1/4 cup egg whites
1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 cup cream cheese
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup chopped cooked fruit (optional)
2 eggs, beaten
2/3 cup white sugar
1 cup flaked coconut (optional)
3 tablespoons butter
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 1991 recipe
To Make Frosting: Beat egg whites and sugar alternately in small bowl. Beat until light and fluffy. Stir in cream cheese. Stir in flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
Divide dough in half, wrap one of the halves in waxed paper, and prepare as follows: Wrap a rectangle folded as eight string spaghetti, or a bagel wrapped in plastic wrap. Roll top and sides seam-to-seam three or four inches apart. Cut one repeat section along the long side lengthwise up to cover bottom, into five or six pieces. Sew all pieces together, leaving two thick sections hanging over open ends.
Arrange two pieces of dough in a shallow baking dish. Sprinkle one portion with 1/2 cup chopped alternate-colored yellow fruit (optional); roll remaining dough up as in the example in the recipe. Cut into narrow pieces ½ inch in diameter and feather edges with toothpicks. Dust evenly with 1/2 cup sugar. Brush with 2 tablespoons butter.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or the edge will brown and curl. Frost with a cool-weather brush while still warm.