Blueberry Cream Cheese Braided Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 large egg, separated
• 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
• 1 (11 ounce) can refrigerated breadstick dough
• 3/4 cup fresh blueberries
• 2 teaspoons water
• 2 tablespoons orange juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f
• 2 lightly spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray or line with parchment paper; set aside.
• 3 beat cream cheese in a mixing bowl at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
• 4 add egg yolk and 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar and beat well; set aside.
• 5 remove breadstick dough from can.
• 6 unroll and separate dough into two rectangles.
• 7 place dough rectangles side by side on prepared baking sheet.
• 8 press seams together to seal the two rectangles and down the center of the dough.
• 9 spoon cream cheese mixture onto the center of the dough.
• 10 wash, drain and dry blueberries.
• 11 sprinkle blueberries over cream cheese mixture.
• 12 separate dough at perforations up to the cream cheese mixtures, slightly stretching dough strips.
• 13 beginning at top edge of dough, braid strips to cover filling.
• 14 tuck the last two ends under at the bottom of loaf.
• 15 in a small bowl, meat egg and water with a fork until blended to form an egg wash.
• 16 bush egg wash over braided loaf.
• 17 bake about 20 minutes.
• 18 cool about 30-45 minutes on baking sheet.
• 19 in a small bowl, combine remaining 1 cup of confectioners' sugar and orange juice; whisk until smooth.
• 20 drizzle glaze over braided loaf before serving.
• 21 for best presentation, slice with an electric knife or a serrated knife.