Breakfaststrudel Recipes

HAM & CHEESE BREAKFAST STRUDELS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cheeses and salt., In a large nonstick skillet, melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add eggs to pan; cook and stir until almost set. Stir in ham and the cheese sauce; heat through. Remove from heat., Preheat oven to 375°. Place 1 sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface. (Keep remaining phyllo covered with a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.) Brush with melted butter; sprinkle with 2 teaspoons bread crumbs. Fold phyllo in half lengthwise; brush again with butter. Spoon 1/2 cup filling onto phyllo about 2 in. from a short side. Fold side and edges over filling and roll up. Brush with butter. Repeat with remaining phyllo, butter, bread crumbs and filling., Place on a greased baking sheet; sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon cheese and 1 teaspoon parsley. Bake 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately. Freeze option: After topping strudels with cheese and parsley, freeze unbaked on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet until firm. Transfer to a freezer container; return to freezer. To use, bake strudels as directed, increasing time to 30-35 minutes or until heated through and golden brown.

BREAKFAST STRUDEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Thaw pastry according to package directions, about 30 minutes.
• Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. add potatoes and sauté 5 minutes.
• Stir in bell pepper (can be red or green) and onion; sauté 3 minutes then add cubed ham.
• Add eggs cream cheese and orange juice in blender blend at medium till mixed well.
• Add eggs to the pan and scramble till set.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Refrigerate eggs while working with puff pastry.
• Unfold a pastry sheet on a work surface that's been lightly dusted with flour. Roll pastry lengthwise to 12X10 then transfer to a piece of parchment cut to fit a baking sheet. Trim pastry cut off top corners notch bottom to create flaps.
• Spoon half the egg mixture down the center; cut strips on both sides at a a 45 degree angle.
• Fold up the flaps at both ends, then braid the strips across the filling.
• Lift parchment and strudels onto baking sheets.
• Combine the remaining egg and water; brush over top of strudels. Sprinkle with cheese and bake 20-30 minutes, or until golden.
• Let cool 5 minutes before slicing.
• The ingredients in this can be altered in anyway -- I have used Italian sausage instead of ham and mozzarella cheese. You could do all kinds of different combinations.

SAUSAGE AND CHEESE BREAKFAST STRUDELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 (if baking right away).
• Melt 2 T. butter in a saucepan and blend in flour.
• Cook over medium heat until smooth and bubbly, about 1 minute.
• Gradually add milk and cook until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly.
• Boil one minute.
• Add Swiss cheese and 2 T. parmesan, salt, cayenne and nutmeg.
• Stir until cheeses are melted and set aside.
• In medium skillet, brown sausage; drain.
• Stir in eggs and thyme and cook over medium heat until eggs are just set.
• Stir in cheese sauce and 1 T. parsley.
• Cool completely.
• Unroll phyllo and cover with plastic wrap or a damp cloth to keep moist.
• Brush one sheet with melted butter and sprinkle with bread crumbs.
• Fold in half lengthwise; brush with butter.
• Place 1/2 cup filling on bottom of short side of phyllo, leaving a one inch edge on bottom and sides. Roll up.
• Place seam side down on ungreased cookie sheet.
• In a small bowl, combine topping ingredients.
• Brush strudel with melted butter and sprinkle with topping.
• Repeat until all five strudels are made.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until crisp and light brown.
• These can be prepared, covered and refrigerated a day ahead, then baked as directed.