Sausage, Jack, and Egg Breakfast Braid

Ingredients

• 1  (13.8-ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust dough
• Cooking spray
• 1  tablespoon  olive oil
• 1/4  cup  chopped onion
• 4  ounces  chicken sausage with jalapeño peppers, chopped
• 2  large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2  cup  (2 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 1/4  cup  shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/4  cup  chopped seeded jalapeño peppers (I omitted these)
• 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. 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.

5. 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.  Recipe is from the Cooking Light magazine.

Deviled Eggs

12 eggs, hard boiled, shelled and cut in half long
1 cup mayonnaise
salt and pepper
garlic salt--dash
squirt of lemon juice
1 heaping T. mustard
yolks of eggs

Beat well. Squeeze filling into egg whites. Sprinkle with paprika and parsley sprig. Sometimes I use a tube (you could just use a plastic bag and cut off corner) with a fancy tip to make them look fancier. Usually I just spoon the filling in though.

Tip: Older eggs are easier to peel than fresher ones.

Hope you all had a GREAT THANKSGIVING!

Breakfast Cheese Casserole

Mix:
6 whisked eggs
1 c. milk
1/2 c. flour
1 tsp baking powder
6 TBSP melted butter

Put in a greased 9 x 13 pan

top with 3/4 c. cottage cheese
1/2 lb monterey jack cheese
1/2 lb cheddar cheese

Bake at 350 for 30-40 min. Recipe from Marcie.

Volcanos (aka German Pancakes)

Volcanos

Heat oven to 450. Melt 6 Tbsp. butter in baking dish. Blend 6 eggs, 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk, ½ -1 tsp salt, 1 Tbsp sugar (opt). Pour in pan over melted butter. Bake 18 min. no peeking.

Hard boiled eggs

I know, so easy right! Sometimes when it's been a while since I've made them, I need a little reminder! So I wanted it handy on here.

Unshelled eggs
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp Vinegar

Put eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Add salt and vinegar. Bring the water to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Put the pan under cold water until full of cold water. To remove the egg shell, tap the egg against a hard surface and roll it between your hands until the shell is shattered, then peel shell off. Fresh eggs are harder to peel than older eggs.