Cherry-Cheese Coffee Cake

By longhornfans

Ingredients

• Powdered Sugar Glaze (optional):
• 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 egg, separated
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla or almond extract
• 2 cans (8 oz.) refrigerated crescent rolls
• 1 cup cherry pie filling (or any flavor - pictured with apple)
• 1 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1 - 2 tbsp. Water (can substitute flavoring for part of water)

Details

Servings 10

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk and extract together until smooth.
3. Remove rolls from cans. Save 4 pieces of dough, and arrange the other 12 pieces on a 15 inch baking stone with the long points in the center. (The pieces will hang over the edge of the baking stone.)
4. Push the dough together to cover the stone, leaving center open. Fold up the center tips of dough to leave hole in middle.
5. Spread cream cheese mixture over dough.
6. Top with pie filling.
7. Press perforations on saved dough and cut lengthwise into 8 strips.
8. Twist each strip and lay over filling like spokes on a wheel. Fold dough over spokes around outer edge and also fold tips of dough in center.
9. Brush dough with beaten egg white.
10. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until golden brown.
11. Drizzle with glaze, if desired.
12. Serve warm.