4 cupsshredded cheese(cheddar (vary amount and type according to your preference))
1cancrescent rolls
1pkgsoftened cream cheese(optional)
Instructions
Brown ground sausage and drain. Set aside to cool.
Unroll crescent roll dough on a sheet of wax paper. Press seams together. You can make one large roll or separate into two rectangle sections for ease of rolling.Optional: spread softened cream cheese on dough before adding filling.
Spread cooked sausage on crescent roll dough. Leave about 2 inches border with no sausage.
Sprinkle shredded cheese generously on top of sausage.
Lift crescent dough and roll jelly pan style. You can roll once then fold in half and press down if using one large roll. If using smaller rectangle section start at wide end and roll into a tube for each section.
Wrap roll in wax paper and put in freezer for about 15 minutes. This helps to make the crescent pinwheel firmer and easier to cut into rounds.
Remove crescent dough roll from freezer and unwrap from wax paper. Place roll on cutting board and slice into rounds. It will make about 8 large cheesy sausage pinwheels.
If you want smaller sizes for brunch or appetizers make rolls a smaller diameter.
Bake rollups on cookie sheet at 375° for about 15 minutes. Smaller rounds may only take 13 minutes. Keep an eye on them at the end of the cooking time to adjust by a minute or two to get the crescent rolls to cook to a perfect crisp golden brown.
Remove from oven. Use spatula to transfer pinwheels to a serving plate or tray. Serve hot.
Notes
Nutritional analysis is an estimate and will vary according to ingredients used.Make ahead tips - Cook sausage and keep a package in the freezer to be ready to use or cook sausage ahead and refrigerate up to 3 days before making this recipe. Alternately use pre-cooked frozen sausage crumbles.Refrigerate cooked pinwheels after they cool or freeze them in a tightly sealed storage bag.Size of rollup can be adjusted depending on how much filling you put in each section of dough. Use smaller rectangles for smaller bites.