Dried Plum and Goat Cheese Strudel

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INGREDIENTS:½ package (17.3 oz. size) frozen puff pastry sheets (1 sheet)
1 cup pitted dried plums, chopped
½ cup apple butter
½ cup crumbled goat cheese
¼ cup thinly sliced chives
1 egg, lightly beaten with 1 Tbsp. water DIRECTIONS:Thaw pastry at room temperature for 30 minutes. Heat oven to 400°F. In small bowl, combine dried plums, apple butter, goat cheese and chives; mix well and set aside. Unfold pastry onto lightly floured surface. Roll to 14 inch x10 inch rectangle. Spread dried plum mixture over pastry, covering to within 1 inch of either end. Brush all edges with egg mixture. Beginning at long end, roll up pastry in jelly roll fashion; pinch seams and ends to seal. Place on baking sheet. With sharp knife, cut diagonal slits, one inch apart, across top of pastry. Brush with egg mixture. Bake 25 minutes until golden. Cool on baking sheet on wire rack 20 minutes. To serve, cut into 12 slices along diagonal cuts. SERVINGS:12 slices From: PHOTO CREDIT:Photo Credit: CALIFORNIA DRIED PLUM BOARD