Heavenly Cheese Danish
This tempting cheese Danish is baked to flaky perfection and shines with a simple egg wash gloss. It tastes just as decadent as any breakfast pastry you'd find in a bakery or coffee shop. —Josephine Triton, Lakewood, Ohio
Ingredients
- 2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup cold butter, cubed
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 4 large egg yolks, room temperature
- ASSEMBLY:
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
- 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 large egg, separated, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
Reviews
Delicious!!! Great texture/flavor to dough and filling. I did add a little vanilla to filling and used about 1/4 whole wheat flour. I DID have some troubles and learned a lot being fairly new to bread making and yeast reactions. My dough did not rise in fridge after about 20 hours. I google about failed dough and had great success reviving dough using the boiled water in the pan in oven and dough in oven. After an hour it was rising well. It also took a good 10 min plus extra bake time though. All very worth it including lessons on yeast. Can't wait till Covid-19 ends so I can make these for the grandkids when we see each other again. Might try an apple filling next.
hickeylupeg it says Remove to wire racks; brush with syrup. Serve warm.
The recipe does not explain what to do with the 2 tablespoons of maple syrup.