Cherry Cheese Windmills Food

CHERRY CHEESE DANISH RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Lay out one roll of puff pastry and cut it in half and then in half again. Making 4 even squares.
• Leaving a ½ centimeter edge, start ½ centimeter in from the corner and cut parallel to one side not quite to the middle. Start from where you cut at the corner and make an L going down the other side but not all the way to the middle. Do this on each corner. (see photo for example)
• Repeat on all 4 squares.
• Mix cream cheese, sugar and Bourbon in a bowl. Put one scant teaspoon in the middle of each corner of the pastry.
• Place one cherry and small amount of filling on each cream cheese corner.
• Dip finger in water and dampen each corner to help them stick.
• Fold each cut corner piece into the middle making sure to press slightly so it will hold. Put one cherry in the middle.
• Repeat with second roll of pastry.
• Bake for 12 min.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Enjoy!

CHERRY CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, milk and extract until fluffy. Fold in cherries. Serve with bread, bagels and toast. Store in the refrigerator.

CHERRY CHEESE LOGS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, orange juice and ginger until smooth. Fold in cherries. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour., Place pecans in a shallow bowl. Shape cheese mixture into two 7-in.-long logs; roll in pecans to coat evenly. Wrap logs; refrigerate at least 1 hour. Serve with crackers.