Cheese and Cherry Strudel

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I was so excited to see this receipe on line. I was hoping it would be close to the cheese and cherry strudel I get when I go to Zabars in NY. I followed the receipe and it was a huge mess. Very runny!!! I thougt I must have done something wrong so I tried again. Same problem, What a waste of ingredients, time and money!!! Both times they went into the trash. I usually have really good luck with new receipes I find here. But this was a TOTAL BUST!!!! I guess my family will have to wait until my next visit to the city.

If I could give this less than 1 star I would!!!!

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I found the same result as thefirst viewer. The filling became a runny mess and this was not the result I was hoping for. It sounded soooooo good in the description. Wish I had read the reviews first. I learned a valuable lesson.
Gale, I was very disapointed. I have watched your show in the past, and was always so impressed with your results.

Good thing I made something else for my Thanksgiving desert.

UGH!

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Reason for three starts: Faulty directions. I would've given it five if not for that. Please try this recipe!!

I fortunately recorded this episode and an important measurement was wrong: it's 1/2 cup sugar in the cheese mixture, NOT ONE CUP. I actually ended up using just a 1/3 cup and was happy with the sweetness. I guess that's why it was a runny mess for the other reviewer.

The directions were also written in a hurry. Follow my directions (gave you changes onlyas I wrote them right after viewing the episode.

One change I made:
1. I used 4 sheets of phyllo instead of three.

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In the small bowl of a mixer, blend the cream cheese until soft and smooth. Add the farmer's cheese and continue to blend. Add the egg and mix. Add ⅓ cup of the sugar and the vanilla. Taste. If more sugar is needed, add (do not add more than a total of ? cup.

Transfer 1 sheet of phyllo onto a large sheet of parchment paper. (Work horizontally to the phyllo sheet. Using a pastry brush, spatter the surface with butter and then carefully brush the phyllo down, starting from the center and moving outward. Sprinkle with a -thin- layer of sugar and ? of the ground walnuts. Repeat with the 4 remaining sheets of phyllo?reserving the some melted butter and nuts for the top, once rolled.

Pipe or spoon a 1-inch thick line of cream cheese mixture two inches in from the top and side edge of the phyllo. Alongside the cream cheese, pour the cherry pie filling (most likely you will have leftovers. Do not overdo.

Starting at the edge where the fillings are near, roll up the pastry by pulling on the edges of the parchment paper. The parchment paper will help you roll the strudel up. Roll to form a log. Place the log onto the center of a sheet pan lined with parchment paper, and tuck the ends under to keep the filling from oozing out.

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This recipe was very hard to do. The cream cheese and farmer's cheese turned to liquid the minute I added the egg & vanilla. It did not puff at all. I would not reccommend this recipe.