Individual Danish Assortment

Submitted by 2Bleu

"From fillings to shapes, this is a great way for the family to spend some time together, or a fun activity for sleep-over night with the kids. Different ways to serve brunch pastries with lots of variations. Make a few of each. You are only limited by your imagination for these sweet treats. You can also make your own dough using Recipe #268932 or for the super easy version of the dough, try Recipe #256812 :)"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 24
• Yields: 20 Pastries
• Serves: 20

ingredients

• 2 puff pastry sheets

• egg wash

• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons 2% low-fat milk

• Fillings

• 1⁄2 cup cinnamon sugar
• jam
• chunky applesauce
• cranberry chutney
• lemon curd
• pastry cream
• chocolate shavings, sprinkled with
• sugar

• Remonce

• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon

• cheese filling

• 12 12 ounces cream cheese or 12 ounces mascarpone
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk, slightly beaten

• Glaze

• 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon 2% low-fat milk

• Toppings

• apricot jam, warmed
• toasted sliced almonds

• Streusel topping

• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

directions

1. REMONCE: Cream the butter, sugar (and cinnamon, if added). Keep refrigerated till ready to use. Let soften at room temperature to spreadable consistency before using. (makes 1/2 cup ).
2. STREUSEL FILLING: Whisk together the flour and sugar. Drizzle in the melted butter as you mix.(Makes 3/4 cups).
3. CHEESE FILLING: Blend the sugar with the softened cream cheese until thoroughly combined. Don't over-beat or aerate. Mix in the yolk and chill until firm.
4. GLAZE: Whisk a very small amount of milk into the sugar until all the lumps are gone. Continue to add milk, a few drops at a time, until it ribbons off the whisk (Makes 1/2 cup).
5. TO ASSEMBLE PASTRIES: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. On a lightly floured surface, roll each sheet of puff pastry out to a rectangle measuring a little larger than 20x10“. Cut into 20 (5-inch) squares.
6. TURNOVERS: Spread each with filling of your choice. Using egg wash, brush two edges of each square.Fold over to make triangle shapes.Place on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper. Cut three small diagonal slits in the top of the turnovers.
7. Brush lightly with more egg wash and sprinkle with some cinnamon sugar. Bake about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
8. DANISH: While still warm, brush lightly with warmed apricot jam. Sprinkle with sliced almonds and then drizzle with glaze.
9. PINWHEELS: Sprinkle some cinnamon sugar onto squares. Brush two edges of the square with egg wash. Cut a slit from each corner almost into the center, stopping just short of the center. Fold every other tip into the center, overlapping them, and press firmly.
10. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Press the center down with your finger where the tips overlap. Fill with 1/2 rounded teaspoon jam or filling.
11. Brush with egg wash, then sprinkle with some coarse sugar,.Bake about 20 minutes, or until nicely colored.
12. ENVELOPES: Turn the square so that a point is at the top. Put and elongated mound of about 2 tablespoons of cheese filling from top to bottom. Egg wash the side corners. Fold one corner over the filling and press firmly. Fold the other end over the top and press very firmly to seal.
13. Place on lined baking sheet. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar and some chopped chocolate. Bake about 20 minutes, or until nicely browned (Or spread with lemon curd and then cheese filling and garnish before baking with toasted sliced almonds.).
14. CHEESE POCKETS: Place a rounded tablespoon of cheese filling in the middle of the square. Brush the corners with egg wash. Fold two opposite sides up and press firmly, as in the envelopes above. Bring the bottom corner up and press firmly over the fold. Lastly, bring the top corner up and across the fold and pinch it to seal.
15. Egg wash and sprinkle the top with streusel. Bake about 25 minutes, until nicely browned.

Reviews

[donna.turner15]

You can't get 20 5" squares from 2 20"x 10" sheets of pastry dough. You can only get 16.

 

[ktenille]

Made a cream cheese danish using the filling from this recipe. It was spot one. The directions are confusing but a great recipe. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Sydney Mike]

Made this using your own recipe for Puff Pastry (recipe 268932) & it worked so nicely that I'll be keeping both recipes on hand from now on! Did half of them with cream cheese & the other half with a homemade applesauce! Absolutely delightful! Thanks for much for sharing the recipe! [Tagged & made in Please Review My Recipe]

 

[mrscrabapple]

To read the recipe I am a bit confused but I think I get it. I am watching them bake right now and they look delicious. Made w/ raspberry filling with homegrown raspberries. I've never made pastries so I am not sure if I did it exactly right.

 

[SweetsLady]

These danishes came out wonderful! I used 2Bleu's recipe #268932 as suggested. I did have some problem with them staying together in the oven, but I think that was my problem as I filled too much. I had strawberry jam in one, remonce in some, and then cream cheese filling in others. They came out so yummy! Thanks, 2Bleu, for another wonderful recipe!!