CRESCENT ROLL DOUGH PALMIERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 F degrees.
• Combine 2 Tbsp of the sugar and the lemon zest in a small bowl and set aside.
• Sprinkle some of the remaining sugar onto a work surface, enough to dust the area well.
• Open the dough tube and separate the dough into two rectangular pieces (pressing together any of the triangular perforations so that you have two flat separate rectangles).
• Roll out each rectangle separately onto the sugared surface to even out the dough.
• Using a pastry brush, paint the beaten egg across both pieces of dough.
• If needed, you may use an additional egg white.
• Sprinkle the sugar/lemon zest mixture you made earlier evenly over each rectangle.
• Starting with one rectangle of dough, roll up the left and right longest sides of the rectangle (jelly-roll stye) into the center, meeting at the center.
• With a sharp knife, cut small slices (about 1/4" thick) from the short edge; the cut pieces of dough, when placed flat, should look like almost like a bowtie- with two coils at either side.
• Place cut side down, so they lie flat, onto greased cookie sheets.
• Sprinkle lightly with some remaining sugar.
• Bake in a preheated 375 F oven for 8-11 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool 1 minute before removing from cookie sheets.
• Set on racks to cool completely.