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Flaky Perfection: Strawberry Danish

These Strawberry Danishes are a flaky, sweet, and fruity delight! Learn how to make this beautiful pastry with our easy-to-follow recipe. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or afternoon tea!

Ingredients

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Strawberries:

  • 4 cups sliced strawberries
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon sugar

Cream Cheese Filling:

  • 8 oz. (226 g) cream cheese, room temperature
  • ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Danish Pastry:

  • 2 puff pastry sheets, thawed
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten with 1 teaspoon water
  • 2 – 3 tablespoons sugar for topping, optional

Toppings:

  • ¼ cup (60 ml) strawberry jam, optional for topping
  • 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 – 3 tablespoons (30 – 45 ml) milk

Instructions

  1. Prepare the Strawberries: Add the cleaned and sliced strawberries, sugar, and cornstarch to a mixing bowl. Mix all the ingredients to ensure all the strawberries are well coated. Allow the berries to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.
  2. Make the Cream Cheese Filling: In another mixing bowl, mix the room temperature cream cheese until smooth. Mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla extract until smooth and well combined. Taste and adjust the flavor as needed.
  3. Prepare the Puff Pastry: Unfold one sheet of puff pastry to form a square. Cut the puff pastry along the folded lines. Cut each of the long rectangles in half in the center to form two smaller rectangles of puff pastry. There should be six smaller rectangles total. With a small paring knife, score or gently cut into the dough, but not all the way through, a border about ¼ inch from the edges of the puff pastry rectangle.
  4. Assemble the Danishes: Smooth 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of cream cheese filling into the center of the puff pastry. Stay inside the borders of the smaller rectangle. Decoratively layer the fresh strawberries on top of the cream cheese filling. Lightly brush the edges of the puff pastry with the lightly beaten egg. Sprinkle the entire danish with sugar, if you like.
  5. Chill and Bake: If the puff pastry has gotten a bit warm or sticky, transfer the baking sheet with the prepped strawberry danishes into the fridge to chill for 15 – 20 minutes. Chilling helps the puff pastry dough puff up really beautifully. Bake the strawberry cream cheese danishes for 20 -25 minutes or until the pastries are a light golden brown color.
  6. Cool and Decorate: Cool the strawberry danishes on the hot baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool to room temperature. Top each strawberry danish with warm strawberry jam and with a dusting of powdered sugar. If you prefer a vanilla glaze, whisk 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar with 1 – 2 tablespoons (30 – 45 ml) milk and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth and well combined. Drizzle on top of the cooled danishes and enjoy.

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