Bake pockets of sweet and citrusy cream cheese in sweet crescent puffs. What a great morning treat!
Bake-Off® Contest 45, 2012
Amber Schofield
Athens, Alabama
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1
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package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
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1/3
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cup powdered sugar
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2
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tablespoons lemon juice
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1/8
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teaspoon grated lemon peel
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1
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cup flaked coconut
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1
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can Pillsbury™ Grands ®! Big & Buttery crescent dinner rolls
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2/3
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cup white baking chips
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1/3
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cup mango jam or sweet orange marmalade
Steps
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1
Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in lemon juice on low speed. Stir in lemon peel and coconut until well mixed. Set aside.
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2
Unroll crescent dough onto ungreased cookie sheet; separate into 4 rectangles. Firmly press perforations to seal. Cut each rectangle into 8 squares. Place 16 of the squares 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Spoon heaping teaspoon of cream cheese mixture in center of each square. Top cream cheese mixture with remaining dough squares, placing each of the squares at an angle so points of the square hang over the middles of the sides of the bottom square to look like shape of the sun. Press edges of dough around cream cheese mixture to seal.
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3
Bake 9 to 14 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes.
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4
Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, melt white chips and mango jam, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth. Spread glaze over rolls. Serve warm.
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1
Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in lemon juice on low speed. Stir in lemon peel and coconut until well mixed. Set aside.
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2
Unroll crescent dough onto ungreased cookie sheet; separate into 4 rectangles. Firmly press perforations to seal. Cut each rectangle into 8 squares. Place 16 of the squares 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Spoon heaping teaspoon of cream cheese mixture in center of each square. Top cream cheese mixture with remaining dough squares, placing each of the squares at an angle so points of the square hang over the middles of the sides of the bottom square to look like shape of the sun. Press edges of dough around cream cheese mixture to seal.
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3
Bake 9 to 14 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes.
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4
Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, melt white chips and mango jam, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth. Spread glaze over rolls. Serve warm.
NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 200
- Calories from Fat
- 90
% Daily Value
- Total Fat
- 10g
- 15%
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- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 33%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 220mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 25g
- 8%
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- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 16g
- Protein
- 2g
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1/2 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; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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