Cream Cheese Braid

Make bread recipe (2 loaves).

Once complete, divide into two equal loaves. You can make 2 cream cheese braids, or 1 braid and 1 something else!

Cream Cheese Filling:

4 oz. cream cheese

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla

Frosting: (also cinnamon roll frosting)

2 cups powdered sugar

1/4 cup softened butter

1/2 tsp vanilla

2 T water

I only use half of this recipe for one braid.

Spray cookie sheet with pam and roll out one loaf onto it. Using spatula cut every 1 inch along both sides of dough. Spread cream cheese filling down the middle of the dough. It should look like this.You may also add a couple tablespoons of jam on top of the cream cheese mixture. I have also added cinnamon to the cream cheese filling, then it tasted like a cinnamon roll.

Begin at one end and fold a little bit of dough over cream cheese, begin braiding dough.

Finish by tucking last pieces under the braid. Spray top with pam and cover with dish towel. Let raise for 25 minutes. Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes. Check bottom to see if browned. Remove immediately to cooling rack, unless using stone. Cool slightly, then frost and devour!