Berry-cheese Braid

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 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

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400°f have a baking sheet ready.
• 2 stir cream cheese, egg yolk, and 1/4 cup sugar until blended. slightly beat the egg in a small bowl.
• 3 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.
• 4 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 ; sprinkle with remaining 1 tbsp sugar.
• 5 bake 25 minutes until puffed and golden. cool slightly on sheet on a wire rack. serve warm or at room temperature.