Cream Cheese Braids

Name: Cream Cheese Braids
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 14 grams envelopes active dry yeast; 118 milliliters butter or margarine, cut into pieces; 2 larges eggs, beaten; 946 milliliters all-purpose flour; 4 servings Powdered Sugar Glaze; 1 teaspoon salt; 227 grams sour cream; 118 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters warm water (105° to 115°)

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Cream Cheese Braids a try. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 939 calories, 19g of protein, and 38g of fat. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have sugar, salt, powdered sugar glaze, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the eggs you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Heat first 4 ingredients in a saucepan, stirring occasionally, until butter melts. Cool to 105 to 11

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Combine yeast and warm water in a large mixing bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Stir in sour cream mixture and eggs; gradually stir in flour (dough will be soft). Cover and chill at least 8 hours.

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Sour Cream

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Water

Yeast

Egg

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Mixing Bowl

Divide dough into fourths. Turn out each portion onto a heavily floured surface, and knead 4 or 5 times.

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Dough

Roll each portion into a 12- x 8-inch rectangle, and spread each rectangle with one-fourth of Cream Cheese Filling, leaving a 1-inch border around edges. Carefully roll up, starting at a long side; press seam, and fold ends under to seal.

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Cream Cheese