Blueberry Cream Cheese Strata Recipes

Steps:

• Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange half the bread cubes in the dish, and top with cream cheese cubes. Sprinkle 1 cup blueberries over the cream cheese, and top with remaining bread cubes.
• In a large bowl, mix the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and syrup. Pour over the bread cubes. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
• Remove the bread cube mixture from the refrigerator about 30 minutes before baking. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cover, and bake 30 minutes. Uncover, and continue baking 25 to 30 minutes, until center is firm and surface is lightly browned.
• In a medium saucepan, mix the sugar, cornstarch, and water. Bring to a boil. Stirring constantly, cook 3 to 4 minutes. Mix in the remaining 1 cup blueberries. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, until the blueberries burst. Stir in the butter, and pour over the baked French toast

Steps:

• Cut bread into 1-in. cubes; place half in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Cut cream cheese into 1-in. cubes; place over bread. Top with blueberries and remaining bread cubes. , Whisk the eggs, milk and syrup in a large bowl. Pour over bread mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. , Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 25-30 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. , Combine the sugar, water and cornstarch in a small saucepan until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until thickened, 3 minutes. Stir in blueberries; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until berries burst, 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in butter. Serve with French toast.

Steps:

• Spread half the bread cubes onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with 1 cup blueberries, cream cheese and remaining bread.
• Whisk eggs, milk and cinnamon in medium bowl until well blended. Add 1/3 cup syrup and sugar; mix well. Pour over bread. Refrigerate 12 hours or overnight.
• Heat oven to 350ºF. Bake strata, covered, 1 hour to 1 hour 5 min. or until center is set and top is lightly browned, uncovering after 30 min.
• Bring remaining syrup and blueberries to boil in saucepan, stirring constantly; simmer on medium-low heat 1 min., stirring constantly. Serve over individual servings of strata.

Steps:

• Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spread half of the bread crumbs into prepared 9x13 dish.
• Cover with 1 cup of blueberries, cream cheese cubes.
• Top with the rest of the bread cubes.
• Whisk together eggs, milk, and cinnamon in a med bowl until well blended.
• Add 1/3 cup maple syrup and brown sugar and mix well.
• Pour over bread.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Bake, covered, at 350 for 45 minute.
• Uncover and bake 30 minutes longer or until center is set and top is browned.
• Meanwhile, bring remaining syrup and blueberries to a boil in a med saucepot, stirring constantly.
• Simmer on low 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Serve strata topping with blueberry sauce.

Steps:

• Spray a 9" x 13" pan with spray and spread ½ of the bread cubes in the bottom. Spread the berries & cream cheese on top of the bread. Top with remaining bread cubes. Whisk together the eggs, maple syrup, milk, half & half, cinnamon, & nutmeg. Pour over the bread. Press bread down lightly to soak. Cover with foil & chill overnight. Bake the strata, covered, at 350°F for 30 minutes. Remove the foil & bake another 30 minutes. Serve with syrup on the side.

Steps:

• Pastry: Chill mixer bowl & paddle in freezer for 10 minutes.
• Cut butter into small pea sized cubes then put into freezer to keep cold.
• Combine flour, salt & sugar & add to mixing bowl & set mixer to medium low speed. Slowly add chilled butter a few cubes at a time until all butter is coated with flour & looking crumbly.
• With the mixer running, slowly pour the ice cold water in a thin steady stream into the flour mixture until a dough ball forms. The flour should drink most of the water but if the dough feels sticky add a little four to the outside of the ball before wrapping in plastic bag then place in fridge for 15 minutes.
• Filling: Place cream cheese, 4 tablespoons powdered sugar & vanilla into mixer bowl & mix on medium to combine well.
• Rinse & drain berries but leave them slightly damp.
• Add 2 tablespoons powdered sugar to berries in a bowl & combine.
• Roll out pastry on floured bench to fit onto a greased 16" pizza pan (for easy transfer to pan, fold dough in half then half again to a triangle or wedge shape then lift to pan & unfold).
• Spread cream cheese mix evenly over dough all the way to the edges. Pick up one piece of the dough's edge & fold in by about 1 inch toward the middle & about 3 inches long & continue all the way around (you are basically making a rough octagonal shape).
• Place the sugar coated berries evenly across the middle of the pie & use the remaining sugar syrup in the bowl & a brush to glaze the folded edge of the crust before placing into a preheated 400F (200c) oven for 30 to 35 minutes until pastry is golden.
• Cool to room temp, cut into 8 using pizza cutter & try to stop eating more than 1 piece !
• NOTE: If you are experienced at pastry you may think that the amount of water is way too much but PLEASE TRY IT. I am not a trained chef but I spend a lot of time experimenting & I find the high amount of water results in a lot of steam creating a beautiful flaky pastry without all the technical pastry folding.

Steps:

• Place half of the bread in a greased 8x8" baking pan.
• Top with half of the blueberries.
• Top blueberries with cream cheese, remaining bread and remaining blueberries; set aside.
• Beat eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, salt and nutmeg with an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• Pour over bread mixture and refrigerate for 20 minutes to overnight.
• Bake, uncovered, at 325 for one hour.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter. Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. In another bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining sugar until smooth; stir in eggs and vanilla. Pour over crust., Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until set. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Cool on a wire rack. Spread with pie filling and whipped topping. Refrigerate until serving.