Description

At Christmas time, this delicious appetizer should be called Little Pigs in Christmas sweaters! It's made in a wreath shape and is garnished with fresh rosemary for some festive fun.

Ingredients

• 1 pork Italian pinwheel linked sausage or any desired type of sausage*
• 2 packages crescent dough, separated
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 c. extra virgin olive oil
• 1 c. Pecorino-Romano or Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 c. garlic powder
• 1/2 c. oregano
• salt and pepper
• fresh rosemary sprigs, for garnish
• pesto, Alfredo sauce, mustard or ketchup, for dipping

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Par cook/bake whole sausage pinwheel/link in the oven 15 minutes. Do not cut the sausage apart. Remove; cool.
3. Lower oven temperature to 350 degrees.