Raspberry-pistachio Blossoms

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 rhodes texas rolls or 12 rhodes dinner rolls, thawed but still cold
• 1 egg , lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup pistachios, finely chopped
• 6 tablespoons raspberry preserves
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 -3 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 spray counter lightly with non-stick cooking spray.
• 2 flatten each texas roll or 2 dinner rolls combined into a 3-inch circle.
• 3 place on a large sprayed baking sheet and brush tops of rolls with egg .
• 4 cover with sprayed plastic wrap and let rise until double in size.
• 5 place pistachios on a plate.
• 6 remove wrap and dip rolls, top side down in pistachios, patting gently to adhere.
• 7 return rolls to baking sheet.
• 8 with scissors or knife, make 5, 3/4-inch deep, cuts evenly around outside edge of each roll to resemble flower petals.
• 9 with fingertips, make indentation in center of each roll.
• 10 spoon 1 tablespoon preserves into each indentation.
• 11 bake at 350°f 18-20 minutes.
• 12 remove from baking sheet and cool completely on wire rack.
• 13 combine all remaining ingredients until smooth and drizzle over cooled rolls.