Easy Lemon Crescent Rolls Recipes

EASY CRESCENT DANISH ROLLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice; beat until smooth.
• Crescent Rolls: Unroll dough; separate dough into 8 rectangles; firmly press perforations to seal. Recipe Creations: Unroll dough; cut into 8 rectangles.
• Spread each rectangle with about 2 tablespoons cream cheese mixture. Roll up each, starting at longest side; firmly pinch edges and ends to seal. Gently stretch each roll to about 10 inches.
• On ungreased large cookie sheet, coil each roll into a spiral with seam on the inside, tucking end under. Make deep indentation in center of each roll; fill with 1/2 teaspoon preserves.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes or until deep golden brown. In small bowl, blend all glaze ingredients, adding enough milk for desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle over warm rolls.
• Bake-Off® Contest 26, 1975
• Barbara Gibson
• Ft. Wayne, Indiana

LEMON CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Press 1 can crescent roll dough into the bottom of the prepared baking dish, stretching to the edges.
• Mix the zest of 1 1/2 lemons and juice from 2 lemons together in a bowl. Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar into lemon zest mixture using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; spread over crescent roll dough layer.
• Unroll the second can of crescent roll dough and layer over cream cheese mixture, gently stretching dough to the edges. Brush melted butter over crescent roll dough layer. Mix remaining lemon zest and 3 tablespoons sugar together in a bowl; sprinkle over butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool for about 20 minutes. Lift dessert from baking dish using foil; transfer to a cutting board. Cut into squares, leaving on foil. Return dessert to the baking dish and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.

EASY CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. In a small bowl, beat eggs until a light lemon color. Add to yeast mixture; set aside. , In a large bowl, combine 1 cup flour, sugar and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in yeast mixture. Stir in enough remaining flour until dough leaves the side of the bowl and is soft (dough will be sticky). Do not knead. Cover and refrigerate overnight. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a well-floured surface; divide into thirds. Roll each into a 12-in. circle; cut each circle into 12 wedges. Roll up wedges from wide end and place with pointed end down 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Curve ends to form a crescent shape. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks.

EASY LEMON CRESCENT ROLLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Carefully unroll Crescent Roll Dough and separate into 8 triangles.
• Lay triangles flat on large nonstick cookie sheet.
• Spoon Lemon Pie Filling onto each triangle.
• Carefully roll up Crescent Rolls and bake for approx. 10 minutes or until done.
• Sprinkle with Powdered Sugar and enjoy.

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EASY CRESCENT DOUGH LEMON BARS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Butter bottom of 13x9 baking pan. Use 1/2 of the stick to put small pats of butter all over the bottom of the pan.
• 2. Unroll dough. Lay in the bottom of pan. Press dough down corner to corner.
• 3. Spread lemon curd evenly all over the dough.
• 4. Lay out the second can of dough on top of the curd. Perforated dough edges do not need to be sealed. Then add the rest of the butter in small pats to top of this layer of dough. Squeeze the juice of 1 to 2 lemons; depending on amount of juice and size of each one all over the top layer of dough. This will create little pools of lemon juice.
• 5. Dust powdered sugar heavily all over the top, paying close attention to the pools of lemon juice. Keep adding the sugar until the lemon juice does not easily absorb any more sugar. You may only need 1/4 cup of sugar to do this or more.
• 6. Bake in oven for about 30 minutes until toasty brown on edges. Oven times may slightly vary.
• 7. Let cool, slice. Goes great with coffee, great for dessert or a breakfast/brunch treat.