Description
Savory breakfast sausage crescent rolls blend flaky pastry with hearty sausage in a quick morning delight. Comfort meets convenience when sausage nestles inside golden, buttery layers, promising a satisfying start to your day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (453 g) breakfast sausage (pork or turkey)
- 2 tubes crescent roll dough
- 1 cup (240 ml) shredded cheddar cheese (or cheese blend)
- ¼ cup (60 ml) cream cheese, softened
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 egg, beaten (for brushing, optional)
Instructions
- Preheating: Elevate the oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat for seamless release.
- Meat Preparation: Sauté breakfast sausage in a skillet over medium heat until thoroughly cooked, achieving a deep brown color. Drain excess fat completely and transfer to a mixing bowl.
- Flavor Fusion: Combine the cooked sausage with shredded cheese, cream cheese, minced garlic, and ground black pepper. Mix until ingredients are evenly distributed and form a cohesive filling.
- Dough Assembly: Unroll crescent roll dough and separate into triangles. Distribute the sausage mixture across the wider end of each triangle, ensuring even coverage.
- Rolling Technique: Carefully roll each triangle from the wide base to the point, encasing the filling and creating compact parcels. Position rolls on the prepared baking sheet with the seam facing downward.
- Optional Finishing: Brush the tops of the rolls with beaten egg for a glossy, golden exterior.
- Baking Process: Slide the baking sheet into the preheated oven and bake for 12-15 minutes until the crescents transform into a rich amber color and appear perfectly crisp.
- Serving Suggestion: Plate immediately and accompany with preferred condiments such as marinara sauce, spicy mustard, or classic breakfast gravy for an enhanced culinary experience.
Notes
- Manage Meat Moisture: Thoroughly drain cooked sausage to prevent soggy crescent rolls, ensuring crisp and flaky pastry texture.
- Cheese Temperature Trick: Let cream cheese soften at room temperature for smoother, easier mixing with other ingredients, creating more uniform filling.
- Seal Edges Securely: Pinch crescent roll edges tightly to prevent filling leakage during baking, maintaining neat and contained appetizer appearance.
- Customize Dietary Needs: Swap traditional pork sausage with turkey or plant-based alternatives for lighter, vegetarian-friendly version without compromising flavor profile.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 11g
- Cholesterol: 45mg