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Golfeados
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About Golfeados
Golfeados are Venezuelan sweet rolls, and
they have two key ingredients that are both
simple and inspired: papeln (the
molasses-like by product of sugar cane
processing), and queso llanero, a white
salty cheese. Both are rolled up inside an
anise-flavored sweet roll dough, then
baked, drizzled with syrup made from the
papeln, and sprinkled with more grated
cheese. Genius!

This recipe is a shortcut version using
refrigerated crescent roll dough. Feel free
to use homemade sweet roll dough (such
as this dough prepared in a bread
machine). You can find papeln (also
called panela) in Latin food markets.
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Numbers
Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Yield: About 16 rolls.
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Ingredients
1 recipe homemade sweet roll dough, or 3 cans of refrigerated crescent
roll dough.
8 ounces semi-soft salted white cheese, like farmer's cheese or quesillo
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
4 tablespoons melted butter
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2 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
1 teaspoon anise flavoring
1/4 cup water
Pinch of salt
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Preparation
Preparation:

Grate the cheese and set aside.

Roll out the dough into about 12 b y 18 inch rectangle. If using
crescent roll dough, unroll the dough in each can and roll lightly
to press seams together, so that you have 3 separate
rectangles of dough, thenn join the rectangles together side by
side along the longer side.

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Preparation
Brush dough with half of the melted butter. Sprinkle all over
with 1/2 cup light brown sugar and 1/2 cup dark brown sugar.
Sprinkle 2/3 of the grated cheese on top of the sugar.

Roll the dough up into a log, starting with the long side. Slice
the log of dough into 1-inch thick slices, and place them on a
baking sheet lined with parchment paper or wax paper. Brush
tops of rolls with butter.


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Preparation (Cont.)
Bake rolls at 375 for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown. While the
rolls are baking, make the glaze: Bring 2 tablespoons butter, 2/3
cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons molasses, the anise flavoring,
and 1/4 cup water to a boil. Simmer for 3-5 minutes, or until
thickened.

When rolls are golden brown, remove from the oven and brush
with the glaze. Sprinkle remaining grated cheese all over the rolls
and return to the oven for about 3-5 minutes, until cheese just
starts to melt.

Serve warm.
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Enjoy