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Title: Cranberry Treasures
Categories: Breads, Desserts
Yield: 16 Servings

----------------------------------FILLING----------------------------------
16 oz Cream Cheese; softened
2 Eggs
1/2 c Sugar
1 ts Pure Vanilla Extract
1 c Dried Cranberries -Or-
1 c Miniature Chocolate Chips;
-Semisweet

-----------------------------------DOUGH-----------------------------------
3 3/4 c All-purpose flour; To 4 1/4
-Cups
3 tb Sugar
4 ts Orange Peel; Freshly Grated
1 pk Fleischmann's Quick-Rise
-Instant Yeast; or 2 1/4 tsp
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Ground Mace
1/2 c Milk
1/3 c Butter or margarine; Cut Up
1/4 c Water
3 Eggs; Divided Use

To make filling: In medium bowl of electric mixer, beat cream cheese, 2
eggs, sugar and vanilla until smooth. With spoon, stir in dried
cranberries. Cover; refrigerate while preparing dough.

To make dough: In large bowl, combine 1 cup flour, sugar, orange peel,
undissolved yeast, salt and mace. Heat milk, butter and water until very
warm (120' to 130'F); stir into dry ingredients. Stir in 2 eggs, 1 egg yolk
(reserve one egg white) and enough remaining flour to make soft dough.
Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8
minutes. Cover; let rest 10 minutes.

To shape: Divide dough into 16 equal pieces; roll each to 6-inch circle.
Place an equal amount of filling on center of each. Bring dough up around
filling, pleating and pinching firmly just above ling to seal. Place 2
inches apart on greased baking sheets. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free
place until doubled in size, about 30 to
60 minutes.

Uncover rolls; pinch again, just above filling, to reseal. Lightly beat
reserved egg white; brush on rolls. Bake at 350'F for 20 to 25 minutes or
until golden brown, switching position of pans halfway through baking for
even browning. Remove from pans; cool on wire racks. When cool, tie each
with narrow ribbon.

Recipe by: Fleischmann's Yeast

Posted to Digest bread-bakers.v097.n083 by "Bob & Carole Walberg"
on Dec 30, 1997