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Pillsbury Kitchens Updated Dec 9, 2020 Bake-Off® Contest 24, 1973 Dorothy VeaseyFort Wayne, Indiana

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Make some morning memories with crescent cinnamon rolls your family will love helping with. Flavorful cinnamon, sweet brown sugar and crunchy pecans combine in a cinnamon sugar crescent roll made easy with Pillsbury™ Crescent Dough. Once your little ones frost the last Pillsbury™ Crescent cinnamon roll, it's time to dig in and get the day started.

Simply Super Crescent Cinnamon Rolls

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• Prep Time 15 min
• Total 40 min
• Ingredients 9
• Servings 8

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Ingredients

Filling

• 2/3 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened

Rolls

• 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count) or 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet

Glaze

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened
• 2 to 3 tablespoons milk

Make With Pillsbury Crescents

Instructions

• Step 1 Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan. In small bowl, mix filling ingredients.
• Step 2 If using crescent rolls: Unroll 1 can of the dough into 1 large rectangle; press into 13x7-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. Spread filling over rectangle. If using dough sheets: Unroll 1 can of the dough; press into 13x7-inch rectangle. Spread filling over rectangle.
• Step 3 If using crescent rolls: Unroll second can of dough; press into 13x7-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. If using dough sheets: Unroll second can of dough; press into 13x7-inch rectangle.
• Step 4 Place over filling; press dough onto filling. Cut stacked dough into 8 (13-inch) strips. Twist each strip 5 or 6 times, pressing extra filling into rolls. Shape each into a coil; place in pan.
• Step 5 Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan; place on cooling rack.
• Step 6 In small bowl, stir glaze ingredients, adding enough milk for desired drizzling consistency; drizzle over warm rolls. Serve warm.

Nutrition

Less Nutrition More Nutrition 460 Calories 26g Total Fat 5g Protein 53g Total Carbohydrate 33g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Roll

Calories 460 Calories from Fat 230 Total Fat 26g 40% Saturated Fat 9g 46% Trans Fat 3 1/2g Cholesterol 20mg 6% Sodium 500mg 21% Potassium 80mg 2% Total Carbohydrate 53g 18% Dietary Fiber 1g 4% Sugars 33g Protein 5g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A 4% 4% Vitamin C 0% 0% Calcium 2% 2% Iron 10% 10%

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

3 1/2 *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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