Breakfast Braid

I was in Columbus for the weekend & decided to make breakfast for Robyn on Saturday morning.  There were a few bumps in the road but all in all it was delicious & I plan on making it for my taste-testing boys sometime in the next few weeks!

Ingredients:
1 package of reduced-fat crescent rolls
5 eggs
seasonings (cayenne pepper, garlic powder, salt & pepper)
6 slices of bacon, cooked & crumbled
green onions, diced
cheese, shredded (we used cheddar but I think pepper jack would be delicious!)
sriracha, optional... I guess.  It was sooo good so I'd definitely recommend it!

Directions:
Cook the bacon, pat out the grease with a paper towel & crumble into smaller pieces.

Season the eggs with cayenne pepper, garlic powder, salt & pepper and scramble.

I thought that the precut slits in the crescent rolls would inhibit my braiding ability so I got the brilliant idea to roll it into a ball with the plans of rolling it back out myself.  The only problem: I didn't check to see if Robyn had a rolling pin.  We were resourceful & used a (clean!) bottle of Pam.  In hindsight, I would've checked first.. and decided to leave the crescent roll the way it was!  Here is the picture of my failed crescent roll.

I then layered the ingredients over the (raggedy) crescent roll: half the bacon, some green onions, half the eggs, some cheese, the rest of the bacon, more green onions, the rest of the eggs, more cheese. 

I cut slits in the dough & "braided" them over the mound of breakfasty goodness.

I cooked it for 13-15 minutes but it was still pretty doughy so I put it back in for another 5 or so.  I think part of the problem was that the dough was thicker than normal (again, because of the back-fired dough rolling, ugh!) so it took longer to cook.  Ya live & ya learn, I suppose.

It still turned out really well & I've got to be honest: I think the lumpiness of the dough actually made it look prettier in the end.  And check out that dish -- Robyn looked all over for some "seasonally appropriate" dishware (proof both that she reads the blog & knows what a dork I am) and while this isn't seasonal per se, how perfect is the shape?!

If this isn't something you'd like to wake up to on a Saturday or Sunday morning, something must be wrong with you.  I mean, really -- look at that deliciousness!

Add some Sriracha & you're good to go!  The nice thing about this recipe is that the possibilities are endless; you could use sausage, ham, veggies, etc.