• 1/2 lb. light cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 2 Tbs. unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 loaf sweet dough, thawed
• 1 Tbs. all purpose flour
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 Tbs. plus 1 tsp. milk

Combine first 3 ingredients and half the melted butter in a bowl. Mix thoroughly. Stir in raisins and set aside. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface forming a 12x15 inch rectangle. Spread with cream cheese mixture. Starting with shorter side, roll up tightly. Pinch edge to seal. Form a ring and place seam-side down on a large cookie sheet that has been coated with nonstick cooking spray. With scissors, make cuts nearly to the center of ring about 1-1/2 inches apart. Turn each slice on its side, resting on the adjoining slice. Cover with plastic wrap that has been coated with nonstick cooking spray. Let rise 1-1/2 hours, or until almost doubled in size.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove plastic wrap. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Make glaze by combining last 3 ingredients and remaining melted butter. Glaze while pastry is still warm.

This recipe serves 8 people. Due to the nature of this recipe, it adjusts the number of servings in multiples of 8 only.

Per serving: calories 325, fat 7.2g, 20% calories from fat, cholesterol 18mg, protein 8.4g, carbohydrates 56.6g, fiber 1.9g, sugar 26.4g, sodium 453mg, diet points 7.2.

Dietary Exchanges: Milk: 0.0, Vegetable: 0.0, Fruit: 0.3, Bread: 2.0, Lean meat: 0.4, Fat: 1.0, Sugar: 1.3, Very lean meat protein: 0.0

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