Apricot Crescent Rolls for OAMC

Submitted by TishT

"It's always nice to have some crescent rolls in the freezer. They only take about 15 minutes out of the freezer to make for a tasty addition to dinner or buffet"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 30

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup soft butter
• 1 (6 ounce) package softened cream cheese
• 3⁄4 cup sifted flour
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• 1⁄2 cup apricot preserves (2 tbsp per crescent)
• 1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• confectioners' sugar, to taste

directions

1. Cut together butter and cream cheese.
2. Mix into the butter mix the flour, salt and water.
3. Mix with fork until well blended.
4. Chill at least 1 hour.
5. Roll into thin rectangle on a well-floured board.
6. Cut into 30 2 1/2 X 3" rectangles.
7. Spread each piece with 2 tbsp apricot preserves.
8. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
9. Roll up from one corner and bend ends to form crescents.
10. Put folded side down on cookie sheet and bake at 450°F for 10 minutes.
11. When cool, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
12. Freeze.
13. Thaw in about 15 minutes.

Reviews

[Analystseattleyahoo]

Not an outstanding recipe but ok

 

[Duck Soup]

This was my first effort at pastry cooking and I had trouble handling the dough. My crescents were more like mishapen cookies. They were, however quite tasty and were gobbled up.