Sausage Cream Cheese Crescents Aka Gikles Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Scramble the sausage and crumble VERY well. Drain and rinse under running water to get rid of any excess grease. Wipe any grease out of the skillet and replace sausage on heat.
• Add in cream cheese and any other ingredients you might like. Stir over low heat until cream cheese is melted and the whole mixture is blended well.
• Unroll the crescents into triangles and place a small amount of filling in the center of the longest end. Roll, pinching the edges to seal in the filling and place on a lightly sprayed baking sheet.
• Bake until golden brown, about 12-15 minute Watch carefully, so they don't burn.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Crumble sausage links into bite-size pieces in large skillet; cook over medium heat 5 min. or until done, stirring frequently. Drain.
• Add sausage to cream cheese and crushed pepper in medium bowl; mix well.
• Separate each can of dough into 8 triangles. Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly onto short sides of dough triangles, adding about 2 Tbsp. sausage mixture to each triangle. Roll up, starting at short side of each triangle. Place, point sides down, on baking sheet.
• Bake 14 to 16 min. or until golden brown.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F
• Unroll 1 can of dough into 2 long rectangles and place in ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, press over bottom and 1/2 inch up sides to form crust.
• Brown sausage and onion in large frying pan over medium heat until thoroughly cooked, remove sausage from the frying pan and discard the fat.
• Add cream cheese to same frying pan and cook over low heat until melted.
• Add cooked sausage, stir to coat, add the chopped sage if using.
• Spoon evenly over crust in baking dish and sprinkle with the cheese.
• Unroll the second can of dough on work surface.
• Press to form 13x9-inch rectangle, firmly press perforations to seal and carefully place over cheese.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool for 10 minutes then cut into squares.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in milk. Add the eggs, potato flakes, butter, sugar, salt and 4 cups flour. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain and set aside to cool., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into thirds. Roll each portion into a 12-in. circle; sprinkle with 1 cup sausage and 1/4 cup cheese. Cut each circle into 12 wedges., Roll up wedges from the wide ends and place point side down 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Curve ends to form crescents. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Brush with egg., Bake at 375° for 14-18 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.