Virginia Breakfast Recipes | Virginia Living

Ingredients

• 2 medium sweet potatoes
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk, plus extra as needed
• ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
• ⅓ cup unsalted butter, melted
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 pounds good-quality ground pork (about 80/20)
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ⅓ cup fresh sage, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons dry oregano
• 1 tablespoon dry rosemary
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder or granulated garlic
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon toasted fennel seeds
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 8 ounces elbow macaroni, uncooked
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• ¼ cup unsalted butter, cut into large chunks
• 4 tablespoons all purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ½ teaspoon ground mustard
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 ½ cups pepper jack