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Updated Nov 6, 2018
Bake-Off® Contest 45, 2012
Barbara Taragna
Collegeville, Pennsylvania
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Make delicious mini bread bowls from Pillsbury™ refrigerated French bread, then fill and bake with an irresistible breakfast combo: eggs, cheese and ham.

Breakfast Crostatas

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 40 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 4
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Ingredients

  • 1 can (11 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original French Bread
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons basil leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon rosemary leaves, crushed
  • 1 1/2 cups diced ham or Canadian bacon
  • 1 1/2 cups (6 oz) shredded Gouda cheese or Cheddar cheese
  • 4 eggs
  • Dash salt, if desired
  • Dash ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheet with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Carefully cut loaf lengthwise and then cut each piece in half crosswise to get 4 equal pieces. Press each piece of dough into square on cookie sheet. Sprinkle dough squares with basil and rosemary. Top dough squares evenly with ham and cheese. Make small well in center of ham and cheese on each square.
  • Step 
    2
    To form crostatas, fold edges of dough up 1 inch over filling, making pleats and pressing dough firmly. Carefully crack open each egg and drop into well in each crostata. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until bottoms of crostatas are golden brown and egg whites and yolks are firm, not runny.

Nutrition

500 Calories
23g Total Fat
35g Protein
38g Total Carbohydrate
5g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
500
Calories from Fat
210
Total Fat
23g
36%
Saturated Fat
11g
56%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
290mg
96%
Sodium
1640mg
68%
Potassium
310mg
9%
Total Carbohydrate
38g
13%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
5g
Protein
35g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
35%
35%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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