Fresh Strawberry Cheese Danish Pastries Food

FRESH STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine cream cheese, butter and sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.
• Stir in milk, eggs and vanilla.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to cheese mixture and mix until smooth.
• Spread half the batter in a greased and floured 13x9 inch baking pan. (The batter is VERY thick. It works best to put little blobs of it across the whole pan and then spread them with a knife. One reviewer says they used a 8x8 inch pan, but I haven't so I can't vouch for how it will turn out or how long you need to bake it.).
• Spread berries evenly over batter. Dot remaining batter over berries. Mix brown sugar and nuts; sprinkle evenly over cake.
• Bake 40 minutes. Serve warm or cold.

EASY STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE DANISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
• In a medium bowl mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla until thoroughly blended. Set aside.
• Lay puff pastry sheet on the baking sheet, use a knife to cut 1" slices into the outer thirds of the dough.
• Spread cream cheese mixture onto intact middle section of the dough. Top with strawberry preserves.
• Starting at the top fold the dough strips across the middle section at a downward angle, alternating sides to form a braid pattern.
• Beat together egg and water and use a pastry brush (affiliate link) to coat the top of the danish.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve warm or cold. Refrigerate up to three days.

FRESH STRAWBERRY & CHEESE DANISH PASTRIES

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 400. Line a large baking sheet w/ parchment paper. In medium bowl, combine sliced strawberries, cornstarch & sugar. Set aside after gently mixing.
• 2. Unfold 1 sheet of puff pastry and smooth out the creases w/ your clean, slightly damp finger. Cut each sheet into 4 squares, fold over all 4 corners and slightly roll up the the edges not folded to make a octagon shape. Place on parchment paper.
• 3. In medium bowl, cream the cream cheese and sugar, then beat in egg yolk and vanilla extract until smooth. Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop up the cream cheese mix, place 1 scoop into the middle of each pastry " square." In small bowl, whisk egg & water, brush eggwash all around pastry edges only, avoiding filling. Spoon a good spoonful of strawberry mix over cream cheese mix into every pastry. Bake 15-20 mins, depending on your oven, but check @ 15 min mark since you don't want them to burn. Let cool. Place pastry squares on a plate, sprinkle generously w/ powdered sugar. Then do it all over again w/ the last pastry sheet.