This is a hearty, tasty breakfast bread. Men love it! You can also use spicy sausage.
Ingredients:
- 2 loaves (1 pound each) frozen white bread dough, thawed in refrigerator overnight
- 1 lb mild Italian sausage
- 2 eggs – divided use
- 2-1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
Directions:
- Cover dough and let rise in a warm place until doubled. May take a couple of hours.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a large skillet, cook sausage, over medium-high heat 6-8 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink, breaking up sausage into crumbles.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Transfer to a bowl; cool.
- Break eggs into small bowl and mix.
- Stir 1 1/2 egg, cheese and seasoning into sausage.
- Roll each loaf of dough into a 16 x 12-in. rectangle.
- Spread half of the sausage mixture over each rectangle to within 1 in. of edges.
- Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side.
- Pinch seams to seal.
- Place on a greased baking sheet.
- Brush remainin egg over tops.
- Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve warm.
Freeze option: Securely wrap and freeze cooled loaves in foil and place in resealable plastic freezer bags. To use, place foil-wrapped loaf on a baking sheet and reheat in a 450° oven 10-15 minutes or until heated through. Carefully remove foil; return to oven a few minutes longer until crust is crisp.
Serves: 32 slices
Source: Long lost – used ingredients list