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German Plum Rolls
(Zwetschgenschnecken)

This recipe can be modified in any way you like it making a ring mold or baking in a 9 X 13 glass baking dish as you would a cinnamon roll.

Ingredients:
1 cup chopped almonds
1 1/3 cups cream cheese
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 pinch salt
5/8 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder

7/8 cup plum butter or Jelly
1 3/4 pounds plums, pitted and diced
2 tablespoons butter, melted

 

 


Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 10-inch springform pan.

2. Place a skillet over medium-high heat. Toast the almonds in the hot skillet until they turn light brown; set aside to cool. Be careful not to burn them.

3. Combine the cream cheese, milk, oil, salt, sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl. Mix in the flour and baking powder; knead together until smooth.

4. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface, and roll the dough into a 20-inch square. Spread the plum butter or Jelly, plums, and toasted almonds over the dough. Roll the dough up tightly like a jelly roll. Cut into 12 even slices. Arrange rolls in prepared pan. Brush butter over top of the rolls.
Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 40 to 55 minutes.

 

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