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Butternut Squash Brunch Braid

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Updated Mar 27, 2014
Bake-Off® Contest 45, 2012
Natalie Edwards
Boxborough, Massachusetts
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You're invited to a fabulous brunch! Braid and bake an easy crescent dish with a savory onion, squash and Parmesan filling.

Butternut Squash Brunch Braid

  • Prep Time 35 min
  • Total 1 hr 20 min
  • Ingredients 10
  • Servings 6
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Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups cubed (1/2 inch) seeded peeled butternut squash
  • 1 tablespoon Crisco® 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 4 slices bacon, chopped (about 4 oz)
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
  • 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 egg white, beaten

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 425°F. In medium bowl, combine squash, olive oil, brown sugar and pepper; toss to coat. Spoon mixture into ungreased 15x10-inch pan with sides.
  • Step 
    2
    Roast 15 to 20 minutes, turning occasionally, or until squash is light brown on edges and tender when pierced with fork. Set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F.
  • Step 
    3
    Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until almost crisp. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon pieces to paper towels. Add onion and thyme to bacon drippings in skillet. Cook and stir onion over medium heat until onion is brown and softened, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in bacon.
  • Step 
    4
    Spray large cookie sheet with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Unroll dough onto cookie sheet; press to 12x8-inch rectangle. Spoon onion mixture in 4-inch-wide strip lengthwise down center of dough. Top onion with butternut squash; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
  • Step 
    5
    With scissors or sharp knife, make cuts 1 inch apart on long sides of dough to within 1/2 inch of filling. Alternately cross strips over filling; press ends to seal. Brush with egg white.
  • Step 
    6
    Bake at 375°F 20 to 25 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Cut crosswise into 6 slices.

Nutrition

230 Calories
11g Total Fat
6g Protein
26g Total Carbohydrate
8g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
230
Calories from Fat
100
Total Fat
11g
17%
Saturated Fat
4g
20%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
5mg
2%
Sodium
470mg
20%
Potassium
220mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
26g
9%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
8g
Protein
6g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
110%
110%
Vitamin C
8%
8%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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