Easy Apple Strudel Coffee Cake
Total Time: 55 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Ingredients
- 1 (2 sheet) package frozen puff pastry (i use pepperidge farms)
- 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg, separated
- 1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling
- 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
- cinnamon
- granulated sugar or decorator sugar
Recipe
- 1 thaw pastry sheets for 30 minutes.
- 2 preheat oven to 375 f.
- 3 beat together the cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, vanilla and egg yolk until well mixed.
- 4 set aside.
- 5 working with one sheet at a time, unfold thawed pastry on a lightly floured surface, creating 3 sections.
- 6 do not separate sections.
- 7 roll lightly to flatten.
- 8 using the tip of a sharp knife, make 10 parallel cuts in each of the two outer sections, cutting just to the fold line in the pastry.
- 9 spread 1/2 of the cream cheese mixture down the center section of the pastry.
- 10 arrange a layer of apple slices over the cream cheese.
- 11 sprinkle 1/2 of the nuts over the apple slices, and dust lightly with cinnamon.
- 12 starting at one end, fold pastry strips over the filling at an angle, alternating sides to create a"braided" appearance.
- 13 brush top with reserved egg , and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
- 14 repeat above steps with remaining ingredients.
- 15 using 2 long spatulas, transfer pastries to a large, ungreased baking sheet.
- 16 bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until golden brown.
- 17 slice to serve.
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