Sourdough Cherry-Cream Cheese Danishes

Oh these are sooooo sinful!!

Lately I’ve been thinking about what other pastries I can make with my laminated dough. I decided I’d try to make danishes.

The only difference in the dough is that I laminated with two letter folds as opposed to a book fold and a letter fold (9 layers of butter vs 12 for my croissants).

I cut my rolled out dough into 12 x 5” squares. These I cut/shaped last night and let rest in the fridge overnight.

I didn’t prove these as long as I do my croissants which are rolled. I only put these in the proving bags on my counter for four hours.

I made a cream cheese filling (recipe below) and topped them with pie cherries. Egg washed. Baked them for 14 minutes at 385°F (convection). Glazed with apricot jam out of the oven. Let cool. Eat!!

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These are a keeper!

I can branch off this method into all sorts of filling combos! I’m REALLY excited to try some different danishes in the near future!

Cream Cheese Filling Recipe

• 8oz Cream Cheese (room temp)
• 4T sugar
• 1t Vanilla Extract
• 1/4t Almond Extract
• 4T Lemon Juice

Stir together all ingredients with a fork to get most of lumps out. Whisk smooth. Fill pastries with about a Tablespoon each.