Easy Drop Danish Recipes

EASY DROP DANISH (USING BISQUICK)

Steps:

• Mix margarine, sugar and Bisquick until crumbly.
• Stir in milk until dough forms; beat 15 strokes.
• Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2" apart onto a lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Make a shallow well in center of each with the back of a spoon.
• Fill the well with 1 teaspon preserves.
• Bake at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden.
• While warm drizzle with glaze.
• Glaze: Beat together all ingredients until smooth.

EASY CHEESE DANISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line 2 baking pans with parchment paper.
• Beat the whole egg with 1 teaspoon of water in a small bowl; set aside.
• Beat the egg yolk, cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth.
• Lay out the 2 sheets of puff pastry and cut each into 4 squares. Fold the corners of the squares over by about 1 inch to make octagon shapes. Spoon the cream cheese mixture evenly into the center of each (about 2 tablespoons per); do not spread the cream cheese. Brush all of the exposed pastry with the egg wash, then dust generously with sugar.
• Bake until puffed and golden brown all over, about 18 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.

EASY DROP DANISH

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 450°. Lightly grease cookie sheet. Stir Bisquick, margarine and sugar in medium bowl until crumbly. Stir in milk until dough forms beat 15 strokes.2. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet. Make a shallow well in center of each with back of spoon fill with 1 teaspoon preserves.3. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Drizzle Vanilla Glaze over warm danish.Vanilla Glaze3/4 cup powdered sugar1 tablespoon warm water1/4 teaspoon vanillaMix all ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle.HIGH ALTITUDE (3500 to 6500 feet): Heat oven to 475°. Stir 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour into Bisquick. Use 1 tablespoon sugar. Bake about 10 minutes.NUTRITION FACTS: 1 Danish: Calories 180 (Calories from Fat 65) Fat 7g (Saturated 2g) Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 340mg Carbohydrate 27g (Dietary Fiber 0g) Protein 2g % DAILY VALUE: Vitamin A 6% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 4% Iron 4% DIET EXCHANGES: 1 Starch 1 Fruit 1 FatBETTY'S TIP: Dazzle them with Easy Cherry-Almond Danish. Use cherry preserves, and substitute almond extract for vanilla in the Vanilla Glaze. For an extra nutty crunch, sprinkle the glaze with toasted chopped almonds.From "Betty Crocker's Bisquick Cookbook." Text Copyright 2000 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

EASY DANISH

Steps:

• 1st Part:.
• Cut 1/2 cup butter into 1 cup flour.
• Sprinkle water over mixture and mix until it's moist enough to round into a ball.
• Divide in half.
• On ungreased baking sheet, pat each half into a strip that is roughly 12x3 inches, with strips about 3" apart.
• 2nd Part:.
• Heat 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup water to a rolling boil.
• Turn heat to lowest setting and quickly stir in 1 t. almond extract and 1 cup flour.
• Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Beat in eggs, all at once, until smooth and glossy.
• Divide in half.
• Spread evenly over strips.
• Bake 60 minutes or until topping is crisp and brown.
• Frost with Sugar Glaze (see below) and sprinkle with nuts.
• Sugar Glaze:.
• Mix 3 cups powdered sugar, 4 T. butter, 1.5 t. vanilla, 1.5 t. almond extract, and 2-4 T. warm water until smooth and of spreading consistency.
• If you are topping with walnuts instead of almonds, use less almond extract or none at all and just use vanilla extract.
• Recipe can be made into individual puffs by patting dough into 3" circles, using a rounded tsp for each puff. Spread rounded tablespoon of batter (2nd part) over each circle, extending it just beyond the edge of the circle. Bake 30 minutes and frost.