Easy Cheese Danish
Ingredients:
8 ounce cream cheese, softened
1 egg yolk, plus 1 large egg
3 Tablespoons sugar, plus more for
dusting
1 teaspoon lemon juice
¼ teaspoon Vanilla
17.3 ounce box frozen puff pastry
sheets, thawed
Variety of jams or pie filling for
toppings if desired
Directions:
1.
Preheat oven to
400˚.
2.
Line two baking
pans with parchment paper.
3.
Beat the whole
egg with 1 teaspoon of water in
a
small bowl; set aside.
4.
Beat the egg
yolk, cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice
and
vanilla in a medium bowl with an electric mixer
on
medium high speed until smooth.
5.
Lay out the 2
sheets of puff pastry and cut each into
4
squares. Brush corners with egg wash and fold over
by
about 1 inch to make octagon shapes.
6.
Spoon the cream
cheese mixture evenly into the center
of
each (about 2 tablespoons per square); do not spread
the
cream cheese.
7.
Brush all of the
exposed pastry with the egg wash, then
dust
generously with sugar.
8.
Bake until
puffed and golden brown all over; about 15-18
minutes.
9.
Top with about 1
tablespoon of your favorite jam if desired
or
serve plain. Cool slightly before serving.
10.
Makes 8 large Danish.
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