Lemon Cheese Danish
Flakey puff pastry is such a delicious pairing with the cream cheese filling, it's almost like having cheesecake in a slice of puff pastry!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces Cream Cheese room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Extract
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 Lemons zested
- 3 tablespoons Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Heavy Cream
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Package Puff Pastry
- Blueberry Jam
Lemon Drizzle (optional):
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Milk
- 1/2 teaspoon Lemon Extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Let puff pastry sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
- Combine cream cheese, lemon extract, lemon zest, sugar, heavy cream, vanilla and one egg yolk. Whip together until nice and fluffy.
- Roll out the puff pastry to roll out any seams in the dough. Cut into 6 even pieces.
- Scoop a dollop of the cream cheese mixture into the middle of the pastry pieces. Then spread it out leaving a quarter inch border around the edges.
- Add a dollop of jam and stir around.
- Create an egg wash by mixing together one egg with a splash of water. Brush onto the edges of the puff pastry. Sprinkle with a little extra sugar.
- Bake for about 15-18 minutes.
Lemon Drizzle:
- Combine powdered sugar, lemon extract, and milk. Stir together.
- Drizzle over cooled pastries.
- Enjoy!