High 5 “ANYTHING” Strudel
Course: BreakfastCuisine: AmericanServings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
20
minutesIngredients
1 cup shredded cheese
4 eggs, scrambled
½ cup onion, sautéed til golden
1 cup cooked chicken, salmon, pork, OR turkey, cut into small pieces (optional)
½ cup torn spinach leaves
Sesame and poppy seeds, optional
- OPTIONAL ADDITIONS:
½ cup small diced vegetables like peppers, carrots, scallions, mushrooms etc
½ cup cooked potatoes or sweet potatoes
More cheese
Crumbled cooked bacon or sausage
Sundried tomatoes
Roasted peppers
Fresh or dried herbs
Cooked lentils, quinoa, rice, or cous-cous
- Dough
2 boxes phyllo dough, thawed overnight in the cooler or refrigerator; covered with one dry towel and one moist towel (clean towels of course!)
½ pound butter, melted, foam removed from top or ½ butter and ½ pure olive oil
Directions
- Prepare all your filling ingredients and let them cool completely
- layer three to five sheets of phyllo with melted butter brushed between each layer; place about a ¼ to ½ a cup of filling across the lower 3rd of the phyllo and roll up into a log, turning the log seam down and; brush outside of strudel with butter and top with white sesame seeds and poppy seeds
- strudel can be wrapped in plastic and frozen at the point, OR…
- bake for about 15 – 20 minutes at 400, or until golden brown; cool before slicing with a serrated knife
- Serve warm