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Sweet Cheese Danish

Ingredients

DANISH

  • 1 pkg puff pastry sheets Pepperidge Farm
  • 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
  • ¼ cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • Pinch salt
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp water
  • Jam Jelly or Compote for topping

QUICK ICING

  • ⅓ cup confectioners sugar
  • 2-3 tsp milk or water

Instructions

  • Defrost pastry sheets.
  • Preheat oven to 400º F.
  • Line baking sheet with parchment.
  • Mix cream cheese, egg yolk, salt, confectioners sugar, and vanilla till smooth.
  • Cut puff pastry into 18 little rectangles.
  • Lightly run knife ½ inch from edge to make a frame. Gently poke indents into middle of frame with a fork. Do not pierce through dough.
  • Place a tbsp of filling in middle of pastry puff.
  • Mix egg and water.  Brush egg wash along exposed edges.
  • Add fruit topping if desired.
  • Bake 18 minutes or till pastry is puffed and golden.
  • Let cool and drizzle with royal icing.
  • Store in fridge.