Sausage And Apple Bake Recipe

Sausage And Apple Bake Recipe

  • 2 (8 ounce) cans Pillsbury® Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls
  • 2 pounds pork or turkey sausage
  • 2 cups chopped peeled apples
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons grated orange peel
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seed
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded fontina cheese
  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 13×9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Unroll 1 can of dough into sprayed dish; firmly press perforations to seal. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool while cooking sausage.
  2. In 12-inch skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until browned. Drain well; remove sausage from skillet.
  3. In same skillet, cook apples, onion and orange peel over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent. Meanwhile, in small bowl, lightly beat eggs and milk.
  4. Stir cooked sausage and fennel seed into apple mixture. Remove from heat. Stir egg mixture into sausage mixture. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over partially baked crust. Spread sausage mixture evenly over cheese. Sprinkle fontina cheese over top.
  5. Unroll second can of dough onto work surface; press to form 13×9-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. Place dough rectangle over cheese; press edges to side of dish.
  6. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Cut into squares.