Apricot-Ginger Cheese Danish

Convenient Pillsbury® crescent rounds make quick work of an impressive breakfast danish with double toppings -- spicy-apricot and cream cheese.

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Bake-Off® Contest 44, 2010

Marla Clark

Moriarty, New Mexico

ingredients 10
Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 45 min

Ingredients

1: can (8 oz) Pillsbury® Place ’N Bake® refrigerated crescent rounds (8 rounds) or 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

1/4: cup Smucker's® Apricot Preserves

1/2: teaspoon finely chopped crystallized ginger

2: oz cream cheese, softened (1/4 cup)

1: tablespoon sugar

1 1/2: teaspoons Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour

1/4: teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla extract

1: LAND O LAKES® Egg

1: tablespoon water

1/4: cup Fisher® Chef’s Naturals® Natural Sliced Almonds

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 375°F. If using crescent rounds, remove from package, separate into 8 rounds. If using crescent rolls, remove from package, but do not unroll. Using serrated knife, cut roll into 8 rounds; carefully separate rounds. On ungreased large cookie sheet, place 2 rounds side by side; press joining edges together to form figure-eight shape. Press each round until 3 inches in diameter and about 1/4 inch thick. Press 1 1/2 inch indentation in center of each round. Repeat with remaining rounds to make 4 figure-eights, placing 3 inches apart on cookie sheet.
2 In small bowl, mix preserves and ginger. In another small bowl, stir cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla until smooth.
3 Fill 1 indentation on each figure-eight with 1 tablespoon preserves mixture. Fill other indentation on each figure-eight with 1 rounded tablespoon cheese mixture.
4 In small bowl, beat egg and water with wire whisk or fork until well blended. Carefully brush edge of dough with egg mixture; sprinkle with almonds. Bake 10 to 14 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Danish

Calories: 390
Calories from Fat: 190),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 21g; 21%
(Saturated Fat 7g, 7% Trans Fat 3g 3% ),
Cholesterol: 60mg; 60%;
Sodium: 510mg; 510%;
Total Carbohydrate: 42g; 42%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% Sugars 18g 18% ),
Protein: 7g; 7%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 4%;
Iron: 10%;

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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AMT637

report Posted Jan. 15, 2013 2:16 PM

I used Apricot Orange Marmalade Preserves! Whoa! Was absolutely fantastic. My grandchildren loved them!

Olivia1011

report Posted May. 24, 2011 2:54 PM

This recipe was great. I did not use the ginger in the recipe. I used apricot on some and red raspberry on the other.. Will make again. This recipe looks like it came out of a bakery.

dop

report Posted Jul. 7, 2010 9:25 PM

great

PillsburyFan

report Posted Apr. 22, 2010 8:35 AM

Really good, and quite easy to make! They look like they came from a bakery, and you can make them recommended, or even split the rounds and do half cream cheese and half preserves, and even change the flavor of the preserves to what you prefer. But, don't be like me and try to use Sugar Free preserves! Some spilled out and I'm not sure if it was because there was no sugar to congeal a bit, because I really made sure there was an edge and an indentation! Great recipe.

altrout79

report Posted Mar. 20, 2010 3:35 PM

Turned out well in spite of me. I doubled the cheese mixture. Strawberry rhubarb preserves were a good pairing with the cream cheese.