Apricot-Cream Cheese Braid

Name: Apricot-Cream Cheese Braid
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 158 milliliters apricot preserves; 79 milliliters butter; 227 grams carton light sour cream; 5 teaspoons packages dry yeast (about; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 2 Tbsps fat-free milk; 946 milliliters all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters granulated sugar; 118 milliliters granulated sugar; 355 milliliters sifted powdered sugar; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 118 milliliters warm water (100° to 110°); 454 grams blocks 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened

Apricot-Cream Cheese Braid is a vegetarian main course. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 1439 calories, 33g of protein, and 59g of fat. This recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up salt, granulated sugar, powdered sugar, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the cream you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Ice Cream as a dessert.

Instructions

To prepare dough, combine first 4 ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.

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Dough

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat; cool. Dissolve yeast in warm water in a large bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Stir in sour cream mixture and 2 eggs. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Gradually stir flour into sour cream mixture (dough will be soft and sticky). Cover dough; chill 8 hours or overnight.

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Sour Cream

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Water

Yeast

Egg

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Bowl

To prepare filling, combine preserves and next 4 ingredients (preserves through 1 egg) in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended.

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Preserves

Egg

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Blender

Bowl

Divide dough into 4 equal portions. Turn each portion out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 4 or 5 times.

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Dough

Roll each portion into a 12 x 8-inch rectangle.

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Roll

Spread one-fourth of filling over each portion, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Starting at a long side, carefully roll up each portion jelly roll fashion; pinch seam and ends to seal.

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Spread

Jelly

Roll

Place 2 loaves on each of 2 baking sheets coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Baking Sheet

Cut 4 (1/4-inch-deep) "X"s in top of each loaf with scissors. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85), free from drafts, 25 minutes or until doubled in size.

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