Holiday Crescent Braid
A delightful holiday pastry featuring flaky potato dough filled with apricot preserves and raisins, topped with sliced almonds and a rum-flavored glaze. Its festive appearance and rich, sweet flavors make it perfect for sharing during special celebrations with family and friends.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Roll each part of dough into a rectangle, 15 x 6 inches, on a lightly floured board.
- Spread each rectangle with half the butter.
- Place the rectangles on greased baking sheets.
- At 1-inch intervals along the long sides of each rectangle, make 2-inch cuts with scissors.
- Spread apricot preserves over the rectangles, avoiding the cuts.
- Sprinkle sliced almonds and raisins over the preserves.
- Fold the uncut center portion over the filling to form a braid.
- Brush the top with melted butter and sprinkle with additional almonds if desired.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 375°F (190°C) for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Drizzle with a mixture of rum flavoring and powdered sugar if desired before serving.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
505
kcal
25% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).