermd

"This hearty "cake" is served with beer although there is no beer in it. Since it is dense, serve in thin slices. From "The Pantry Gourmet""

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 10-20

ingredients

• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 1⁄2 lbs italian sweet sausage
• 1 cup minced green pepper
• 1⁄2 cup minced scallion, white parts only
• 1⁄2 cup minced pimiento
• 2 cups shredded muenster cheese
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 12 eggs
• 2 1⁄2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons chopped basil

directions

1. Sauté the sausages in oil until partially cooked.
2. Cool and discard casings, crumbling sausage.
3. In the same pan, sauté the green peppers, scallions and pimentos for 5 minutes.
4. Don't brown.
5. Add mixture to sausage and cool slightly.
6. Toss with cheeses.
7. Beat the eggs.
8. Add flour and mustard.
9. Add the sausage mixture coating all of the pieces with the batter.
10. Add the basil.
11. Spoon into a greased tube pan.
12. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/4 hours until a knife comes out clean.
13. Take out of oven and blot surface fat to remove it.
14. Cool in the plan before unmolding.