{"id":992,"date":"2007-09-21T22:42:07","date_gmt":"2007-09-22T02:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=992"},"modified":"2007-09-21T22:42:07","modified_gmt":"2007-09-22T02:42:07","slug":"delicious-apple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/delicious-apple\/","title":{"rendered":"delicious apple danish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Apple_danish_braid\" alt=\"Apple_danish_braid\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/20\/apple_danish_braid.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/>I don&#8217;t eat many donuts, but when offered a danish with cream cheese&#8230; I buckle.&nbsp; So when I found this fall treat I couldn&#8217;t resist baking one up for the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Danish Apple Braid<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened<br \/>1\/2 cup powdered sugar<br \/>1 egg<br \/>1\/4 cup pecans, chopped<br \/>2 packages (8 oz each) refrigerated crescent rolls<br \/>2 Granny Smith apples, peeled cored and sliced<br \/>1 tablespoon sugar<br \/>1\/2 teaspoon cinnamon<br \/>1 tablespoon maple-flavored syrup<\/p>\n<p>Preheat oven to 375F.<\/p>\n<p>Combine cream cheese and powdered sugar.<br \/>Add egg.<br \/>Chop pecans.<br \/>Unroll 1 pkg. of crescent dough; do not separate. Place lengthwise on greased cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining package of dough.<br \/>Roll dough to seal perforations. On the longest sides, cut dough into strips 1 1\/2&quot; wide and 3&quot; deep (there will be 6&quot; in center for filling.)<br \/>Spread half of cream cheese mixture evenly over middle of dough. <\/p>\n<p>Peel, core, slice apples. Cut slices crosswise in half; evenly arrange apple slices over cream cheese mixture. Combine sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over apples. Scoop remaining cream cheese mixture over apples. Sprinkle with pecans. To braid, lift strips of dough across mixture to meet in center, twisting each strip one turn. Continue, alternating strips to form braid. Tuck ends up to seal at end of braid. Bake 25-28 minutes until deep golden brown.<br \/>Remove from oven and brush with syrup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now that&#8217;s the way to enjoy some autumn apples.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #996600;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #990033;\">This is just one of many <\/span><span style=\"color: #330099;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/catching_fireflies\/really_good_recipes\/index.html\"><span style=\"color: #990033;\">delicious recipes<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #996600;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #990033;\"> .&nbsp; <\/span><\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/catching_fireflies\/2007\/05\/get_catching_fi.html\"><span style=\"color: #996600;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #990033;\">Subscribe to our blog<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #996600;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #990033;\"> today and you&#8217;ll be sure to get the dish on many upcoming treats.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/delicious-apple\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/delicious-apple\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t eat many donuts, but when offered a danish with cream cheese&#8230; I buckle.&nbsp; So when I found this fall treat I couldn&#8217;t resist baking one up for the weekend. Danish Apple Braid 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened1\/2 cup powdered sugar1 egg1\/4 cup pecans, chopped2 packages (8 oz each) refrigerated crescent rolls2 Granny Smith apples, peeled cored and sliced1 tablespoon sugar1\/2 teaspoon cinnamon1 tablespoon maple-flavored syrup Preheat oven to 375F. Combine cream cheese and powdered sugar.Add egg.Chop pecans.Unroll 1 pkg. of crescent dough; do not separate. Place lengthwise on greased cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining package of dough.Roll dough to seal perforations. On the longest sides, cut dough into strips 1 1\/2&quot; wide and 3&quot; deep (there will be 6&quot; in center for filling.)Spread half of cream cheese mixture evenly over middle of dough. Peel, core, slice apples. Cut slices crosswise in half; evenly arrange apple slices over cream cheese mixture. Combine sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over apples. Scoop remaining cream cheese mixture over apples. Sprinkle with pecans. 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