Here’s another recipe I found in the Taste of the South Southern Favorites magazine from the Winter issue and I tried it recently and WOW, is it delish.
We love anything with blueberries in it and my parents grow some wonderful blueberries every summer at their mountain house and share the bounty with us. So, I’ve got some stashed in the freezer and am always looking for some good recipes to try out with this favorite berry. And you use that breadstick dough in the can for these, easy-easy. 
Nothing better than blueberries!
Here’s the recipe:
Blueberry Cream-Cheese Braided Loaf
6 oz. cream cheese, softened (I think I used the whole 8 oz pkg, that’s me 🙂
1 large egg, separated
1 1/4 cups confectioners sugar, divided
1 (11 oz) can refrigerated breadstick dough
3/4 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (I used almost a cup)
2 tsp. water
2 tbl. orange juice
Preheat oven to 375*. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
Beat cream cheese in a mixing bowl at med. speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add egg yolk and 1/4 cup confectioners sugar. Beat until well mixed. Set aside.
Remove breadstick dough from can. Unroll and separate dough into rectangle. Place dough horizontally on baking sheet. Press seams together to seal.
Spoon cream cheese mixture onto center third of dough.
Wash, drain, and dry blueberries. Sprinkle blueberries over cream cheese mixture.
Separate dough at perforations up to cream-cheese mixture slightly stretching dough strips. Beginning at top edge of dough, braid strips to cover filling (this makes more sense as you are doing it). Tuck last 2 ends under at bottom of loaf.
In a small bowl, beat egg white and water with fork until blended to form an egg wash. Brush egg wash over braided loaf.
Bake until golden brown, approx. 20 minutes. Cool for at least 45 min. or as long as you can stand it.
In another small bowl, combine remaining 1 cup confectioners sugar and orange juice, whisking until smooth. Drizzle glaze over braided loaf before serving. Slice with bread knife.
After braiding, it looks like this.
And then out of the oven, golden brown.
I didn’t have any orange juice on hand, so just made my glaze with confectioners sugar and milk. It was still yummy.
This would be perfect for breakfast or brunch, a special treat. Let me know if you try it, it really is a good one and it’s great with a cup of coffee. 🙂
Added to Jen’s Tasty Tuesday.
Looks soooo yummy…can’t wait to try.
Oh, YUM! I love blueberries in or on anything too and they are on sale this week so I know what I’ll be making for breakfast this weekend! Thanks Rhoda!
Rhoda, This looks great and it looks like it is a bakery item. I love brunches so now I am inspired to have a girlfriend brunch. What a great recipe!!!
That looks yummy. Taste of the South is my favorite magazine aside from my paula deen ones. They have the best southern favorites.
Oh my goodness Rhoda, that looks heavenly! The kiddos would absolutly flip over that for breakfast one morning. I like to get recipes from Southern Lady which is published by the same group as Taste of the South. Both publications are fabulous for great (and easy) recipes.
Jennifer
I love the idea of the canned breadsticks. It would make preparation a SNAP!
Yum!! and it looks really easy, this is something that I could keep all the ingredients on hand and if we had company pop in Voila I could make it , Love this one Rhoda,thank you for sharing,Kathysue
YUM! This looks like those fundraiser braided breads. I always bought the cherry ones. They were so good!
Looks delish, Rhoda!
Reminds me I should use my baking stones. I never think of them!
divine! i have blueberries in the freezer from the berry farm just down the road from our house and this WILL be saturday’s brunch! i’m salivating right now! thanks for sharing!!!
here’s a good one that i’ve loved over the years for a good (and easy!) blueberry crisp.
http://dancingthrulife.blogspot.com/2009/07/happy-berry-crisp.html
Yummo! This is one of those recipes I will print and keep for a breakfast with the family!!! Thanks for sharing!
I opened this while whincing. I knew it would not be a pretty pic, me sitting at the puter drooling over a cream cheese yummy thing. Is there anything more perfect than cream cheese? I love the stuff! I am definitely going to have to try this out! Like really soon! It looks incredible! Thanks for sharing.
That looks so good omg! I have made this but with chicken and broccoli with sour cream soo good!
Rhoda that looks delish!!!!!
Oh how yum, yum, yummy!
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ButterYum
Oh my… that looks awesome!
Outrageous!
I make this with cherries….delicious. I’ll have to try blueberries. You are right, it is totally delicious…try it with cherry pie filling for a differant taste.
Yum Yum. I want to make this weekend. Wonder if I can use something other than blueberries, though. I love blueberries. However, out of 6 people, only 3 will eat blueberries.
Oh, well. I can eat it all myself! LOL! THERE GOES THE DIET!
You always have the yummiest looking goodies. I think I shall pour myself another cup of coffee, and imagine eating a slice.