Sausage Bread Rounds
By
Nancy A.
@HometownCreativeCook
20
This recipe originates from my sausage bread which I would always make for special occasions and give as gifts during the holidays. I realized, and so did my kids, that this is just too good not to have more than a few times a year. So that is how my sausage bread rounds as a delicious anytime appetizer came about!
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The aroma in the Test Kitchen, while these were baking was awesome! I knew they were going to be good. The sweet Italian sausage with the cheese and garlic stuffing is so flavorful. I love that these are smaller... you can eat even more!
Ingredients
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1 lbloaf of frozen bread dough, defrosted according to package directions
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1 lbsweet Italian sausage, removed from casing
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1/2 tsppepper
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2chopped garlic cloves
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1 Tbsporegano
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1/4 cplus 2 teaspoons, Parmesan cheese
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1large egg, divided
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1 cshredded mozarella cheese
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4 tspgarlic powder
How to Make Sausage Bread Rounds
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray one 12 cup and one 6 cup (or 3 six cup, using 16 cups) muffin/cupcake pans with cooking spray and set aside. - In large skillet over medium heat, cook sausage almost completely(leaving slightly pink). crumbling into pieces with spatula, drain.
- Add into sausage, 1 teaspoon pepper, 2 chopped garlic cloves, and 1 tablespoon oregano, cook until brown.
- Turn off heat, and add in 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese and egg yolk, stir completely.
- Cut bread dough loaf into quarters, then cut each quarter again in quarters. Roll each piece into a ball, then stretch ball into a round, as if making a pizza crust.
- Sprinkle each round with 1/2 teaspoon parmesan cheese, then spoon on approximately 1 1/2 teaspoons of sausage mixture, top each with 1 teaspoon shredded mozzarella cheese. Bring dough up around filling and pinch together. Place seam side down into each cup of prepared pans.
- Brush each round with reserved egg white, and sprinkle top of each with 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder. Bake for 20-22 minutes, until golden brown.
Serve with your favorite marinara sauce for dipping.
Makes approximately 16 rounds.
About Sausage Bread Rounds
Course/Dish: Meat Appetizers
Main Ingredient: Bread
Regional Style: Italian
Recipe For: The Best Sausage
Hashtag: #sausage
