Apple Danish Braid

Preheat oven to 375°F.

In a bowl, combine cream cheese and powdered sugar until well blended. Add egg mixing until smooth.

Unroll 1 pkg. of crescent dough; do not separate.

Arrange longest sides of dough across width of 12" x 15" baking pan. Repeat with remaining pkg. of dough. Work dough to seal perforations. (or use recipe creations, which isn't scored).

On longest side of baking pan, cut dough into strips 1-1/2 inches apart, 3 inches deep using pizza cutter (there will be 6 inches in the center for the filling).

Spread half of cream cheese mixture evenly over middle of dough.

Cut apple slices crosswise in half; evenly arrange apple slices over cream cheese mixture.

Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over apples.

Scoop remaining cream cheese mixture over apples; sprinkle with pecans. To braid: lift strips of dough across mixture to meet in center, twisting each strip one turn.

Continue alternating strips to form a braid.

Tuck ends under to seal at end of braid.

Bake 25-28 minutes or until deep golden brown.

Remove from oven; brush with syrup using pastry brush. Cut & serve.