The McDonald's sausage and egg McMuffin is an iconic breakfast menu item. It has been feeding people since 1975 and It’s incredibly popular. But...In the UK at least it's currently £3.39 for a double! For ONE single muffin. That can really mount up to quite an expensive breakfast especially if you take the whole family. So I have revived my old recipe, so you can easily make the iconic sausage and egg mcmuffin at home for a fraction of the cost. A tip for you, once the patty mix has been combined, take a pinch off and fry it. Taste it, and if you want more salt, herbs, pepper you can add more before forming into patties.

To make my double sausage and egg McMuffin you will need:

Makes 4 doubles

• 500g pork mince 12% fat

• 4 Cheese slices

• 4 eggs for frying

• 4 breakfast Muffins

• 1/2 tbsp of onion powder

• 1/2 tbsp dried sage

• 1 tsp of fresh or dried thyme

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 tsp black pepper

Method:

Make the sausage patties

1. Add the pork mince to a mixing bowl and add the onion powder, sage, thyme and a little salt and pepper. Mix well, and fry off a small piece in a pan and taste for seasoning. Add more salt and pepper if needed.

2. Once the mixture is well combined and you are happy with the seasonings, weigh the mixture out into balls of around 62g each. This should make about 8 balls.

3. Form each ball into a patty by pressing them out flat, making sure they are a good half an inch bigger than the width of your muffins. This allows for any shrinkage, and means your patty will fit nicely in the finished muffin.

4. Place each patty in-between a square of baking parchment and store in the fridge for when you need them. They also freeze really well too.

Toast the muffins

1. This recipe will make around 8 singles or 4 doubles, so work out how many muffins you need and cut each one in half.

2. Spread a small amount of butter or oil on to each side of the muffin, and toast in a medium hot dry pan until lightly toasted. Place a slice of American cheese on the base part of the muffin and set to one side.

Fry off the patties

1. Take a large frying pan and put onto a medium high heat. Once hot, add your sausage patties and fry off for around 1-2 minutes each side. You want a nice golden brown crust to form on each side as that equals flavour.

2. Once the patties are cooked and still piping hot, lay 1 or 2 on top of the cheese. This will start to melt it, making it nice and gooey.

To finish up!

1. Using the same pan, put it back on the heat and add a little oil if needed.

2. Crack in however many eggs you need, but you may need to do this in batches depending on how many you are making. Fry the eggs for about a minute, basting the top to set it but making sure the yolk stays runny.

3. Then simply top the patties with the fried egg, pop the lid on and enjoy!

These are great for breakfast, lunch or enjoyed on park bench at 3am as you ponder your life choices!