Sausage Apple Cheddar Brunch Braid
Sausage Apple Cheddar Brunch Braid is a breakfast filling wrapped up in a crescent dough and baked. It is so easy to make and adds a special touch to your brunch table.
The Pillsbury Bake-off Contest always has thousands of home cooks busy creating and testing recipes. I was one of the lucky people that did get to experience this amazing event. I was a finalist 3 times, and will never forget all of the wonderful memories I have. A person is not permitted to go to the Bake-off more than 3 times in your life, and so I am no longer eligible to enter.
This recipe may have been one I would have entered, if I was still eligible. My family loves anything wrapped up in a crescent dough sheet.
The ingredients in this braid are so perfect together.
HOW TO MAKE A SAUSAGE APPLE CHEDDAR BRUNCH BRAID:
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 LB spicy ground sausage
3 large eggs
2 Tablespoons half & half
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon coarse black pepper
1/4 cup red bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup green bell pepper, diced
2 Tablespoons onion, diced
1 medium size apple, peeled & diced
1 1/4 cup shredded, sharp cheddar cheese
1 Pillsbury Refrigerated Crescent Dough Sheet
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Crumble and brown sausage in a small skillet. Drain grease. Spray a 10-inch skillet with no stick cooking spray. Heat over a medium heat. Whisk together the eggs and half & half. Pour into skillet. Add the cooked sausage, salt, black pepper, red and green peppers, onions, and apples. Stir ingredients together, cooking until the eggs are set. Place egg mixture into a medium size mixing bowl: set aside to cool.
Unroll the crescent dough sheet onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Arrange the cooled filling down the center.
Sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese.
Using a pastry wheel, or knife, cut 1-inch strips down both edges to within about a half an inch of the filling.
Cover the filling by criss-crossing the dough strips over the filling. Press edges down.
This does not have to be perfect! The breakfast braid is nice when it has a rustic look.
Bake for about 15-18 minutes, until crust is light golden brown. Remove from the oven. Sprinkle remaining cheese over the braid.
Transfer to a serving platter or cut and serve on a cutting board.
This post is not sponsored, but 100% my opinions. I hope that any home cooks out there will go the Pillsbury web site, read the rules, and enter this contest when it opens up again.
If you are lucky enough to be chosen as a finalist, you will never regret it. Hope you get to meet the Doughboy!!
Another delicious brunch braid is
Peaches and Cream Crescent Braid.
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SAUSAGE APPLE CHEDDAR BRUNCH BRAID
Ingredients
- 1/2 LB spicy ground sausage
- 3 large eggs
- 2 Tablespoons half & half
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse black pepper
- 1/4 cup red bell pepper diced
- 1/4 cup green bell pepper diced
- 2 Tablespoons onion diced
- 1 medium size apple peeled & diced
- 1 1/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 Pillsbury Refrigerated Crescent Dough Sheet
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Crumble and brown sausage in a small skillet. Drain grease. Spray a 10-inch skillet with no stick cooking spray. Heat over a medium heat. Whisk together the eggs and half & half. Pour into skillet. Add the cooked sausage,salt, black pepper, red and green peppers, onions, and apples. Stir ingredients together, cooking until the eggs are set. Place egg mixture into a medium size mixing bowl: set aside to cool.
- Unroll crescent sheet in the center of parchment lined baking sheet.
- Arrange egg-sausage filling down the center of crescent dough. Using a pastry wheel or knife, cut 1-inch strips down both sides, within 1-inch of filling. Sprinkle 1 cup of the cheese over filling. Criss-cross the dough strips to cover filling. Press edges or loose ends together.
- Bake for about 15-18 minutes, until crust is light golden brown. Remove from the oven. Sprinkle remaining cheese over the braid. Transfer to serving platter or a cutting board. Cut into 8 slices to serve. Serves 4