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Easy Crescent Danish Rolls

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By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Oct 23, 2018
Bake-Off® Contest 26, 1975
Barbara Gibson
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
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Crescent rolls are the starting point for these plump homemade Danish rolls with a cream-cheese filling.

Easy Crescent Danish Rolls

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 45 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 8
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Ingredients

Rolls

Glaze

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons milk

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice until smooth.
  • Step 
    2
    If using crescent dough, separate dough into 8 rectangles; firmly press perforations to seal. If using dough sheet, cut dough into 8 rectangles. Spread each rectangle with about 2 tablespoons cream cheese mixture. Roll up each, starting at longest side; firmly pinch edges and ends to seal. Gently stretch each roll to about 10 inches.
  • Step 
    3
    On ungreased large cookie sheet, coil each roll into a spiral with seam on the inside, tucking end under. Make deep indentation in center of each roll; fill with 1/2 teaspoon preserves.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until deep golden brown. In small bowl, mix glaze ingredients, adding enough milk for desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle over warm rolls.

Nutrition

400 Calories
22g Total Fat
6g Protein
45g Total Carbohydrate
26g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Roll
Calories
400
Calories from Fat
200
Total Fat
22g
34%
Saturated Fat
10g
51%
Trans Fat
3 1/2g
Cholesterol
30mg
10%
Sodium
530mg
22%
Potassium
40mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
45g
15%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
26g
Protein
6g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
10%
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 Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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