Apple Sausage Breakfast Pie

Ingredients

• 1 lb pork sausage link (smoked or fresh)
• 11 ounces pie crust mix (2 crust size in the box)
• 20 ounces apple pie filling
• 1 cup American cheese, shredded (4 oz.)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400.

2. 2

   Cook pork sausage and drain on absorbent paper.

3. 3

   According to directions, prepare half of pie crust and place in 9" pie pan.

4. 4

   Flute edge and prick bottom.

5. 5

   Bake 8 minutes.

6. 6

   Reduce heat to 375.

7. 7

   Pour apple filling into partially cooked pie crust.

8. 8

   Arrange sausage in spoke fashion on filling.

9. 9

   Sprinkle with cheese.

10. 10

    Combine remaining pie crust with brown sugar and sprinkle over pie.

11. 11

    Return to oven and bake 25 – 35 minutes until brown.