Georgia Pecan Blueberry-Cherry Strudel
Using
a tube of refrigerated crescent-shaped dinner roll dough,
ready-to-use pecans, and canned cherry filling mixed with fresh
blueberries, this strudel is almost magically quick to make. But
it tastes like you started from scratch.
Prep time: 15 minutes Baking time: 30 minutes
Makes 8 servings
Ingredients:
1 can (20-oz) light cherry pie filling
1 refrigerated tube (8-oz) crescent dinner rolls
2/3 cup finely chopped Georgia pecans, plus more for garnish
Cinnamon sugar to sprinkle
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 heaping cup fresh blueberries
Heat oven to 375°F. Place cherry pie filling in colander and let
stand, stirring occasionally to drain thick syrup surrounding
cherries.
Meanwhile, unroll crescent dough and separate into 8 triangles.
On a parchment-lined baking sheet, line up two triangles so that
they are touching on one edge and are mirror images of each
other. Pinch them together along the one edge and gently stretch
their opposite points about 1 inch further outward on the baking
sheet.
Repeat
this to pinch together and arrange another two dough triangles;
place them so they halfway overlap the first two. Repeat this
pattern with pairs of triangles to create a center strip of
dough, about 6-inches wide and 12-inches long, with 4 points of
dough extending on either side. (See diagram.)
Scatter 2/3 cup pecans over center strip of dough; sprinkle with
cinnamon sugar. Stir cherries to remove most of thick syrup,
leaving about 1 cup of cherry filling remaining. Transfer this
amount to mixing bowl; add blueberries and granulated sugar,
mixing well. Spoon fruit mixture down center strip of dough,
over pecans, leaving a 1-inch border wide all around. Fold up
top and bottom ends of strudel to cover ends of fruit filling.
Fold in pointed side pieces of dough, alternating each side, to
partially enclose filling.
Sprinkle generously with cinnamon sugar and bake 25 to 30
minutes or until golden brown and filling is bubbly. Garnish
with chopped pecans, if desired. Cool until warm, or room
temperature, before serving.
Nutrition information per serving – calories: 250; protein: 2g;
carbs: 33g; saturated fat: 3g; monounsaturated: 6g;
polyunsaturated fat: 2g; cholesterol: 0 mg; fiber: 1g; sodium:
227 mg.
Source: Georgia Pecan Commission
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