Sausage Brunch Braid

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 12 ounces bulk lamb sausage
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, cubed
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onion tops
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
• 1 (8 ounce) can pillsbury refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 1 egg, lightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 in a skillet cook, sausage, onion, celery, green pepper and garlic until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, drain.
• 3 add cream cheese, green onions and parsley.
• 4 cook and stir over low heat until cheese is melted, set aside.
• 5 unroll crescent dough on a greased baking sheet, press perforations together.
• 6 roll in to an 12x10 rectangle.
• 7 spoon mixture within 3 inches of sides and 1 inch of ends.
• 8 on each long side cut 3/4 in wide strips.
• 9 starting on one end, fold alternating strips at an angle, forming a braid.
• 10 brush dough with egg and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.