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🥐 Sausage and Cheese Crescent Ring
A savory, pull-apart appetizer that’s perfect for brunch, parties, or holiday breakfasts. Crispy, cheesy, and full of sausage flavor!
🛒 Ingredients (Serves 6–8)
- 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated crescent roll dough
- 8 oz breakfast sausage (mild or spicy)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (or your favorite cheese)
- 1 egg (for egg wash)
- Optional: chopped green onions, bell peppers, or herbs
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven
- 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cook sausage
- In a skillet over medium heat, cook sausage until browned and cooked through. Drain excess fat.
- Prepare crescent dough
- Roll dough out into a rectangle and pinch seams together to form one solid sheet.
- Layer filling
- Spread cooked sausage evenly over the dough.
- Sprinkle shredded cheese on top.
- Optional: add green onions, peppers, or herbs.
- Form the ring
- Roll the long side of the dough up into a log.
- Form a circle on the baking sheet and pinch ends to seal.
- Cut slits or twist sections for a decorative pull-apart look.
- Egg wash
- Beat the egg and brush over the top for a golden finish.
- Bake
- 20–25 minutes, or until golden brown and cheese is bubbly.
- Serve warm
- Pull apart sections to enjoy cheesy sausage goodness!
💡 Tips & Variations
- Make ahead: Assemble the ring the night before and refrigerate; bake fresh in the morning.
- Spice it up: Use pepper jack cheese or spicy sausage.
- Veggie version: Add spinach, mushrooms, or roasted peppers.
- Dipping sauces: Serve with marinara, mustard, or ranch.
If you want, I can also give you a mini version for parties that makes individual pull-apart bites — perfect finger food!