Breakfast is served as homemade beef sausage sticky buns offer a 'delicious twist'
Colorado-based chef hails this cinnamon bun twist as a 'true crowd-pleaser'
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These sticky buns aren't for vegetarians.
But they are for carnivores.
"These savory buns are a fun, unexpected and simply delicious twist on traditional cinnamon buns," Dagan Lynn, a Colorado-based chef and recipe developer for "Beef. It's What's For Dinner" and the Beef Checkoff, told Fox News Digital.
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"The combo of beef breakfast sausage with cream cheese 'frosting' is a true crowd-pleaser," Lynn also said.
The dish, she said, is a great choice for not only breakfast or brunch, but also for an unexpected protein-and-vegetable-filled dinner.
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Check out this recipe.
Beef Sticky Buns from 'Beef. It's What's for Dinner'
Serves 4
Prep time: about 60 minutes
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Ingredients
Basic Country Beef Breakfast Sausage
- 1 pound ground beef (93% lean or leaner)
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage or ½ teaspoon rubbed sage
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
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Beef Sticky Buns
- 1 cup sliced button mushrooms
- ¾ cup diced onion
- 3 cups fresh baby spinach
- ½ cup reduced-fat shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 package (13.8 ounces) refrigerated pizza dough
- ½ cup jalapeño pepper jelly, warmed (optional) or cream cheese "frosting" (optional, recipe and ingredients to follow)
Directions
Cook: Basic Country Beef Breakfast Sausage
Combine 1 pound ground beef (93% lean or leaner), 2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage or ½ teaspoon rubbed sage, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ to ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper in large bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly.
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Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat until hot.
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Add sausage mixture; cook 8 to 10 minutes, breaking into ½-inch crumbles and stirring occasionally.
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Cook's tip: Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed ground beef.
Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F.
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Color is not a reliable indicator of ground beef's "doneness."
Prepare: Basic Country Beef Breakfast Sausage
Set aside 2 cups sausage mixture in a large bowl; reserve remaining sausage for another use.
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Add mushrooms and onions to the same skillet sprayed with cooking spray over medium heat; cook 5-7 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
Add spinach to skillet; stir to wilt.
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Add vegetable mixture to beef; set aside 20-25 minutes or until mixture is cooled completely, stirring occasionally. Stir in shredded cheddar cheese.
Preheat oven to 425°F.
Unroll pizza dough on a flat surface; pat or roll dough evenly into a 14x10-inch rectangle, pinching together any tears, if necessary.
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Spread sausage mixture on dough, leaving ½-inch border on short side farthest from you.
Starting at the closest short end, roll up jelly-roll style, pinching to close.
Slice dough into 8 pieces using a serrated knife and careful sawing motion; place cut-side-up on greased baking sheet.
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Bake in a 425°F oven for 18-20 minutes, or until golden brown.
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Remove buns to the cooling rack. While still warm, drizzle with melted jalapeño pepper jelly, if desired.
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To warm jelly, place in 1-cup glass measure.
Microwave, uncovered, on high 45-60 seconds or until melted, stirring once.
Let stand for 30 seconds.
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Cream Cheese ‘Frosting’
Combine ¼-cup softened reduced-fat cream cheese and 1 tablespoon of milk in a small bowl, stirring until smooth.
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Drizzle over warmed beef buns.
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