Scotch Eggs, Baked Not Fried! - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 slices bread, crusts removed
3/4 cup milk
2 lbs bulk ground sausage
1 egg, uncooked, extra
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
salt and pepper
12 slices bacon
12 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and cooled

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius or 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Soak the bread in the milk for 1 minute; squeeze dry.
Combine the bread, sausage meat, raw egg, parsley, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Mix well.
Lightly oil a 12 cup muffin tray; line each cup with a slice of bacon.
Cover with a layer of sausage mixture; add a hard boiled egg, pointy end up.
Enclose the egg completely with more sausage meat mixture.
Bake uncovered for 20 minutes or until cooked through.