The Great Canadian Breakfast Sandwich

Name: The Great Canadian Breakfast Sandwich
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6 sandwiches
Ingredients: 12 slices Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar Cheese; 2 tbsp dijon mustard; 6 large eggs; Bannock; 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 1 tbsp baking powder; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp granulated sugar; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 egg; 1/4 cup milk; 2 tbsp oil (for frying); Sausage Patties; 1 lb ground pork or sausage; 2 tbsp maple syrup; 1/2 tsp ½fresh ground black pepper; 1/4 tsp ¼salt; 1/2 tsp ½fresh ground black pepper; 1/4 tsp ¼salt

August 10, 2017

The August long weekend is definitely our favourite holiday during the summer months. It’s the weekend we pack our car with our tent and matches, runners and warm sweaters, and pots, skillets and pantry staples, and head north to Algonquin Provincial Park. Camping this time of year comes with the most opportune weather: hot days, cool nights and most importantly few bugs, perfect for outdoor activities and cooking a Canadian Breakfast Sandwich over the roaring fire.

For us, cooking while camping goes beyond grilled hot dogs, s’mores and processed foods, and instead focuses on real food that makes you feel good, healthy and energized for long hikes and canoe rides. The perfect start to any activity is ensuring you start your day with a well-rounded, protein packed and hearty breakfast, and there is no better dish to serve in our great Canadian landscape than our great Canadian Breakfast Sandwich.

Smoked from the open fire and sandwiched between bannock, our Canadian Breakfast Sandwich is made with Canadian pork, eggs and melty Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar Cheese from Prince Edward Island. Cheese, nature’s gift to humans and the best thing you could put between two slices of bannock, is a true craftsmanship. Canadian cheese especially, is a tailored expression of individual cheesemakers and is as diverse as the regions of Canada they call home. The cheese of the true north is creative and special, and while distinct from our European neighbours, is respectful of rules and tradition but is not bound to it, and Avonlea Cheddar is no exception. This award-winning cheese is aged for 14 months and adds aromas of fruit and toasted nuts with a tangy finish to the freshly made bannock, grilled patties and over easy egg. Breakfast doesn’t get any more Canadian than this.

Canadian Breakfast Sandwich

PREP TIME | 10 Minutes
COOK TIME | 20 Minutes
INGREDIENTS | Makes 6 Sandwiches

12 slices of Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar Cheese
2 tbsp dijon mustard
6 eggs

Bannock

1 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp granulated sugar
¼ tsp salt
1 egg
¼ cup milk
Oil for frying

Sausage Patties

1 lb ground pork or sausage
2 tbsp maple syrup
½ tsp fresh ground black pepper
¼ tsp salt

METHOD

No. 1 | Combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Cut in the butter with a fork or knife until the flour is in pea-sized pieces. Mix in the egg and ¼ cup milk. Mix together until it forms a dough and add more milk if needed. Divide into 6 pieces .

No. 2 | In a large skillet, heat oil to medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, fry the bannock until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Flip and fry the other side until golden brown. Set aside and keep warm until ready to use.

No. 3 | Mix together the pork or sausage, maple syrup, ground pepper and salt. Form into six ¼” thick patties. Using the same skillet as the bannock, cook the sausage patties until brown and caramelized on both sides. Keep warm until you assemble the sandwiches.

No 4 | Again, using the same skillet, fry your as desired. We prefer over-easy eggs but scrambled or sunny side up is a great alternative.

No. 5 | Assemble the sandwiches by cutting the bannock in half. Spread with dijon mustard. Place an egg on the bottom, then sausage, and 2-3 slices of Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar Cheese. Place in broiler or covered skillet until the cheese melts. Garnish with greens of your choice.

Bon Appetit,

Chef Sous Chef

Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by Dairy Farmers of Canada in partnership with Food Bloggers of Canada. All opinions are our own.

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The Great Canadian Breakfast Sandwich

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Prep Time:10minutes Yield:6sandwiches

Cook Time:20minutes

Ingredients

12 slices Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar Cheese
2 tbsp dijon mustard
6 large eggs
Bannock
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp granulated sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
2 tbsp oil for frying
Sausage Patties
1 lb ground pork or sausage
2 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 tsp ½fresh ground black pepper
1/4 tsp ¼salt
1/2 tsp ½fresh ground black pepper
1/4 tsp ¼salt

Instructions

Combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Cut in the butter with a fork or knife until the flour is in pea-sized pieces. Mix in the egg and ¼ cup milk. Mix together until it forms a dough and add more milk if needed. Divide into 6 pieces .
In a large skillet, heat oil to medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, fry the bannock until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Flip and fry the other side until golden brown. Set aside and keep warm until ready to use.
Mix together the pork or sausage, maple syrup, ground pepper and salt. Form into six ¼” thick patties. Using the same skillet as the bannock, cook the sausage patties until brown and caramelized on both sides. Keep warm until you assemble the sandwiches.
Again, using the same skillet, fry your as desired. We prefer over-easy eggs but scrambled or sunny side up is a great alternative.
Assemble the sandwiches by cutting the bannock in half. Spread with dijon mustard. Place an egg on the bottom, then sausage, and 2-3 slices of Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar Cheese. Place in broiler or covered skillet until the cheese melts. Garnish with greens of your choice.

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4 Comments

Amanda August 18, 2017 at 9:15 pm

LOOOOOOVE! I adore it when people take cooking outside! Breakfasts are particularly difficult over the open fire but you two knocked it outta the park!