Nors Easy Cheese Fruit Danish Braid Recipes

FRESH FRUIT CHEESE DANISH

Steps:

• Place the pastry sheets on work surface; cut each sheet into fourths.
• Have 2 baking sheets lined with parchment or Silpat ready.
• In a bowl, beat the cream cheese, half & half, egg, powdered sugar, and lemon zest.
• Divide the mixture among the 8 squares of pastry, placing the cheese in the center of each square.
• Top each with a tablespoon of fruit choice. Cut a small slit in the corners of each pastry square, then fold the pastry over the cheese so that the center is exposed. Sprinkle with sliced almonds.
• Bake in a 425* oven for 20 minutes or until golden.
• Remove from oven, sprinkle with powdered sugar, cool slightly before serving. The.
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• ENJOY !

NOR'S EASY CHEESE FRUIT DANISH BRAID

Steps:

• 1. Thaw frozen pastry. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Dust with flour. Preheat oven to 350 degree's.
• 2. Place thawed and unrolled pastry on prepared parchment lined sheet pan.
• 3. Sprinkle flour on pastry. Roll dough to 12 inches long and width of sheet pan.about a 10 x 12 rectangle
• 4. With knife, or pizza cutter. Cut the outside 3rd of dough in to slices about 3/4 - 1 inch wide all the way down each side. Do not cut in to center 1/3 of dough. You leave the center 3rd uncut to spread filling.
• 5. Make cheese filling. Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add in sugar, egg yolk and vanilla and flour. Beat until smooth.
• 6. Spread cheese filling down the center of dough evenly. Top with 1/2 the can of fruit filling if desired. ( i used solo apricot)
• 7. Bring outside strips you cut across filling . One side at a time alternating and crossing over each other until done.
• 8. Beat egg and water with a fork. Brush over entire pastry. Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes until golden.
• 9. Heat remaing fuit filling in microwave with 2 tablespoons of water until hot. Remove from microwave and stir. Brush over entire hot pastry. You may have some left over. Just save or discard.
• 10. Mix ingredients together for glaze until smooth. Brush glaze over pastry. Sprinkle with nuts if desired. Cool thoroughly before cutting. Enjoy!
• 11. Directions for optional homemade apricot filling : Place sugar water and apricots in a saucepan. Bring to a boil reduce to simmer. Cook until apricots are tender and most of liquid is boiled down, and it is thickened. Stir in lemon juice. If you prefer a thicker sauce. Mix 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of water add to mixture and boil until thick. Remove from heat to cool before using.

EASY FRUIT AND CHEESE DANISH(CRESCENT ROLL DOUGH)

Steps:

• 1. PREP DOUGH: Unroll crescent dough onto parchment paper lined baking sheet. Do not separate but pinch seams together to form a rectangle. Cut 1/2" "arms" along both sides approximately 1 1/2" inwards.
• 2. FILLING: Mix softened cream cheese with sugar and 1/4 tsp vanilla. Spread cream cheese filling down center, and then spoon a thin line of pie filling down the center of the cheese. Gently pull dough strips from each side up and over top of filling, just crossing in the middle. At the ends fold the strips upward a bit to seal ends.
• 3. BAKE: @ 375 for 15-20 minutes, or until golden and cooked through. GLAZE: Mix the powdered sugar and cream/milk and 1/4 tsp vanilla to form the glaze. Drizzle back and forth over warm danish. Cut and serve.