Heart Shaped Breakfast Sandwiches

I have always loved making all the holidays special for the kids.  Just by adding a few decorations and fun food it can make that time of year seem so much more exciting!  At our house as we get closer to Valentine’s Day we are all about red, pink, love, and hearts!  So it is always fun to see what food I can turn into heart shapes.  Every year on Valentine’s Day morning we do a fun breakfast and I thought these Heart Shaped Breakfast Sandwiches would be perfect on the menu!

For these sandwiches I used breakfast sausage, eggs, cheese, and for the dough I used Pillsbury Crescent Dough Sheets.

For the amount of egg and sausage mixture I used I bought 8 rolls of the Crescent Dough Sheets.  I know that sounds like a lot but each pack only makes about 3 sandwiches with the size of heart cookie cutter I was using.  My cookie cutter was about 4 inches across.  Of course you could try to re-roll your excess dough to possibly get more sandwiches out of each dough sheet but I am not sure how well that would work.

So first you will want to cook up your breakfast sausage.

Then whisk up your eggs and pour them into a separate skillet over medium to medium low heat.  Then using a rubber spatula constantly scrape the sides of your pan until they are nice and fluffy.

Turn off the heat and add your sausage to the eggs and stir it all up.

Next grate your cheese and preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

Now it is time to prepare your dough.  Open up the first can of crescent rolls and then roll it out on a cookie sheet.  I just used my hands to spread it out all even into a nice rectangle and pinch together any holes that were in the dough.  Next take your heart shaped cookie cutter and cut out six heart shapes.

Then remove your excess dough from around the hearts.  Use a small knife if needed to help separate the outside dough from the hearts.

Then I actually transferred 3 of the hearts to another cookie sheet that I was going to bake them on before I added the filling, this way I could save the first cookie sheet for the next batch of dough.  Then fill the 3 hearts that your moved with about 1/4 cup of your sausage/egg mixture.

Top with about a tablespoon or two of cheese.

Next cover those hearts with your other 3 remaining hearts to make the top of your sandwich.

Pull it around as best you can over the filling and then crimp the sides all around with a fork so it will stay together.

After those three hearts are done roll out another dough sheet on your first cookie sheet and continue the steps of cutting out your hearts and adding the filling.  When your cookie sheet with the completed hearts is filled up put them in the oven for 10 minutes and then turn them over and cook for about 4 more minutes to make sure they are all done on the bottom.  Continue this process until all your hearts are made!

You could probably even make these up a day or two before and then reheat them on Valentine’s Day morning!  I hope you enjoy.  Here is the printable recipe!

Love,

A Fireman’s Wife

Heart Shaped Breakfast Sandwiches

 

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Prep time

1 hour

Cook time

14 mins

Total time

1 hour 14 mins

 

These will make a fun addition to your Valentine's Day breakfast!

Author: A Fireman's Wife

Recipe type: Breakfast Sandwiches

Serves: 24

Ingredients

• 1 pound regular breakfast sausage
• 12 eggs
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 8 rolls of Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
• Approximately 4 inch heart cookie cutter

Instructions

1. In a skillet cook up your breakfast sausage and set aside.
2. In a large bowl whisk up your eggs and then pour them into another skillet over medium to medium low heat.
3. Using a rubber spatula constantly scrape the sides of your pan until the eggs are nice and fluffy.
4. Turn off your heat and then add your sausage to the eggs and stir them all up.
5. Grate your cheese.
6. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
7. To prepare your dough open up the first can of crescent rolls and then roll it out on a cookie sheet. I just used my hands to spread it out all even into a nice rectangle and pinch together any holes that were in the dough.
8. Next take your heart shaped cookie cutter and cut out six heart shapes.
9. Remove your excess dough from around the hearts. Use a small knife if needed to help separate the outside dough from the hearts.
10. Then I actually transferred 3 of the hearts to another cookie sheet that I was going to bake them on before I added the filling, this way I could save the first cookie sheet for the next batch of dough. Then fill the 3 hearts that your moved with about ¼ cup of your sausage/egg mixture.
11. Top with 1-2 tablespoons cheese.
12. Cover those hearts with your other 3 remaining hearts to make the tops of your sandwiches.
13. Pull the top dough around as best you can over the filling and then crimp the sides all around with a fork so it will stay together.
14. After those three hearts are done roll out another dough sheet on your first cookie sheet and continue the steps of cutting out your hearts and adding the filling.
15. When your cookie sheet with the completed hearts is filled up, put them in the oven for 10 minutes and then turn them over and cook for about 4 more minutes to make sure they are all done on the bottom.
16. Continue this process until all your hearts are made!

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