Breakfast Strudel 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.

HOMEMADE TOASTER STRUDEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Roll out puff pastry on a very lightly floured surface until it is thin - maybe 1/3 of its original starting thickness. Use a pizza cutter or a very sharp knife to cut the pastry in half lengthwise, then divide those two pieces into fourths, creating 8 rectangles of dough. (Some puff pastry is packaged in smaller sheets, in this case cut each piece of dough into quarters or sixths.).
• In a small bowl, whisk together jam and cornstarch. Spread 3 tsp of jam in half of each rectangle, making sure to leave about 1/4 inch gap around the edges, then fold it over to create a jam-filled pocket. Seal the pastry by cutting about 1/8-inch of excess pastry with a knife (the "real" toaster strudels have no crimped edges, but you can certainly just press the edges together with a fork if the look doesn't bother you). Place pastries on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 minutes, until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack before freezing. Freeze in a single layer on a baking sheet, then transfer to an airtight bag and store together until ready to heat and serve.
• To reheat, place pastries on a baking sheet in a preheated 400F oven for 4 minutes, or until hot.

CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST STRUDELS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat.
• Stir in the flour, then slowly whisk in the milk.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.
• Add the cheddar, salt and pepper and stir until the cheese melts.
• Chill until needed.
• In a large, non-stick skillet, scramble the eggs with the ham, parsley, chives and thyme, until just firm but still moist.
• Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
• Add the egg mixture to the cheese sauce and mix well.
• Taste and adjust seasonings.
• Melt the remaining butter.
• Keep the unused phyllo under a damp towel until needed.
• Brush 1 sheet of phyllo lightly with melted butter and fold in half, long edges together.
• Brush with butter.
• Spoon 1/8 of the egg mixture onto one short end of the phyllo, leaving a 1" border around the filling.
• Sprinkle 1 slightly rounded teaspoon of the Parmesan on the egg mixture.
• Roll up as a jelly roll, tucking in the sides of the phyllo to completely enclose the egg mixture. Do not roll too tightly or the phyllo will split during baking.
• Place the strudel seam side down on a greased baking sheet and brush the top with butter.
• Repeat, making 7 more strudels.
• Bake in the centre of a preheated 375 degree F oven until puffed and golden, about 13 to 16 minutes.
• Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

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.