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Mascarpone-Filled Cranberry-Walnut Rolls

Prep Time:25 min
Yeild:6 servings

DESCRIPTION:

Pamela Shank Parkersburg, WV Bake-Off® Contest 43, 2008 $5,000 - Category Winner

INGREDIENTS:

  • ROLLS
  • 1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries, coarsely chopped
  • 1/3 cup Fisher® Chef's Naturals® Chopped Walnuts
  • 1/2 cup Domino® or C&H® Granulated Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 can (12 oz) Pillsbury® Golden Layers® refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (10 biscuits)
  • 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese or cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup LAND O LAKES® Unsalted or Salted Butter, melted
  • GLAZE
  • 1 tablespoon mascarpone cheese or cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup Domino® or C&H® Confectioners Powdered Sugar
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons milk

PREPARATION DIRECTIONS:

  1. 1.
    Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 8- or 9-inch round cake pan with CRISCO® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray.

  2. 2.
    In small bowl, mix cranberries and walnuts; set aside. In another small bowl, mix granulated sugar and cinnamon; set aside.

  3. 3.
    Separate dough into 10 biscuits; press each biscuit into 3-inch round. Place heaping 1 teaspoon of the mascarpone cheese on center of each biscuit. Bring all sides of dough up over filling, stretching gently if necessary, and gather in center above filling to form a ball; firmly pinch edges to seal. Roll each biscuit in melted butter, then roll in sugar-cinnamon mixture. Place 1 biscuit in center of pan. Arrange remaining biscuits, seam sides down and sides touching, in circle around center biscuit. Pour remaining butter over biscuits; sprinkle with remaining sugar-cinnamon mixture.

  4. 4.
    Reserve 1/4 cup cranberry-walnut mixture; sprinkle remaining mixture over biscuits.

  5. 5.
    Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown. Place heatproof serving plate upside down on pan; carefully turn plate and pan over. Let stand 1 minute, then carefully remove pan.

  6. 6.
    Sprinkle reserved cranberry-walnut mixture over coffee cake. In medium bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle glaze over top of rolls. Serve warm.

  7.  
    High Altitude (3500-6500 ft)

  8. 1.
    No change.

  9.  
    Fisher is a registered trademark of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-6057 U.S.A. ®Land O’ Lakes is a registered trademark of Land O’ Lakes, Inc. C&H is a registered trademark of C&H Sugar Company, Crockett, CA Domino is the registered trademark of American Sugar Refining, Inc. Yonkers, NY 10750

Mascarpone-Filled Cranberry-Walnut Rolls