It’s hard to beat a fresh, oven-baked breakfast to start the day, especially one loaded with sausage and eggs complemented by the sweetness of diced apples and maple syrup. This Maple Breakfast Braid delivers a tempting flavor combination perfect for a weekend morning with loved ones.
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Maple Breakfast Braid
Ingredients
- 1 package 16 ounces breakfast sausage
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1/2 cup green onions sliced
- 2 Granny Smith apples peeled and diced
- 1 1/2 cups dry herb stuffing mix
- 1 package 17 1/4 ounces frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 2 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon water
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400° F.
- In large bowl, combine sausage, syrup, beaten eggs, green onions, diced apples and stuffing mix.
- Dust surface with flour; roll out pastry sheet to 12-by-18-inch rectangle. Transfer pastry to large baking sheet with parchment paper. Spoon half of sausage mixture down center of pastry.
- Make 3-inch cuts down sides of pastry. Fold one strip at a time, alternating sides. Fold both ends to seal in filling. In bowl, beat egg whites and water; brush over pastry.
- Repeat steps for second pastry sheet.
- Bake 25-30 minutes, or until brown, rotating pans after baking 15 minutes.