So while I was visiting my mom a couple of weeks ago, she was making pig-n-a-blanket for breakfast. My mom and I are one in the same, and would much rather make our own...anything rather than store buy it. Plus pigs-n-a-blanket made from home are SOOO much better than the donut store type. So as she was making a couple of batches in her toaster oven, which I might add she found at the thrift store for around $15!... {yeah I know I'm still waiting for her to find me one, but she did find me a kitchen-aid mixer for $35! But I'll save that for another post} We were chatting and munching down on a butt load of these. I've made them before, but I guess I forgot how great they were. So I thought I would start making them at home for the kids and the mister. I could make 2 crescent cans at a time and put them in the fridge for them to heat up and eat on the way to work and school.
Let me just tell you now....2 cans makes 16 pigs-n-a-blanket
Once they are made and put on the table there is NEVER any left to put away... -.-
So I started making these almost every couple of days, and yes I ate them as well. But I didn't like to eat so many of them. I love pigs-n-a-blanket, but I wanted something a little {and I emphasize -little-} better for me. So i went searching and found spinach crescents on Pinterest! These are so yummy and so super simple to make. I've made these for a couple of friends and they really like it so I figured I would give everyone the "recipe" If you like spinach {and cheese, who doesn't love cheese?!??} you will LOVE these!
Ingredients:
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls- (I've used the cheaper store version and they suck. They don't pull apart as easily so you will have a big blob of dough you will have to cut yourself)
Mozzarella Cheese
Feta Cheese
Spinach
Side Note:Please excuse my lack of space. I have such a tiny kitchen, but I refuse to let that stop me from attempting to make masterpieces in the kitchen!
I normally take a fork and just scrape into the feta to make big crumbles. This way all I have to do is grab a piece or two, plus I don't make a mess or dirty a bowl because the cheese stays in the same container.
Okay so there are a couple of ways you can use the mozzarella.
1.) buy pre-shredded
2.) buy block mozzarella & shred yourself which is always better taste wise
3.) be ghetto like me and just cut it with a knife into thin slices.
The first time I made this I used the per-shredded and it was way to messy for me. When you roll it up the cheese gets all over the place and that bugs the crap out of me. I was going to shred the block cheese anyways, but I forgot I 'm not smart enough to buy a grater. I keep thinking I have one, so I forget to buy one. So plan 'C' came into place and I actually prefer it. I cut the mozzarella into thin slices and when its rolled it stays put!
So you start with crescent, place a big heaping pile of spinach, then put mozzarella and feta on top.
If you want to make these a little healthier, you can always do squats while you're making them. ;0)
Then you just roll it.
And place them on a baking pan. I would recommend using parchment paper instead of aluminum foil, but again my forgetful brain comes into play and I ALWAYS forget to buy parchment paper.
{and I bake a lot, you think I would remember I always need it....?}
Can you tell how hungry I was getting while I made these? The ones on the left are WAY bigger than the ones on the right... lol
I use the crescent roll instructions when baking, so:
preheat the oven at 375 and cook these for about 10-12 minutes
mmmmmm...
now, just to let you know, mine are very flat. I was making Sophie turkey bacon and eggs while I was trying to get these ready so my crescent dough was sitting out getting warm. I would grab the dough out of the fridge right when you are ready to wrap them so that the dough stays firm and fluffy.
When the mozzarella melts it dries up a bit, but the feta melts and stays gooey and thats what makes theses amazing! The mixture of both cheeses together is the bees knees.
Doesn't that look good!
it was.... ;)
