Easy Breakfast Braid

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Allow me to take a moment to brag on my friends. They pretty much…rock. :)

Last Sunday, we had brunch at my place. And even though it was fairly last-minute for some, the spread was absolutely incredible! Love them, and love that they enjoy food as much as I do. :-) For one of my two contributions, I decided to try out a recipe I’d had tacked to the fridge for months because it was so pretty — this yummy breakfast braid from Cooking Light.

While the filling looked simple to prepare, I was a little intimidated by the idea of trying to braid the dough. But it turned out to be a piece of cake!! As evidenced below, mine definitely wasn’t perfect. But it only took a few minutes, and once baked up, it was pretty cute! (Cheers to refrigerated pizza crusts!)

The filling was also delicious — classic breakfast ingredients, kicked up a notch with the jalapeno. (But don’t worry — it wasn’t spicy at all.) I think I may try this again soon with some other fillings — very fun!

So definitely bookmark this one if you’re looking for a fun breakfast alternative!

Easy Breakfast Braid

★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 1 braid 1x

Description

You’ll love this Easy Breakfast Braid recipe! Imagine some of your favorite cheeses and meats like sausage or bacon oozing from the middle of fresh bread!

Scale

Ingredients

1 (13.8-ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust dough
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1/4 cup chopped onion
4 oz. spicy chicken sausage (or other sausage), chopped
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup (2 oz.) shredded Monterrey Jack cheese
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup chopped seeded jalapeño peppers
1 large egg white, lightly beaten

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425°.
Unroll dough onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; pat into a 15 x 10–inch rectangle.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sausage; cook 9 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in eggs; cook for 1 1/2 minutes or until set (while continuing to stir). Remove from heat.
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.
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. Arrange strips over filling, alternating strips diagonally over filling. Press ends under to seal. Brush with egg white. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut crosswise into slices.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Cooking Light

Ali’s Tip:

If you’re not a huge fan of sausage (like me!), feel free to sub in some bacon instead! But if you use regular bacon, though, be sure to drain away any extra grease as it could make the dough a little soggy. Turkey bacon would also be fantastic! :)

posted on February 11, 2010 in Baked Goods / Breads, Breakfast / Brunch, Occasions, Pizzas, Sandwiches

25 Comments »

25 comments on “Easy Breakfast Braid”

Bonnie Lewis — February 11, 2010 @ 11:22 pm Reply

This looks DELICOUS!!!! I will absolutely try this!
Michelle — February 12, 2010 @ 6:44 am Reply

This is a brilliant idea and it looks delicious. That pizza dough I made the other day would be perfect here. Thanks for a great idea!
Linda Ebright — February 12, 2010 @ 8:46 am Reply

I’m making this for Valentine’s breakfast – definitely!
Jen — February 12, 2010 @ 4:09 pm Reply

I’m so glad I found your blog! This looks great and I like a lot of your recipes you’ve tested!
Kevin — February 14, 2010 @ 8:11 am Reply

What an amazing looking breakfast!
dara — February 15, 2010 @ 8:28 pm Reply

Yum- i made it this morning! The family loved it! Thanks!
Peggy — February 23, 2010 @ 10:55 am Reply

By chance did you have any leftover? How did they store? Looks like a great recipe but since it is just me I’d need to stretch it over a couple days and don’t want it getting gross in the fridge.
- ali — February 23, 2010 @ 11:10 am
  
  Hi Peggy!
  
  Actually, no we didn’t have any leftover filling. And…we ate it immediately. :) So not sure how long it would store. I’d hesitate to keep it too long with the cooked eggs…
  
  Hope you enjoy it!
  
  ~A
Jeff — February 27, 2010 @ 11:50 am Reply

These were a hit at work! I think we might make this pretty regularly from now on…
Cynthia Duarte — November 10, 2011 @ 12:25 pm Reply

I actually use the pillsbury crescent roll instead of the pizza roll and its sooo good
kristin — February 25, 2012 @ 12:13 am Reply

have you ever made this the night before and baked the next morning? i hate banging around in the kitchen when company is here, would be nice just to slide out of fridge and into the oven.. any thoughts?
S Evans — February 25, 2012 @ 9:43 am Reply

Thanks for sharing. We take turns bringing breakfast for Sunday school. My next turn is April 1st and this will be on the menu. ;o)
Ann Hamm — March 3, 2012 @ 7:28 am Reply

I’ve done this with crescent roll dough also and used eggs scrambled with ham, onions, bell pepper and grated cheese for the stuffing. Delicious!
Suzanne — April 26, 2012 @ 4:35 am Reply

This looks great. I love this kind of stuff. Brinners (breakfast for dinner) is my fav so this would be added to my menu rotation. Thanks.
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Karen Walker — December 14, 2013 @ 12:29 pm Reply

This looks heavenly. Before scanning the ingredients, I was reading your words and was hesitating at the thought of mixing up some dough! The laugh is on me!!! Refrigerated pizza crust dough!! Wa La!! Easy peasy! I love shortcuts like that that make life just a little bit easier! Everyone will love this recipe, I’m sure. And we can play with the stuffing ingredients after we make the first one. Merry Christmas!
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Naveed Abbas — January 10, 2020 @ 12:21 pm Reply

This is a brilliant idea and it looks delicious.This looks DELICOUS.I will absolutely try this your are lovely

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Dorian Ruggiero — August 29, 2020 @ 9:28 am Reply

Just bald for first time ever and thank you it was just delicious

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Easy Breakfast Braid