Pecan Cream Cheese Croissants Food

PECAN-CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Beat the butter, cream cheese, 2 tablespoons sugar and the salt in a large bowl with a mixer on low speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add the flour and mix until crumbly, about 1 minute. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and lightly knead with your hands to make a soft dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Make the filling: Put the dried cranberries and 1 tablespoon water in a medium microwave-safe bowl; microwave until plump, about 1 minute. Let cool. Stir in the pecans, the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and the cinnamon, then stir in the milk.
• Roll out the dough until 1/8 inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Cut out circles using a 3 1/2-inch-round cookie cutter. Gather the scraps; reroll once to cut more circles. Place a heaping teaspoonful of filling on the bottom third of each circle, leaving a small border. Brush the edges with a little milk, fold the dough over the filling and roll to enclose; pinch the 2 ends closed and bend into a crescent shape. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
• Arrange the cookies 1 inch apart on the baking sheets; brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar. Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool completely on the baking sheets.

PECAN-CREAM CHEESE CROISSANTS

Steps:

• place 1 can crescent rolls in bottom of 13x9 pan and press edges together to cover bottom of pan, stretching dough as needed.
• Mix cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, vanilla and egg yolk thoroughly and spread over dough.
• Place second can of rolls on top of cream cheese mixture and press edges together to make a solid top crust.
• Slightly beat egg white and 1/2 cup sugar together and spread on top of rolls.
• Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
• Bake in preheated oven 350 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes. Refrigerate overnight for best flavor. I have used "no name" and reduced fat crescent rolls and reduced fat cream cheese and splenda sweetener in this recipe with great results, no one has suspected it was modified to be slightly healthier. It is also very good with walnuts in place of pecans.

MINI CROISSANT CRUST PECAN PIES

Steps:

• Combine butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, salt, vanilla, and bourbon whiskey in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer, then whisk mixture and boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
• Add eggs and whisk quickly to combine. Stir in pecans. Set aside until mixture thickens a bit and cools down, about 5 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Use the butter to generously grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Cut each croissant in half, then turn the halves and slice open like you're making a sandwich. Place each piece into a prepared muffin cup and press it down and into the sides to fit and line the cup. Remove any pieces that stick up over the edge of the muffin cup and patch those in where needed to cover the sides.
• Spoon the pecan filling evenly into the muffin cups, stirring between each spoonful to ensure you get an even amount of nuts and sauce. Use your fingers to press pecans into the cups and even out the tops so they don't burn. Clean up any syrup that dripped onto the pan.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes, with a pan on the rack underneath to catch any drips.
• Remove from the pan and let sit in the pan for 5 minutes. Turn each pie a bit, then lift out and place on a plate to continue cooling. Let cool completely before serving.

CREAM CHEESE PECAN CROISSANT SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll 1 can of dough; place in ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Press in bottom to form crust; firmly press perforations to seal.
• 2. In medium microwave-safe bowl, combine cream cheese and 1/2 cup of the sugar. Microwave on HIGH for 30 to 45 seconds or until warm. Stir cream cheese mixture until smooth; spread evenly over dough in pan.
• 3. Unroll second can of dough on work surface. Press to form 13x9-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. Carefully place over cream cheese mixture.
• 4. In small bowl, combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over dough. Sprinkle with pecans. Pour melted butter evenly over dough.5 Bake at 375°F. for 20 to 27 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes. Cut into squares. Serve warm or cool. Store in refrigerator.

TURKEY CRANBERRY CROISSANT

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese, marmalade and pecans in small bowl.
• Spread top and bottom of halves of croissants with cream cheese mixture.
• Layer turkey on bottom halves.
• Spoon 2 tbs cranberry sauce over turkey.
• add lettuce and croissant top.

HONEY PECAN CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients into softened cream cheese.

PECAN CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C).
• Cream butter or margarine, gradually adding confectioners' sugar and salt. Cream until light and fluffy.
• Stir in pecans and vanilla. Add flour gradually. Mix well. Shape dough into crescents using a teaspoon full for each crescent. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake 15-30 minutes. Do not brown. Let cool slightly, then roll cookies in additional confectioners' sugar.

CREAM CHEESE CROISSANT DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat overn to 350 degrees.
• Lightly grease a 9X13 baking dish.
• Open and unroll one package of croissants (do not flatten) and lay at the bottom of the pan. (pinch together the perforated edges as needed.).
• In a bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg yolk until smooth.
• Spread mixture on top of croissant.
• Open the second package of croissants, unroll and lay on top of cream cheese mixture.
• Place in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes (or until the top layer is very lightly browned).
• Immediately after baking, brush the top with egg white and sprinkly with remaining sugar.
• *I sometimes add a little cinnamon to the top as well.

CREAM CHEESE-BACON CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Mix reduced-fat cream cheese and bacon until blended.
• Unroll crescent dough; separate each can of dough into 8 triangles. Cut each triangle lengthwise in half. Spread with cream cheese mixture, adding about 1 tsp. cream cheese mixture to each triangle. Roll up, starting at short side of each triangle.
• Place, point sides down, on baking sheet.
• Bake 12 to 15 min. or until golden brown. Serve warm.