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Strawberry Cream Cheese Danish
Fresh spring strawberries and cream cheese bring a rich flavor to this puff pastry Danish. Fresh out of the oven this easy to make tasty treat will satisfy your overnight guests, or enjoy with a cup of fresh brewed coffee on a lazy weekend morning.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 8
Ingredients
Strawberries
- 1 pint fresh strawberries hulled and sliced, or frozen berries thawed
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Cream Cheese Filling
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg yolk
Pastry
- 1 sheet puff pastry thawed and slightly rolled
- 1 egg
Icing
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Milk
- Slivered almonds toasted
Method
Strawberries
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Slice strawberries and toss with sugar in mixing bowl. Allow to stand for 5 minutes.
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Add berries and juice to a small sauce pan over medium heat. Add sugar and lemon juice.
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Cook until thickened, stirring often.
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Allow to cool
Cream Cheese Filling
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Mix cream cheese with powdered sugar, vanilla, and egg until creamy.
Pastry
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Roll pastry on a lightly floured board.
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Spread cream cheese filling down the center third of the pastry, followed by the strawberries.
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Make cuts about 1” apart on both sides of the filling.
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Braid the pastry by alternately stretching the pastry strips from side to side over the filling.
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In a small bowl lightly beat the egg. Brush the pastry with egg wash before placing in the oven.
Bake
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Bake on the center rack in a 375 degree F oven for 25 – 30 minutes or until the top is golden browned.
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Place on a wire rack to cool. Use caution, filling will be extremely hot!
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Drizzle with icing and top with slivered almonds.
Cooks Notes
Form pastry directly on a piece of lightly floured parchment paper for easy transfer to baking pan.
Caution - Fruit and cream cheese fillings are extremely hot. Allow to cool before serving.