Cherry Danish Dessert Recipes

CHERRY DANISH

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add the milk, 1/4 cup shortening, sugar, 2 eggs, salt, mace, extracts and 2 cups of flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. On a large floured surface, roll dough out to a 24x16-in. rectangle. Dot half of the dough with 1/4 cup shortening; fold dough lengthwise. Fold the dough 3 times lengthwise, then 2 times widthwise, each time dotting with some of the remaining shortening. Place dough in a greased bowl; cover and let rise 20 minutes., On a floured surface, roll dough into a 16x15-in. rectangle. Cut into 8x3/4-in. strips; coil into spiral shapes, tucking ends underneath. Place in 2 greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Beat remaining egg. Make a depression in the center of each roll; brush with egg. Fill with 1 tablespoon pie filling. Bake at 375° for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.Combine confectioners' sugar, vanilla and milk; drizzle over rolls. Sprinkle with almonds.

PHILADELPHIA-CHERRY DANISH DESSERT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Unroll 1 can crescent dough into 2 rectangles; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray, firmly pressing perforations and seams together to seal.
• Beat cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar, egg white and vanilla with mixer until blended; spread onto crust. Cover with pie filling.
• Unroll remaining can of crescent dough into 2 rectangles; pat into 13x9-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations and seams together seal. Place over pie filling.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until golden brown; cool slightly.
• Mix milk and remaining sugar until blended; drizzle over dessert.

EASY CHERRY DANISH

Steps:

• 1. Lightly grease a jelly roll pan. Blend the following ingredients with a mixer: sugar, butter, shortening, baking powder, vanilla, almond extract and eggs. If you aren't in the habit of keeping almond extract around, just replace it with vanilla. If a little vanilla is good, more is better! Blend on low, then turn up the mixer to high for 3 minutes.
• 2. Add the flour and blend by hand. Spread 2/3 of the batter in the jelly roll pan. Spread the pie filling over the batter and then, drop the remaining batter by spoonfuls onto the pie filling.
• 3. Bake for 35-40 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Don't let it brown too much! While the cake is still slightly warm, drizzle with glaze.
• 4. Directions for Glaze
• 5. 1 Mix the confectioners' sugar, butter, and vanilla together.
• 6. 2 Adding half the milk (or orange juice) to start with, stir in to make a thick glaze, adding just a drop at a time more until you get a nice thick glaze.
• 7. 3 Spread or pour immediately over warm Danish.

CHERRY DANISH DESSERT

Steps:

• 1. HEAT OVEN TO 350F.
• 2. UNROLL 1 CAN CRESCENT DOUGH INTO 2 RECTANGLES; PRESS ONTO BOTTOM OF 13X9 INCH PAN SPRAYED WITH COOKING SPRAY, FIRMLY PRESSING PERFORATIONS AND SEAMS TOGETHER TO SEAL.
• 3. BEAT CREAM CHEESE, 3/4 CUP SUGAR, EGG WHITE AND VANILLA WITH MIXER UNTIL WELL BLENDED; SPREAD ONTO CRUST. COVER WITH PIE FILLING. UNROLL REMAINING CAN OF CRESCENT DOUGH; SEPARATE INTO 2 RECTANGLES. PAT OUT TO FORM 13X9 INCH RECTANGLE, PRESSING SEAMS AND PERFORATIONS TOGETHER TO SEAL; PLACE OVER PIE FILLING.
• 4. BAKE 25-30 MINUTES OR UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN; COOL SLIGHTLY. GRADUALLY ADD MILK TO REMAINING SUGAR, BEATING WITH WHISK UNTIL BLENDED; DRIZZLE OVER DESSERT.

CHERRY DANISH DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Unroll 1 of the cans of crescent dough into 2 long rectangles.
• Place in greased 13x9-inch baking pan; press onto bottom of pan to form crust, pressing seams together to seal.
• Beat cream cheese, 3/4 cup of the sugar, egg white and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• Spread onto crust and then cover the cream cheese mixture with pie filling.
• Unroll remaining can of crescent dough; separate into 2 long rectangles.
• Press out to form a 13x9-inch rectangle, pressing seams together to seal.
• Place over pie filling to form top crust.
• Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown; cool slightly.
• Gradually add milk to remaining 3/4 cup sugar, beating with wire whisk until well blended.
• Drizzle over warm dessert.
• Cut into 24 rectangles to serve.
• Store leftover dessert in refridgerator.

PHILADELPHIA-CHERRY DANISH DESSERT

Steps:

• Unroll 1 can crescent dough into 2 rectangles; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray, firmly pressing perforations and seams together to seal.
• Beat cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar, egg white and vanilla with mixer until blended; spread onto crust. Cover with pie filling.
• Unroll remaining can of crescent dough into 2 rectangles; pat into 13x9-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations and seams together seal. Place over pie filling.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until golden brown; cool slightly.
• Mix milk and remaining sugar until blended; drizzle over dessert.