Bacon, Egg and Cheese Brunch Ring Recipe
Bacon, Egg and Cheese Brunch Ring Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon, cut in half crosswise
- 4 eggs
- 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon milk
- Salt and Pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1 can Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
- 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
- Chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 cup Salsa (If desired)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. In skillet, cook bacon over medium heat about 4 minutes or until cooked, but not crips, turning once. Set bacon aside. Keep some bacon grease in skillet.
- In medium bowl, beat 1/3 cup of milk, eggs, salt and pepper with a whisk. Stir in bell pepper. Toss salt and pepper to taste. Gently stir the egg mixture until thickened throughout but still moist. (Approx 5 minutes)
- Unroll crescent roll dough and separate into 8 triangles. Place parchment paper on cookie sheet. Place triangles with shortest sides toward the center, overlapping in a star shape. Leave a round circle open in center. The dough points may hang over edge of cookie sheet.
- Place bacon on each triangle.
- Sprinkle 1/3 cup of cheese onto widest part of dough.
- Spoon eggs over cheese. Sprinkle 1/3 cup of cheese.
- Pull triangles over eggs and cheese tucking the dough under to form a ring. `
- Brush dough with remaining 1 tablespoon milk; sprinkle with remaining 1/3 cup cheese.
- Bake 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Cool 2 minutes. Loosen ring from cookie sheet, slide onto serving platter.
- Optional: Garnish with salsa and cilantro.