Easy Cheese and Fruit Danish
Ingredients
1 pkg. (2 sheets)
frozen puff pastry
3 ½ tbsp.
Kowalski's Unsalted Butter, melted and cooled
4 tbsp.
Kowalski's Honey Almond Whipped Cream Cheese Spread
2 tbsp.
Kowalski's Jam (any flavor)
- coarse sugar, for sprinkling
- confectioners' sugar, for garnish
Directions
- Leave pastry on the counter at room temperature until you are able to unfold each sheet without breaking it (it should be cool but pliable).
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Unfold pastry sheets; brush one side of each sheet evenly with butter.
- Cut each pastry sheet into thirds along the fold lines. Stack 3 strips on top of each other, buttered side up; roll tightly to create a short, fat log. Repeat with remaining 3 strips.
- Cut each log crosswise into 5 evenly sized biscuit-shape pieces. Using a rolling pin, lightly roll each piece to flatten into a circle about 3 ½" in diameter.
- Divide cream cheese evenly between the 10 circles, placing it in the middle of each piece; top each with an even amount of jam.
- Fold each circle in half to create a pocket; press edges to seal in the filling. If the layers separate, lightly tap and squeeze together any large gaps in the pastry so the filling is well enclosed (very small gaps are fine).
- Place pastries 2" apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet; sprinkle with coarse sugar.
- Bake in preheated oven until pastries are dark golden-brown (about 20 min.).
- Transfer pastries to a wire rack; let cool to room temperature.
- Dust with confectioners’ sugar before serving.
