Spinach Sausage Braid

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb sausage (italian, spicy or other sausage bulk or out of skin)
• 9 ounces spinach, chopped and thawed then squeezed to drain (fresh would be nice)
• 1 cup cottage cheese, drained if moist
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• bread dough (try buttery soft crescent rolls or crescent roll dough (bread machine))
• provolone cheese
• mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f
• 2 cook sausage in a skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently. then drain.
• 3 in large bowl, mix spinach, cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, garlic and cooked sausage.
• 4 press dough into 13x8-inch rectangle, seal seams, if any. i like to do this on top of silpat so it is easy to put on the baking pan.
• 5 spoon sausage mixture in 4-inch-wide strip lengthwise down center of rectangle.
• 6 top with slices of both cheeses.
• 7 with scissors or sharp knife, make cuts 1 inch apart on long sides of dough rectangle to within 1/2 inch of sausage mixture. fold strips of dough up over sausage mixture to meet in center; pinch to seal.
• 8 bake 18 to 24 minutes or until golden brown. remove from cookie sheet; cut into crosswise slices.
• 9 serve warm.