Danish Almond Crescent Ring

Prep 20 min
Total 45 min
Ingredients 7
Servings 8

Roll up a scrumptious filling inside Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls to create a nutty treat that’s ready in just 45 minutes. MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated September 1, 2010

Make with

Pillsbury Crescents

Ingredients

1/4

cup sugar

tablespoons butter or margarine, softened

3 1/2

oz almond paste, broken into pieces

can (8 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

egg, beaten

teaspoons sugar

to 4 tablespoons sliced almonds

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet. In small bowl, mix sugar, butter and almond paste with fork until well mixed. Set aside.
2

Unroll dough into 2 long rectangles. Overlap long sides 1/2 inch to form 1 large rectangle; firmly press perforations and edges to seal. Press or roll to form 16x9-inch rectangle. Cut rectangle lengthwise into 3 equal strips.
3

Spoon 3 tablespoons almond paste mixture evenly down center of each strip. Gently press filling to form 1-inch-wide strip. Fold sides of dough over filling; firmly pinch edges to seal.
4

On cookie sheet, loosely braid the 3 filled strips. Shape braid into ring; pinch ends of strips together to seal. Brush with beaten egg. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons sugar and the almonds.
5

Bake 15 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

Expert Tips

This decorative bread is sure to draw "oohs" and "aahs" the instant it's removed from the oven--or possibly even sooner due to its wonderful aroma. When placed on a decorative tray or a flat basket lined with holiday linen, folks will have a hard time believing it was a snap to make.