Sausage, Egg, and Cheese 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 apples, chopped
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 1/4 cup (1 ounce) shredded mild cheddar cheese
• 1 large egg white, lightly beaten

Preparation

1. 1. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. 2. Unroll dough onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; pat into a 15 x 10-inch rectangle.
3. 3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sausage; cook 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in eggs; cook 1 minute or until set. Remove from heat.
4. 4. Sprinkle Monterey Jack cheese lengthwise down center of dough, leaving a 2 1/2-inch border on each side. Spoon egg mixture over cheese. Sprinkle cheddar cheese over egg mixture.
5. 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. Alternately arrange strips diagonally over filling. Fold ends under to seal. Brush with egg white.
6. 6. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut into slices.
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8. Young Chefs can:
9. Unroll dough
10. Sprinkle cheese
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12. Older Chefs can:
13. Pat dough into rectangle and measure dimensions
14. Brush dough with egg white