Holiday Treasures

These are just beautiful! They have pleats and folds just like as if they were made from cloth! Inside, you would find a "treasure" made from the cream cheese and either cranberries or raisins, nuts, or etc. They are a little work, but oh-so-worth it!

• Ready In: 2 hrs 45 mins
• Yields: 16 rolls

Ingredients

• For the dough

• 3 -3 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  tablespoon  grated  orange peel
• 1  envelope  fleishmann's fast rising yeast
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground mace
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1⁄3 cup butter or 1⁄3 cup margarine
• 2  large eggs
• 1  egg yolk, reserve the white

• For the Cranberry filling

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup dried cranberries (you may use dried cherries or raisins)

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine 1 cup flour, sugar, orange peel, undissolved yeast, salt and mace.
2. Heat milk, water and butter until very warm (120o to 130oF).
3. Gradually add to flour mixture and beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally.
4. Add eggs, egg yolk, and 1 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed.
5. Stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
6. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes.
7. Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
8. Divide dough into 16 equal portions and roll each to 6-inch circle.
9. Place an equal amount of Cranberry Filling in the center of each circle.
10. Bring dough up around filling and pleat; pinch dough firmly just above the filling to seal.
11. Place rolls, 2 inches apart, on greased baking sheets.
12. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
13. Uncover rolls. Pinch again, just above filling, to seal.
14. Lightly beat reserved egg white; brush on rolls.
15. Bake at 350oF for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden.
16. Remove from sheets; cool on wire racks.
17. Tie each with a narrow ribbon.
18. Cranberry Filling:
19. In a medium bowl, combine softened cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
20. Beat with electric mixer until smooth.
21. Stir in dried cranberries.