Citrus Cream Cheese Pull Apart Rolls Recipes

CITRUS CREAM CHEESE PULL-APART ROLLS

Steps:

• Thaw roll dough at room temperature, approximately 30 minutes or until soft enough to cut.
• Cut rolls in half. Place 24 halves, cut sides down, in bottom of 2 each (9-inch) round cake pans coated with cooking spray. Brush butter evenly over rolls.
• Cover; let rise in a warm place (85 degrees), free from drafts, 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle with dried cranberries or chopped apricots. Combine 1/4 cup granulated sugar, cream cheese, orange juice, and egg; beat at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended. Pour cream cheese mixture evenly over rolls. Combine 3/4 cup granulated sugar and both lemon and orange zests. Sprinkle evenly over rolls. Cover and let rise 1 hour or until doubled in size. (For me this usually takes much longer to double in size.)
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 20 minutes. Cover with foil. Bake an additional 5 mintues or until rolls in center are done. Remove from oven; cool 15 minutes. Combine powdered sugar and lemon juice. Drizzle over rolls.
• OVERNIGHT VARIATION: After pouring the cream cheese mixture over rolls, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 12 hours. Gently remove plastic wrap from rolls; sprinkle with zest mixture. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes or until dough has doubled in size. (It usually takes much longer to double in size.) Proceed with recipe as directed.

EASY LEMON PULL APART ROLLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix lemon zest with sugar.
• Cut rolls in half and place in a 12-inch sprayed deep dish pizza pan or 9x13-inch sprayed baking pan.
• Drizzle 1/4 cup melted butter over rolls. Sprinkle with lemon zest/sugar mixture, reserving 1/2 of mixture to sprinkle on just before baking.
• Cover with sprayed plastic wrap. Let rise until double in size.
• Remove wrap. Sprinkle on remaining mixture. Bake at 350°F 20-25 minutes.
• Remove immediately from pan and place on cooling rack.
• Combine glaze ingredients and mix well. Drizzle over pull-aparts.