Best Ham And Cheese Breakfast Strudels Recipes

HAM AND CHEESE BREAKFAST STRUDELS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cheeses and salt. Set aside.
• In a large nonstick skillet, melt remaining butter over medium heat. Add eggs to the pan; cook and stir until almost set. Stir in ham and reserved cheese sauce; heat through. Remove from the heat.
• Place one sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface. (Keep remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.) Brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons bread crumbs. Fold in half lengthwise; brush again with butter. Spoon 1/2 cup filling onto phyllo about 2 inches from a short side. Fold side and edges over filling and roll up.
• Brush with butter. Repeat. Place desired number of strudels on a greased baking sheet; sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon cheese and 1 teaspoon parsley. Bake at 375° for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately.
• To freeze and bake strudels: Individually wrap uncooked strudels in waxed paper and foil. Freeze for up to 1 month.
• Place 2 inches apart on a greased baking sheet; sprinkle with cheese and parsley. Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.

HAM AND CHEESE BREAKFAST STRUDELS

Steps:

• In saucepan melt 2 tbsp butter over medium heat, stir in flour and cook for 1 minute. Gradually whisk in warm milk blending well and constantly stirring until smooth and thickened.
• Add a pinch of salt, pepper and add cheese one handful at a time mixing until cheese is melted. Set aside off the heat.
• In a frypan add remaining 1 tbsp butter. Drop in ham, eggs, green onions, thyme and a pinch of salt & pepper.
• Scramble it all together for about 3 minutes until eggs are cooked & moist. Stir in fresh parsley and mix into your cheese sauce. Let cool slightly.
• Preheat oven to 375 F.
• Please 1 sheet of phyllo on work surface (always keep remaining phyllo covered with a damp tea towel to prevent drying out). Brush lightly with butter. Fold in half lengthwise, brushing lightly again with butter.
• Spoon approximately 1/3 cup of the egg mixture along 1 narrow end of phyllo, leaving 1 inch border. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Fold sides over to enclose filling, roll up.
• Place seam side down on greased baking sheet (or foil lined). Brush top with butter. Sprinkle with more parmesan, hot chili flakes and flaked sea salt.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Serve immediately with fresh fruit.

CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST STRUDELS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat.
• Stir in the flour, then slowly whisk in the milk.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.
• Add the cheddar, salt and pepper and stir until the cheese melts.
• Chill until needed.
• In a large, non-stick skillet, scramble the eggs with the ham, parsley, chives and thyme, until just firm but still moist.
• Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
• Add the egg mixture to the cheese sauce and mix well.
• Taste and adjust seasonings.
• Melt the remaining butter.
• Keep the unused phyllo under a damp towel until needed.
• Brush 1 sheet of phyllo lightly with melted butter and fold in half, long edges together.
• Brush with butter.
• Spoon 1/8 of the egg mixture onto one short end of the phyllo, leaving a 1" border around the filling.
• Sprinkle 1 slightly rounded teaspoon of the Parmesan on the egg mixture.
• Roll up as a jelly roll, tucking in the sides of the phyllo to completely enclose the egg mixture. Do not roll too tightly or the phyllo will split during baking.
• Place the strudel seam side down on a greased baking sheet and brush the top with butter.
• Repeat, making 7 more strudels.
• Bake in the centre of a preheated 375 degree F oven until puffed and golden, about 13 to 16 minutes.
• Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

BREAKFAST STRUDEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Thaw pastry according to package directions, about 30 minutes.
• Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. add potatoes and sauté 5 minutes.
• Stir in bell pepper (can be red or green) and onion; sauté 3 minutes then add cubed ham.
• Add eggs cream cheese and orange juice in blender blend at medium till mixed well.
• Add eggs to the pan and scramble till set.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Refrigerate eggs while working with puff pastry.
• Unfold a pastry sheet on a work surface that's been lightly dusted with flour. Roll pastry lengthwise to 12X10 then transfer to a piece of parchment cut to fit a baking sheet. Trim pastry cut off top corners notch bottom to create flaps.
• Spoon half the egg mixture down the center; cut strips on both sides at a a 45 degree angle.
• Fold up the flaps at both ends, then braid the strips across the filling.
• Lift parchment and strudels onto baking sheets.
• Combine the remaining egg and water; brush over top of strudels. Sprinkle with cheese and bake 20-30 minutes, or until golden.
• Let cool 5 minutes before slicing.
• The ingredients in this can be altered in anyway -- I have used Italian sausage instead of ham and mozzarella cheese. You could do all kinds of different combinations.

HAM & CHEESE BREAKFAST STRUDELS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cheeses and salt., In a large nonstick skillet, melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add eggs to pan; cook and stir until almost set. Stir in ham and the cheese sauce; heat through. Remove from heat., Preheat oven to 375°. Place 1 sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface. (Keep remaining phyllo covered with a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.) Brush with melted butter; sprinkle with 2 teaspoons bread crumbs. Fold phyllo in half lengthwise; brush again with butter. Spoon 1/2 cup filling onto phyllo about 2 in. from a short side. Fold side and edges over filling and roll up. Brush with butter. Repeat with remaining phyllo, butter, bread crumbs and filling., Place on a greased baking sheet; sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon cheese and 1 teaspoon parsley. Bake 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately. Freeze option: After topping strudels with cheese and parsley, freeze unbaked on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet until firm. Transfer to a freezer container; return to freezer. To use, bake strudels as directed, increasing time to 30-35 minutes or until heated through and golden brown.