I have dying to make this recipe every since I saw it and finally got it done. It was a fun way to use crescent rolls. They also were really tasty!! There are quite a few steps but it comes together pretty easy. I doubled the recipe, because I couldn't see going to all the work for only 6 bear claws and the fact that would only be one claw per family member!!
Crescent Bear Claws
adapted from Phillsbury
Filling:
1 egg
2 Tablespoons milk
1 cup plain breadcrumbs
2 Tablespoons white sugar
2 Tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup water
2 teaspoons vanilla
Glaze:
1/4 cup white sugar
2 Tablespoons water
2 1/2 teaspoons light corn syrup
Rolls:
1 can (8 oz.) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or crescent seamless dough sheet
Icing:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon butter
2 teaspoons milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line cookie sheet with wax paper. In a medium bowl ,beat the egg slightly with a wire wisk. Place half of the egg (about 1 1/2 Tablespoon) in a small bowl or cup. Beat in the milk until blended and set aside. To remaining egg stir in the remaining filling ingredients until well blended.
In a small saucepan mix the glaze ingredients. Heat to boiling. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat; cool while making rolls.
On a lightly floured surface, unroll dough (if using crescents, pinch seams to seal).
Spoon filling into strip down the center 1/3 of the dough.
Fold 1/3 dough over filling.
Fold filled-topped section over the last 1/3 of dough so seam is on the bottom of folded dough.
With hand, gently flatten 1 inch wide strip of dough along one long side of folded dough.
Cut folded dough into 6 pastries.
Along flattened edge of each pastry, cut 1 inch long cuts about 1/2 inch apart. Spread cuts slightly to form a claw. I tucked the side edges of each claw under to the bottom.
Lightly brush egg-milk issue over each claw. Place on cookie sheet.
Bake 15-18 minutes or unitl golden brown. Remove to cooling rack and cool 5 minutes.
Drizzled cooled glaze over each pastry;
In another small bowl mix icing ingredients until smooth. If icing is too thick, adding a little milk at a time. If too thin add a little more sugar until desired consistency. Drizzle icing over cooled claws.
YUM!!
*The filling was good. It was more bread like. Next time I am going to add fruit filling instead.
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