Reesie's Sausage & Apple egg bake

2 large apples (the kind you like), peeled and chopped
2 T. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
8 large eggs
1/4 onion, diced finely
3 C. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
8 C. French bread, cut in cubes and dry (you can dry in the oven at 200 degrees for 10 min.)
1 lb. breakfast sausage
2 C. gouda cheese, shredded
1/3 C. cheddar jack cheese, shredded
1/2 C. bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cook your sausage until no longer pink in a large pan on the stove.
Add onion to the pan with the sausage and cook until soft. Set aside to cool.

In a small bowl, mix apples with the cinnamon and sugar. 

In another bowl, whisk eggs with milk and vanilla until well combined. Put apple mixture, bread cubes and cooked sausage in with egg mixture and stir to combine. Add in 1 1/2 C. shredded gouda. 

Spray 9x13 pan with a cooking spray. Add egg mixture into pan. Sprinkled with bread crumbs and rest of your cheese. 

Cook in oven 40-45 minutes until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting and serving. 

Serving suggestions:
1. Serve with toast or english muffins.
2. Serve as part of a brunch with some fruit, muffins, hash browns and mimosa. 
3. Serve with maple syrup. 

Enjoy with a hot cup of coffee or chocolate!