Photo: Christmas Crescent Ring Recipe
Ingredients
Crescent Ring:
- 2 (8-ounce) containers refrigerated crescent roll dough
- 1 (7-ounce) container pure almond paste
- 1/4 cup seedless red raspberry jam or cherry jam
Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons water
- 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
- Sugar-dipped cherries and small pears, optional
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Line a heavy large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. Unroll crescent dough; separate along dough perforations into 16 triangles. Overlap 8 dough triangles on prepared baking sheet, positioning longest points in center and forming a 10-inch-diameter dough disk. Press edges of triangles together to seal.
Using a rolling pin, roll out almond paste between 2 sheets of waxed paper into a 9-inch diameter disk. Place almond disc atop dough disk. Spread jam over almond paste . Using remaining 8 dough triangles, arrange second 10-inch diameter dough disk atop jam. Pinch edges of dough disks to seal. Tuck edges under. Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes.
While ring is baking, make glaze by stirring powdered sugar, water, and almond extract together in a medium bowl until smooth. Drizzle half of glaze over warm crescent. Let glaze set for 10 minutes and then drizzle remaining glaze over. Decorate with sugar-dipped cherries and small pears, if desired.
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By BusyNJMom
on December 24, 2011
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I have been making this every Christmas for the last 5 years. I don't really care for almond paste, so I use cream cheese and cherry jelly and it comes out as a delicious cherry cheese danish. Plus, using the cream cheese makes it a bit less sweet. I prepare it the night before and just pop it in the oven Christmas morning. It's been a big hit for years and everybody now expects it as tradition.
It does get messy while baking as the jelly oozes out. I've found through trial and error that the best way to bake it is on a cookie sheet lined with a silicone mat.
By dmazzei54
Brighton, Michigan
on December 23, 2011
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It has now become a tradition. I make two of these every Christmas for my two sons and their families. I always just slice the almond paste and then spoon the jam on top, however, this year I'm going to follow Sandra's recipe exactly and roll the almond paste into a disk as she tells us to. Also, I put sliced almonds on top and then put the glaze on. Yummy. This is wonderful and so easy. A great recipe. Sandra gives recipes that are real and are not so convoluted that you just never make them. Highly recommended you make this Christmas Crescent Ring a tradition in your household too.
By gennygirl808
Windward Oahu, HI
on April 01, 2011
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This recipe was delicious! It's the beginning of April here in Hawaii and I made it for dessert
last night. My husband loved it even though I didn't make the icing because I was out of powdered sugar.I also used strawberry preserves and some ricotta cheese instead of the almond paste. Thank you Sandra!!!!!
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