Berry-Cheese Braid
photo by TattooedMamaof2
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) container strawberry cream cheese, softened
- 1 large egg, separated
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
directions
- Heat oven to 400°F Have a baking sheet ready.
- Stir cream cheese, egg yolk, and 1/4 cup sugar until blended. Slightly beat the egg white in a small bowl.
- Place puff pastry lengthwise in center of baking seet and unfold. With a rolling pin, roll out to a 12-in-long rectangle. Spoon cheese filling in 2 1/2-inch wide strip down center.
- On both sides of filling, cut 1-inch wide strips from filling to edge. Fold strips at an angle across filling, overlapping and alternating from side to side. Brush with egg white; sprinkle with remaining 1 tbsp sugar.
- Bake 25 minutes until puffed and golden. Cool slightly on sheet on a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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I'm a happily married mother of two and I own a jewelry and accessory business. My husband and I were vegan for six years, we now eat poultry and fish. My husband is a personal trainer and competitive bodybuilder, so it's very important that we eat healthy... too bad I have such a sweet-tooth!