Braidy Brunch

I have made a breakfast braid before and absolutely loved everything about the pastry. I was enamored by the presentation, the portability and the creativeness of the recipe. So when I saw this recipe in the recent issue of Cooking Light I knew I would partake. I figured I would love this recipe even more since it was of the savory variety and my previous braid was sweet - I prefer savory over sweet any day. I was right, this was amazing! I tinkered with the ingredient portions a bit after reading some online reviews and I substituted a local Louisiana sausage. I think the best part of this recipe is that you can really play with the ingredients and change them to suit your taste buds.

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Jalapeno, Sausage, Jack and Egg Breakfast Braid
Adapted from Cooking Light January 2010

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 slice)

Ingredients

• 1 (13.8-ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust dough
• Cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 8 ounces crawfish sausage (or any sausage of your choice), chopped
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup (2 ounces) shredded Pepper Jack cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded white cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped seeded jalapeño peppers
• 1 large egg white, lightly beaten

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 425°.

2. Unroll dough onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; pat into a 15 x 10–inch rectangle.

3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sausage;

cook 9 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in eggs; cook 1 1/2 minutes or until set.

Remove from heat.

4. Make 2-inch-long diagonal cuts about 1 inch apart on both sides of dough to within 1/2 inch of filling using a sharp knife or kitchen shears.

5. Sprinkle Monterey Jack lengthwise down center of dough, leaving about a 2 1/2-inch border on each side.

Spoon egg mixture evenly over cheese.

Sprinkle cheddar over egg mixture; top with jalapeño peppers.

6. Arrange cut out strips over filling, alternating strips diagonally over filling.

Pinch ends over to seal.

Brush with egg white.

Bake at 425° for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut crosswise into slices.

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