Cranberry Cookie Strudel

Recipe Rating:	6 Ratings5
Categories:	Desserts, Other Breakfast, Cakes, Pies, Other Desserts, Quick & Easy, For Kids, Healthy
Collections:	Festive Feasts
Keywords:	holiday, Brunch, tasty, homey
Serves:	6-10
Prep Time:	1 Hr 30 Min
Cook Time:	45 Min

Ingredients

CRANBERRY SAUCE
1 pkg	(12 oz) fresh cranberries
1 1/2 c	sugar
1 tsp	cinnamon
1/4 tsp	ground cloves
1/4 tsp	ground nutmeg
1/2 c	water and the zest of one lemon
REST OF INGREDIENTS
10	keebler sandies or any shortbread of choice
2 tsp	grated orange zest
1/2 stick	softened butter or margarine
2	premade pie crusts
1/2 c	decorative sugar crystals
1	egg white
1 Tbsp	water

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Didi Dalaba

Well Seasoned

Greece, NY (pop. 210,565)

didicoffeegirl

Member Since Aug 2011

Didi's Notes:

This recipe reminds me of Autumn, upcoming holiday's and the aroma's of baking at home.

I dedicate this to my good friend Carol!!

**Note: You can used whole canned cranberry sauce if you prefer.**

Comments from the Test Kitchen:

The cranberries serve up just the right amount of "tart" in this scrumptious sweet concoction. I, for one, cannot wait to serve this at my holiday parties!

Directions

Make your cranberry sauce. In a pot add your cranberries, spices, zest and water. Let simmer for approximtely 30 minutes, till all the sugar has disolved, the cranberries are soft and most of them have popped. Turn off heat and cool.

Meanwhile, as cranberry sauce is cooling, in a mini food chopper or food processor, add your cookies. Pulse till your cookies are fine crumbles.

Once cranberry sauce has cooled, it's time to prepare your strudel.
Cut a piece of wax/parchment paper and unroll your pie crust on the paper. Roll out the pie crust on the left and ride side, making almost like a rectangle, but not quite.

Spread 1/4 c of butter over the pie crust, add your 1/4 of the cookie crumbs, add 1 tsp grated orange zest over the cookie crumbs. Add 1/2 your cranberry sauce. Sprinkle another 1/4 of the cookie crumbs over the cranberry sauce mixture.

Working from the end closest to you, roll the pie crust jelly roll style away from you. Tuck your ends in as your rolling. When you finish, the seam should be on the top. Press the seam into the pie crust to ensure it doesn't separate upon breaking.

Beat the eggwhite w/ the water till frothy. Baste the egg white mixture over the strudel and sprinkle the decorater sugar all over the strudel.

Repeat w/ second pie crust, sauce, cookie crumbs and zest.

Bake in a preheated 375F oven for 35-45 minutes or till nicely golden.

Remove from oven and let cool. Pairs nicely with vanilla ice cream.

Enjoy!

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Carol Junkins CarolAJ

Sep 19, 2011

Didi ~~` I love this !!!!!!!!! Got all the ingredients as well~ thank you so much for posting this, they look so good can't wait to make them. wow great! Do you ever rest Didi? haha

Marie M Marie1

Sep 19, 2011

Oh this looks so yummy Didi!

CC MCCART-FROST CCMCCART

Sep 19, 2011

WOW Didi, this is going to be so much fun to make. I'm making a trip to the grocery store tomorrow and will get some of those Cranberries. I can just smell all those lovely spices, I can only imagine how good it will make the kitchen smell as it bakes. CHEERS, CC

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Didi Dalaba didicoffeegirl

Sep 19, 2011

Lol
Carol - this is for you baby girl!! ;-)
Marie, yes, this was amazing!! One of dd's had it w/ vanilla ice cream, the other w/ whipped cream... I honestly couldn't decide which I liked better,lol
CC - It smells like a holiday. Let me tell you, Yankee Candle is alway's burning in my house. Today, I didn't have to burn a candle! The aroma was amazing!! Let me know when you try it!!

CC MCCART-FROST CCMCCART

Sep 19, 2011

You'll be the first to know when I give it a try, welllll after everyone in the local area smells and samples it. CHEERS, CC

SK Hunter skhunter51

Sep 20, 2011

I know what you mean when you say it smells like holiday. When I was making cookies the other day that had cinnamon in it made the whole house smell like the Home Sweet Home Yankee candle.

Didi Dalaba didicoffeegirl

Sep 20, 2011

CC - "cheers"!! :-)

Susan, I love the homey smells.. I know weird, but I love them. Nothing calms me and makes me all good inside, than a house that smells so good of things cooking/baking!

SK Hunter skhunter51