Strudel Surprise!

Name: Strudel Surprise!
Ingredients: 1 cup milk, room temperature; 2 eggs; 12 cup butter, softened; 4 cups flour; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 teaspoons rapid-rise active dry yeast; 8 ounces cream cheese (or farmers cheese); 4 egg yolks; 1 lemons, zest of or 1 orange, zest of; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 12 cup pistachios, peeled; 12 cup raisins, re-hydrated in water (Dried Cranberries, Dried blueberries are great choice as well); 2 tablespoons butter, melted; 12 cup ground almonds (finely crushed almond cookies works); confectioners' sugar

15 ingredients

17 steps

Ingredients

1 cup milk, room temperature
2 eggs
12 cup butter, softened
4 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons rapid-rise active dry yeast
8 ounces cream cheese (or farmers cheese)
4 egg yolks
1 lemons, zest of or 1 orange, zest of
1 teaspoon vanilla
12 cup pistachios, peeled
12 cup raisins, re-hydrated in water (Dried Cranberries, Dried blueberries are great choice as well)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
12 cup ground almonds (finely crushed almond cookies works)
confectioners' sugar

Directions

1

Pour dough ingredients into bread machine.
2

Keep the yeast, salt and sugar separate.
3

According to you machine directions.
4

Set on dough cycle.
5

Mean while mix the cheese, yolks, zest, and vanilla.
6

Stir in the pistachio and raisins.
7

Chill till ready to use.
8

Grease baking sheet pan.
9

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
10

When dough cycle is finished, place to dough on a lightly powdered sugared surface.
11

Punch down dough and roll into 2 - 14 by 10 inch rectangle.
12

Brush each dough with melted butter and sprinkle with almonds.
13

Spread 1/2 the cheese mixture leaving an edge.
14

Roll into 2 jelly rolls.
15

Place on baking sheet pan cover with plastic wrap and rise for 30 minutes.
16

Egg wash the tops and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and or nuts.
17

Serve warm.