Orange Danish Food

ORANGE DANISH CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Unroll and separate dough into 8 triangles.
• In a small bowl, heat cream cheese in microwave for 30 seconds to soften slightly. Stir in marmalade.
• Put a tablespoon of cream cheese mixture on each dough triangle. Spread evenly over the surface of the dough. Roll into a crescent shape and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 11-13 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Remove from baking sheet and allow to cool.
• Stir together powdered sugar and milk. Drizzle over cooled rolls and serve.

ORANGE DANISH

Steps:

• Mix yeast and warm water together to proof yeast.
• Cream shortening and margarine with sugar.
• Add yeast and water mixture.
• Add three cups flour and mix.
• Continue adding flour until soft dough forms.
• Turn out on a lightly floured surface and knead until dough becomes smooth and elastic.
• Place in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise until double (about an hour).
• Punch down.
• Roll out into a rectangle on a lightly floured surface.
• Mix all of the filling ingredients cutting the butter or margarine in until it is well blended.
• Spread evenly over the dough and roll, jelly roll style from the long side.
• Cut into 1 inch slices, place on lightly greased baking pan.
• Let rise 20-30 minutes.
• Bake at 350° for approximately 30 minutes.
• Mix frosting until smooth.
• Pour over rolls while they are still slightly warm.
• Note: I usually mix the frosting and then add a store bought tub of vanilla frosting.
• It gives a better texture to the frosting.
• If you choose to do this, I recommend having the"homemade" part slightly thicker than the desired end product.
• If you are adding the store bought frosting, the margarine/butter is not necessary.

ORANGE CHEESE DANISH PASTRY

Steps:

• Combine cheese, sugar, egg, butter, flour, orange rind and vanilla in large bowl. Beat with a whisk, or an electric mixer on medium speed, until well blended.
• Unfold pastry into rectangle; place on baking sheet. With a sharp knife or pastry scraper, make 2-inch-deep cuts at 1-inch intervals on long sides of pastry. Spread cheese mixture down center 3 inches of pastry. Crisscross strips over filling, alternating sides and bringing strips all the way across filling.
• Bake in preheated 400°F oven 25 minutes or until bottom is golden brown.
• Cool on wire rack. With a sieve, sift confectioners sugar over a bowl of orange juice and mix until smooth. Drizzle mixture over pastry; sprinkle with almonds or walnuts (optional).
• Enjoy!

DANISH DESSERT

Steps:

• Combine Kool-Aid, 7 cups water and sugar in a large saucepan.
• Heat until boiling.
• In a separate bowl mix clear jel and 1 cup water.
• Add to hot mixture in saucepan.
• Cook until thickened.
• Remove from heat.
• Add Jello.
• Refrigerate Serve with whipped cream or cool whip.