Fresh Strawberry Danish
If you love freshly baked pastries then this fresh strawberry danish is the one for you. The cream cheese filling is flavored with fresh lemon zest and the strawberries are tossed with brown sugar, lemon juice and ground cinnamon.
Ingredients
- 2 Frozen sheets puff pastry thawed overnight in refrigerator
- 4 oz Cream cheese room temperature
- 2 tablespoon White granulated sugar
- 1 Lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 cup Strawberries, fresh diced
- 1 teaspoon Lemon juice fresh
- 2 teaspoon Dark brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon Cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon, ground
- 1 Egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon Heavy cream
Vanilla Icing
- ½ cup Powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoon Heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Thaw puff pastry inside refrigerator overnight. When ready to use unroll onto a dry surface. Using a 4" Mickey shaped cookie cutter, punch out dough. Place onto a parchment lined sheet pan. Score centers with round cookie cutter, leaving ¼" border. Poke centers a couple times with a fork. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to bake.
- Use a hand mixer to beat cream cheese with sugar, lemon zest and vanilla extract.
- Dice strawberries and toss with brown sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and cornstarch.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove puff dough from the refrigerator. Place 1 tablespoon of cream cheese filling in the center of each mickey shape. Spread to the edge of the circle. Top with diced strawberries.
- Mix together egg yolk and heavy cream. Brush the edges with egg wash. Bake for 15-17 minutes until golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes.
Vanilla Icing
- Whisk together powdered sugar, vanilla extract and heavy cream. Drizzle over danishes. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 444kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 6gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 201mgPotassium: 114mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 312IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 2mg
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