Crescent Cheese Danish

Hooray for those versatile crescent rolls!

With this recipe, you'll be able to safe yourself a trip to the bakery and still have delicious semi-homemade Cheese Danish.  I found this recipe partly on the Pillsbury website and another called "My Incredible Recipes". They both looked great, so I combined what I like best about each.

Anyway, this is my version and I hope you'll give them a try for your family and friends on a chilly, Autumn weekend. Danish and a cup of coffee or tea sounds like the perfect way to start the day!

Ingredients:

1 tube of refrigerated crescent rolls
4 oz. cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

1 tsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp. butter, fully melted and 1 Tbsp. light brown sugar, mixed together

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350F

In a medium bowl, use a mixer to combine the softened cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract and lemon juice until well combined. Set aside.

Remove dough from can; do not unroll. Using serrated knife, cut dough into 8 equal discs. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Press each slice into 3-inch round, leaving ridge around outer edge. Use your fingers or a small measuring cup to create a small wall around the edge (to hold the filling).  

In a small bowl, mix cream cheese spread and 3 tablespoons powdered sugar. Spoon about 2 teaspoons cream cheese mixture on center of each dough round; spread slightly. 

Using a brush, take the melted butter and  brown sugar mixture and brush over each Danish. Dollop equal amounts of the filling into each of the Danish.

(OPTIONAL) Top the cream cheese with lemon curd, cherry, blueberry or strawberry filling! If using a raspberry jam, a few slivered almonds on top would be nice too.

Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes or until slightly golden brown.

Let cool and add drizzles of glaze.

Glaze:

1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1 1/2  Tbsp. milk

In a small bowl combine all 3 ingredients and stir until smooth, then drizzle over each warm Danish.

Yields: 8 delicious Danish
 
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