Easy Homemade Cheese Danish
What’sbetter than the smell of freshly baked Danish? I am a huge fan of thisamazingly delicious cheese Danish. They are unbelievably tasty, and finallyhere is a simple step by step recipe.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 208kcal
Ingredients
- 2 sheets. Defrosted puff pastry (1 box)
- 1 Egg yolk At room temperature
- ½ cup Sugar
- 8 Oz. Cream cheese At room temperature
- 1 tsp. Pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Roll out the puff pastry into a rectangle measuring 30 cm by 10cm and then cut the sheets into 12 squares.
- Place the squares on a tray line of parchment paper, and separate each square with a square-shaped parchment paper. Keep them refrigerated as you prepare the cream cheese filling.
- 3. In a small bowl, mix the egg yolk, cream cheese, vanilla extract, and sugar until the mixture is soft and creamy.
- 4. Place a spoonful of the mixture on each square and pinch closed.
- 5. In a small mixing bowl, prepare your egg wash by beating one egg and mixing it with 2 tablespoons of water. Use a pastry brush to coat the pastry before baking.
- 6. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and bake your cheese Danish for 15 minutes. Check for an attractive golden brown color.
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Notes
Let it cool then sprinkle it with powdered sugar.
Serve warm and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1Pastry | Calories: 208kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 120mg | Potassium: 55mg | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 551IU | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 0.1mg