I made this recipe last night for an office breakfast. It was a major hit!!!! People loved it. They can't believe it is a CL recipe. I just wanted to share it everyone.
Citrus-Cream Cheese Pull-Apart Rolls
SOURCE: Cooking Light YEAR: December 1999 PAGE: 176
INGREDIENTS FOR 24 SERVINGS:
1 (25-ounce) package frozen roll dough
Cooking spray
1/4 cup butter or stick margarine, melted
1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins) or chopped dried apricots
1 cup granulated sugar, divided
2/3 cup (6 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1 large egg
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
1 cup powdered sugar
5 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
INSTRUCTIONS:
The cream cheese mixture sinks to the bottom of the rolls. Place some foil
under the pan in case the sugar mixture runs over.
1. Thaw roll dough at room temperature 30 minutes.
2. Cut rolls in half. Place 24 halves, cut sides down, in bottom of each of 2 9-inch) round cake pans coated with cooking spray. Brush butter evenly over rolls. Cover; let rise in a warm place (85 degrees), free from drafts, 30 minutes. Sprinkle with dried cranberries. Combine 1/4 cup granulated sugar, cream cheese, orange juice, and egg; beat at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended. Pour cream cheese mixture evenly over rolls. Combine 3/4 cup granulated sugar, and rinds. Sprinkle evenly over rolls. Cover and let rise 1 hour or until doubled in size.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Cover with foil. Bake an additional 5 minutes or until rolls in center are done. Remove from oven; cool 15 minutes. Combine powdered sugar and lemon juice. Drizzle over rolls. Yield: 4 dozen
(serving size: 2 rolls).
Overnight Variation: After pouring the cream cheese mixture over rolls, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 12 hours. Gently remove plastic wrap from rolls; sprinkle with rind mixture. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes or until dough has doubled in size. Proceed with recipe as directed.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
CALORIES 174 (29% from fat); FAT 5.6g (sat 2.8g, mono 1.9g, poly 0.6g); PROTEIN 3.6g; CARB 27.7g; FIBER 0.6g; CHOL 20mg; IRON 0.3mg; SODIUM 203mg; CALC 10mg
