Cherry Cheese Coffee Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/3 c. powdered sugar
1 egg, separated
1/2 tsp. vanilla or almond extract
2 packages (8 oz. each) refrigerated crescent rolls
1 c. canned cherry pie filling

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, egg yolk and vanilla in large bowl; mix until smooth.
Unroll crescent dough; set aside 2 rectangles.
Separate remaining dough into 12 triangles; arrange on greased 14-inch pizza pan with points toward the center.
Pat out dough with fingers to cover pan, pressing seams together to seal.
Using 3-inch biscuit cutter, cut out center of circle; discard.
Spread cream cheese mixture over dough to within 1/2 inch of edges; top with pie filling.
Pat out reserved dough with fingers to form 7x6-inch rectangle; cut lengthwise into 12 strips.
Twist strips and place in spoke-like fashion over filling.
Press ends of dough together to seal at both center and outer edges.
Brush strips with lightly beaten egg white.
Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown; cool.