Chocolate Walnut Strudel

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 sheet pepperidge farm frozen puff pastry
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon water
• 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate baking squares (ghiradelli or baker's work well)
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 thaw sheet of puffed pastry for 30 minutes at room temperature.
• 2 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 3 in a small bowl, combine egg and water.
• 4 in a large bowl, microwave the chocolate, milk, and butter on high for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted.
• 5 unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface.
• 6 roll into a 16" by 12" rectangle.
• 7 spread chocolate mixture evenly on puffed pastry to within 1 1/2 inch of edges and sprinkle the chopped walnuts over the chocolate.
• 8 beginning with short end, roll up jelly-roll style.
• 9 place seam side down on an ungreased baking sheet.
• 10 tuck ends under to seal and brush with egg mixture.
• 11 bake for 35 minutes or until golden.
• 12 cool 30 minutes on baking sheet on wire rack.
• 13 sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• 14 slice and serve warm.
• 15 note- you may use the remaining puff pastry sheet to make decorative cut-outs for your strudel/ simply thaw the pastry and use mini cookie cutters to cut desired shapes/ press shapes onto top of strudel and brush tops with egg mixture/ bake as directed.