Breakfast Braid Bread (and other fillings)

*I got the breakfast braid bread recipe from the website below. But my mom has long before made chili cheese braid bread which is the same but the filling inside is a can of chili and lots of cheese. When she used her breadstick recipe, it would make two braid breads. So for the second one she would make it a dessert braid bread. She would fill it with some fruit pie filling like cherry, apple, or apricot and then frost the top with homemade frosting. You can also try other things inside like pizza toppings.

Breakfast Braid Bread
Recipe from OurBestBites.com

1 Roll Pillsbury Crescent Recipe Creations (or use mom's breadstick recipe, which will make 2 braid breads, here)
Scrambled Eggs (3-4 eggs, milk, salt and pepper)
4-5 Strips bacon or sausage
1/2 Cup grated cheese, or more...
Hot sauce (optional)

Scramble eggs in a skillet. Since this will cook again in the oven, under cook your eggs. You want them to be cooked enough to hold together, but leave them a bit wet. Cook bacon strips and set aside. (I bake my bacon in the oven. Just lay flat on a foil lined cookie sheet and bake at 400 for about 12 minutes or until crisp)

Next, use a rolling pin and a lightly floured work surface to roll out the crescent dough to about 10 in x 12 in. Lay the eggs down the center of the rectangle, leaving room on both sides and the 2 ends, as pictured below. Top with bacon, cheese, and a couple shots of hot sauce if you want.

Use a pizza cutter to slice even slits on the sides of your rectangle:

Fold over both ends:

Now starting on one end, bring the side pieces in and overlap them. You'll want to alternate- one from the right, then one from the left and so on and so on. Does that make sense?

Keep doing it until you get all the way to the end.
When you get to the end, just tuck where you can to make it pretty!

Then you'll have this pretty little papoose. Yes I just called it a papoose. Isn't it fancy?

Bake according to package instructions. I believe it's 375 for about 15-20 minutes (but who knows, I threw away my package!) It might take a little longer than the package directs because of the way it's braided. And actually, if you want it shiny on top, give it a quick egg wash before you bake. When it's done, it should be golden brown on top. Remove from oven and let cool for about 5 minutes. Slice on a slight diagonal and eat immediately!

*I also put this in the freezable section because recipes like this make me wonder if I could make these into little individual sized ones and stash them away like Hot Pockets (but of course MUCH better than Hot Pockets). This way I don't have to make a WHOLE one of these but instead a few individual ones.