Beef Taco Ring

This recipe is super simple but is pretty tasty, in my opinion.  It is a great alternative to simple tacos!  It requires a baking stone so if you don't have one try doing this on a cookie sheet!  Or go out and buy a stone!
My aunt use to always make this and then I found it in a Pampered Chef cookbook!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 package of taco seasoning mix
1 3/4 cups of shredded cheddar cheese, divided
2 tablespoons water
1 egg white, lightly beaten
2 packages of refrigerated crescent rolls, separated into 16 triangles.

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Cook ground beef in skillet over medium heat 10-12 min. or until no longer pink, breaking beef into crumbles.  Drain.  Stir in taco seasoning mix, 1 1/2 cups of the cheese and water.

2. Scoop filling into desired shape (more on that in step 3) finish shape as directed.  Brush with egg white.  Sprinkle with remaining cheese.  Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.  Serve with toppings.  * if you do the circle you can put lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream in the center.

3. Making the ring:
Arrange the 16 triangles, slightly overlapping in a circle on a round stone with wide ends 4 inches from edge of stone.  Points will extend off the edge of the stone.  Roll or press ends of dough toward center to create a 5 inch opening.

Fill the meat mixture evenly over the dough in a continuous circle
Bring points of triangles up over filling and tuck under dough at center to form a ring

OR on a stone or cookie sheet
unroll 2 packages of rolls, do not separate.  Arrange dough on stone with longest sides of rectangles across width of stone.  Roll or press dough to seal seams.

Starting on longest sides of stone, cut sides of dough into eight strips, about 1 1/2 inches wide and 3 inches long.  Fill evenly over center of dough.
starting at one end, life one strip of dough, twist on turn and lay across top of filling.  Repeat, alternating strips of dough to form a braid.