Description
Danish pastries from Denmark bring pure comfort to your breakfast table. Creamy cheese filling nestled in buttery, flaky layers creates a delightful morning treat you’ll savor with each delicate bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 6 ounces (170 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 21 ounces (595 grams) original country cherry, 1 can, drained
Sweeteners and Flavor Enhancers:
- ¼ cup (50 grams) sugar
- ¼ cup (30 grams) powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 pinch salt
Binding and Finishing Ingredients:
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 large egg yolk, for brushing on the danish
- 3 tablespoons (45 milliliters) milk
Instructions
- Gently remove the frozen pastry from its packaging and allow it to soften at room temperature for approximately 30 minutes, keeping it folded to prevent structural damage.
- In a mixing bowl, gently combine cream cheese and sugar using low-speed electric mixer until achieving a smooth, creamy consistency.
- Incorporate egg yolk, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and salt into the cream cheese mixture, continuing to blend until perfectly uniform and silky.
- Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper, then delicately unfold the pastry and lightly dust with flour before carefully rolling it out.
- Create a generous central strip of cream cheese filling down the pastry’s length, leaving adequate margins on both sides.
- Distribute fresh cherries evenly across the cream cheese filling, ensuring balanced coverage.
- Using a precise kitchen tool, make strategic diagonal cuts along both pastry edges, maintaining a small border near the filling.
- Artfully weave the pastry strips across the filling, alternating sides to create an elegant braided appearance with glimpses of cherries.
- Delicately brush the exposed pastry surface with beaten egg yolk to enhance golden browning.
- Position the danish in a preheated oven at 400°F and bake for approximately 25 minutes until achieving a rich, golden-brown complexion.
- While the pastry cools, prepare a delicate glaze by whisking powdered sugar and milk until achieving a smooth, pourable consistency.
- Once the danish has reached room temperature, drizzle the glaze generously across the surface, allowing it to set before serving.
Notes
- Pastry Thawing Trick: Let frozen puff pastry sit at room temperature for precisely 30 minutes to prevent breakage and ensure easy handling.
- Cream Cheese Mixture Magic: Blend ingredients slowly to achieve a silky-smooth texture that will melt in your mouth.
- Strategic Fruit Placement: Distribute cherries evenly across the cream cheese filling for balanced flavor in every bite.
- Braiding Technique: Create an elegant look by cutting side strips and folding them alternately over the filling, exposing vibrant fruit.
- Egg Wash Brilliance: Brush the pastry with beaten egg yolk to achieve a stunning golden-brown exterior with professional-looking shine.
- Cooling is Crucial: Allow the Danish to cool completely before adding glaze to prevent melting and ensure a perfect sweet finish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Danish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 295
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg