Orange Dream Pull-Apart Bread

  Breakfast

My baking therapy is to make treats for friends and co-workers. This pull-apart bread makes everyone smile as they face a busy day.

Orange Dream Pull-Apart Bread

Average Rating: 3.75

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 35 min.
YIELD: 10 servings.

Ingredients

  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese
  • 2 tubes (7-1/2 ounces each) small refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (10 count)
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 4 teaspoons grated orange zest
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 375°. Cut cream cheese into 20 pieces. Using a small knife, cut a horizontal pocket into the side of each biscuit; fill each with a piece of cream cheese. Pinch opening to seal.
  • 2. In a shallow bowl, mix brown sugar, pecans and orange zest. Dip biscuits in melted butter; roll in brown sugar mixture. Stand biscuits on their side in a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan.
  • 3. Bake until golden brown, 35-40 minutes. Cool in pan 5 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

2 filled biscuits: 444 calories, 30g fat (12g saturated fat), 49mg cholesterol, 612mg sodium, 42g carbohydrate (25g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.

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