lemon cheese braid
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Found this recipe in an old recipe book, read over it and the inner ingredients sound wonderful Seems simple enough to put together. I am re-typing it exact so hope no confusion on the "braid" part
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prep time
50 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
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yield
1 loaf
Ingredients
- 1 - loaf frozen bread dough thawed overnight in refrigerator
- 1 package 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1 - egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 1 - egg beaten with 1 teaspoon water
How To Make lemon cheese braid
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Step 1allow dough to stand at room temperature on a lightly floured surface for 1 hour
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Step 2roll and push to an 18 X 8" rectangle, let rest while making filling
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Step 3Beat cheese, egg yolk, sugar and vanilla in a small bowl with electric mixer, stir in lemon rind
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Step 4Place dough on large greased cookie sheet. spread cheese mixture down center third of dough.
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Step 5cut dough from outside to filling spacing cuts 1" apart
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Step 6overlap dough strips alternately from left to right to cover cheese mixture.
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Step 7brush braid with egg mixture, let stand in warm place 30 minutes.
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Step 8bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. remove to rack. serve warm
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