Blueberry Cream Cheese Strudel Food

BLUEBERRY STRUDEL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, add blueberries and toss with lemon juice. Sprinkle flour and sugar over blueberries and toss to coat. Set aside.
• To assemble, place one puff pastry sheet on parchment removing the papers between the layers. Roll out pastry a little extending the edges about an inch around the perimeter. The pastry will have indents where it was folded. Face the lines vertically in front of you and fill the center section with half the blueberry mixture leaving about an inch gap at the top and bottom.
• Brush egg wash around the edges and fold the top inch over the top and bottom of blueberries. Take 1/4 cup of butter and drop from teaspoons along the middle of the blueberries.
• To cover blueberry mixture, take a pair of kitchen shears or a sharp knife and cut slices on the other 2/3rds of the crust cutting right until the blueberries start. Start at top and braid puff pastry strips over blueberry mixture sealing edges as you go to contain mixture into the middle. Cover with egg wash and sprinkle with decorator sugar.
• Bake at 375F for 40 minutes or until pastry is browned and blueberries are starting to bubble a little pit from the seams in the middle. Let cool for 10 minutes before adding optional cream cheese glaze. Serve at room temperature or warm with ice cream.

BLUEBERRY-CREAM CHEESE STRUDEL

Steps:

• Lets get baking!Combine flour and salt in a bowl.
• Cut in butter until dough resembles gravel.
• Drizzle a few tablespoons of water into the bowl and work together with your fingers or using a fork, adding more water as needed, until the dough comes together.
• Turn dough onto the counter. Flatten into a square, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Take out of fridge and roll out into a large square.
• Fold into thirds.
• Roll out.
• Repeat.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 400 F (205 C).
• To make filling, crack egg into a bowl and whisk.
• Add cream cheese and half of the sugar and whisk together.
• In a separate bowl, combine blueberries with remaining sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly-floured workspace.
• Roll into a 12-inch x 16-inch (30 cm x 40 cm) rectangle.
• On left and right sides of dough, cut 3-inch (7-cm) incisions through the dough every 1-inch (2.5 cm) down the side.
• Brush with melted butter.
• Spread cream cheese mixture down the long middle of the dough.
• Using a slotted spoon, top with blueberry mixture, discarding excess lemon juice.
• Cut slices in dough on either side.
• Fold dough slices in, rotating one side, then the other, to braid.
• Tuck in edges of dough and place onto a greased cookie tray.
• Brush with egg wash.
• Sprinkle with brown sugar.
• Place in the oven at 400 F (205 C) for 40 minutes or until golden.Share.

BLUEBERRY STRUDELS

Steps:

• In a 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, bring the blueberries, 1/4 cup sugar, cornstarch and a pinch of salt to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer to a medium bowl and let cool completely.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a sheet pan.
• Cover the phyllo sheets with a piece of plastic wrap and a damp paper towel.
• Arrange 1 sheet of phyllo on a work surface with the short side nearest you (keep the remaining sheets covered) and brush with some butter. Top with 2 more phyllo sheets, brushing each sheet with butter. Place a heaping 1/4 cup blueberry mixture over the lower third of the buttered phyllo, leaving a 2-inch border along the bottom and sides. Fold the bottom edge of the phyllo up over the blueberry mixture and fold in the sides to enclose the filling completely. Roll up the phyllo to form a strudel, about 4 by 2 inches. Transfer, seam-side down, to the prepared sheet pan. Brush the top with some butter and sprinkle with sugar. Using a paring knife, cut 2 vents across the top of the strudel. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
• Bake until golden brown and crisp, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack and cool 20 minutes. Serve immediately.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Toss blueberries with about 2 tablespoons flour and set aside.
• Combine remaining flour with the other dry ingredients and set aside.
• In a large mixer bowl, cream the cream cheese, lemon juice and vanilla until smooth.
• Add eggs, then flour mixture, butter and milk and mix until just moistened.
• Fold in the blueberries.
• Fill paper-lined muffin pans 2/3 full.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Remove from pan immediately.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Lightly grease 9" spring-form pan.
• For the cake: Cream together butter and sugar until creamy.
• Add egg and vanilla, to creamed mixture and beat until combined.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add alternately with milk until combined.
• Scrape batter into pan and spread evenly.
• For cream cheese filling: Beat cream cheese until smooth.
• Gradually add sugar, scraping the sides of the bowl well.
• Add vanilla and blend.
• Add egg and mix well.
• Spoon cream cheese filling over cake batter.
• Top with blueberries.
• For the streusel: In small bowl blend sugar, flour and cinnamon.
• Cut in butter until crumbly.
• Sprinkle streusel on top of berries.
• Bake 50-60 minutes.
• Cool completely before slicing.
• Note: I usually bake for 52 minutes.

PHILADELPHIA BLUEBERRY STREUSEL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Combine 1-1/2 cups flour, 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 1/2 cup crumb mixture; press remaining onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 25 min. or until lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, beat cream cheese, remaining flour, remaining sugar and vanilla with mixer until blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended.
• Pour cream cheese batter over crust; top with berries and reserved crumb mixture. Bake 1 hour 25 min. to 1 hour 30 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours.