Gossipy Sweet Bun Recipes

Apricot Pinwheels

Ingredients

1/2 Gossipy Sweet Bun dough
15 maraschino cherries, halved
1/3 cup apricot preserves
1/3 cup chopped pecans
melted margarine or butter

Directions

Roll dough into 18X15" rectangle.
Cut into thirty 3" squares. Cut each square diagonally from each corner to about 1/2" from center.
Blend apricots and pecans. Place about 1 tsp. mixture in each center.
There are 2 points to each corner of the square. In rotation, bring the same point of each corner to center, overlap, and seal points at center.
Top each pinwheel with a cherry half.
Place on greased baking sheets.
Cover; let rise until doubled, about 30 min.
Bake at 400 degrees, 8 min., or until done.
Brush with melted margarine.
Makes 30 pinwheels.

Frosty Fruit Logs

Ingredients

1/2 Gossipy Sweet Bun dough
1/4 cup sugar
melted margarine or butter
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup very finely chopped apple
1/2 cup very finely chopped pecans
Confectioners' Sugar Frosting (below)

Directions

Roll dough into 16X15" rectangle. Cut into three strips 5" wide. Brush with margarine.
Blend apples, the 1/2 cup pecans, sugar and cinnamon. Spread evenly over dough to within 1/2" of edge; pat down slightly.
Roll each strip tightly from long side as for jelly roll. Seal edges.
Cut into 4" logs. Place on greased baking sheet. Cover; let rise until doubled, about 30 min.
Bake at 425, 10 min., or until done.
When cool, frost; sprinkle with chopped pecans. Makes 12 fruit logs.

CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR FROSTING: Moisten 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar with 1 tbs. milk. Add 1/2 tsp. vanilla. Beat until smooth.

Sugar Crisps

Ingredients

1/2 Gossipy Sweet Bun dough
1 cup sugar
melted margarine or butter
1 cup finely chopped pecans

Directions

Roll dough into an 18X9" rectangle. Brush with margarine.
Blend sugar and pecans; sprinkle dough with half the mixture.
Roll up from long side as for jelly roll; cut into 1" slices.
Roll and flatten each piece of dough into a 4" circle, dusting board with remaining sugar-nut mixture.
Place on ungreased baking sheets.
Cover; let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
Bake at 375°F, 10 minutes, or until done.
Makes 18 sugar crisps

Cheese Diamonds

Ingredients

1/2 Gossipy Sweet Bun dough
1/2 tsp. grated lemon peel
1 cup (8oz. pkg.) cream cheese
1 tbs. lemon juice
1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup jam
3 tbs. flour chopped nuts
1 egg yolk

Directions

While dough is rising, soften cream cheese.
Add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
Stir in flour, egg yolk, lemon peel and lemon juice.
Roll dough into 15-inch square.
Cut into twenty-five 3-inch squares. Place on greased baking sheets.
Place 1 tablespoon of cheese mixture in center of each square.
Overlap them. Slightly pinch together.
Cover; let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes
Bake at 375° F, 12 minutes, or until done.
Heat jam until melted. Brush lightly over hot rolls.
Sprinkle with nuts.
Makes 25 buns.