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Megan Huslig
Springfield, Missouri
Cherry-Cheese Crescent Braid
Cheers to cherries, cream cheese and crescent rolls. Now that's a delicious coffee cake!
Cherry-Cheese Crescent Braid
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 55 min
- Ingredients 10
- Servings 8
Ingredients
Braid
- 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count) or 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet
- 1/2 cup pineapple cream cheese spread (from 8-oz container)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 egg, separated
- 1/2 cup chopped candied red cherries
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon sugar
Glaze
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 to 2 teaspoons milk
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
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Step2If using crescent rolls: Unroll dough onto cookie sheet, forming 13x7-inch rectangle. Firmly press perforations to seal. If using dough sheet: Unroll dough onto cookie sheet, forming 13x7-inch rectangle.
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Step3In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and 2 tablespoons sugar with spoon. Beat in egg yolk. Stir in cherries. Spoon lengthwise down center of dough rectangle in 2 1/2-inch-wide strip. Cut 1-inch-wide strips on each side of cream cheese filling to within 1/2 inch of filling. Fold strips at an angle across filling mixture, alternating from side to side.
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Step4In small bowl, mix egg white and water; beat well. Brush egg white mixture over dough. (Discard any remaining egg white mixture.) Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar.
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Step5Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until deep golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; place on serving tray. Cool 5 minutes.
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Step6In small bowl, beat powdered sugar, almond extract and enough milk for desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle glaze over warm braid. If desired, garnish with additional candied cherries. Cool 15 minutes before slicing. Serve warm. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition
230
Calories
11g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
29g
Total Carbohydrate
18g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 230
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 17%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 25%
- Trans Fat
- 1 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 40mg
- 13%
- Sodium
- 340mg
- 14%
- Potassium
- 30mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 29g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 18g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 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
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