Smooth As S I L K Cream Cheese Danish

Submitted by Debber

"Growing up with five brothers (no sisters) was great, but I really wanted some girly fellowship within the family. A few years ago, my sisters-in-law and I started getting together for a yearly SILK Weekend. SILK stands for Sisters-In-Law Kerr (my maiden name). We rotate the hosting duties. This year (2007) we met near Madison, toured Wollersheim Winery (bought a "few" bottles!), lunched & gabbed for hours at The Blue Spoon (Culver's corporate headquarters) in Sauk Prairie, completed an aMAZE-ing after-dark flashlight tour through the Treinen Farm Corn Maze near Lodi. This recipe is what our SILK-host served for breakfast on Saturday morning. It truly is silky and creamy and outrageously delicious. NOTE: Cooking time does NOT include the two-hour/overnight "rise" time needed for the dough."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Yields: 4 loaves
• Serves: 16-20

ingredients

• Dough Additive

• 118.29 ml butter, melted
• 236.59 ml sour cream
• 118.29 ml sugar

• Dough

• 22.18 ml yeast (2 packets)
• 4.92 ml sugar
• 118.29 ml warm water
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2.46 ml salt
• 946.36 ml flour

• Filling

• 3 (680.38 g) package cream cheese, softened
• 295.73 ml sugar
• 1 egg
• 14.78 ml vanilla
• 1.23 ml salt

• Icing

• 946.36 ml powdered sugar
• 88.74 ml butter, softened
• 59.16 ml milk
• 4.92 ml vanilla extract

directions

1. Mix "dough additives" and set aside to cool.
2. Sponge yeast, sugar, water; when foamy, add luke-warm/cool sour cream mixture, blend well, then add remaining dough ingredients, mixing thoroughly.
3. Transfer dough to a large greased bowl; cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
4. Mix filling ingredients in a medium bowl, set aside.
5. Prepare two cookie sheet pans (grease or use parchment paper); set aside.
6. Divide dough into four parts; transfer one part to a well-floured surface, pat into a rectangle, then roll into a 14x8 inch rectangle (approx).
7. Spread one-fourth of the filling over the dough rectangle, lightly roll up (start on the long side closest to you).
8. Transfer roll to prepped cookie sheet, seam-side down, curve into a cresent shape.
9. At one-inch intervals, use scissors to snip about 2/3's into the roll (exposing the roll & cream cheese filling).
10. Repeat with remaining dough & filling.
11. Let rise in warm place about 1-2 hours.
12. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes (golden brown).
13. Mix icing ingredients in a small bowl, spread over tops of cooled loaves.