Easy Orange Crescent Swirls

(24 servings)

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar - packed
  • 2 Tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1 Tablespoon grated orange peel
  • 3 Tablespoons orange juice
  • 2 8-ounce cans refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
Heat oven to 375. Spray 12 x 1/2 inch pizza pan with nonstick cooking spray. In small saucepan, combine brown sugar, margarine, orange peel and juice; mix well. Cook and stir over medium heat until bubbly. Set aside.

Remove dough from each can in one long roll. DO NOT UNROLL. Cut each roll into 12 slices. Arrange slices evenly, cut side down, in sprayed pan. Spoon brown sugar mixture evenly over slices.

Bake at 375 for 13 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove rolls from pan with pancake turner. Serve warm. Makes 24 rolls.


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Mr Breakfast would like to thank Valarie34 for this recipe.

Recipe number 1125. Submitted 11/9/2003.