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Scratch-Made Cheese Danish Recipe

Cheese Danishes are a staple for breakfast when you're out and about — but they're even better when you make our Cheese Danish recipe at home.

Prep Time
6 hrs
Cook Time
mins
Additional Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
7 hrs 55 mins
Servings: 9 danishes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups (7 ½ oz/213 g) all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup (4 oz/115 g) cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons instant yeast
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (8 oz/225 g) cold butter, cubed
  • Egg wash, for glazing
  • 1 large egg
  • 6 tablespoons (3 fl oz/90 ml) whole milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Notes

  • When you fold the pastries in, be sure you don’t bring the corners all the way to the center; otherwise, you’ll have no space for your filling.
  • Make a quick glaze for a sweeter pastry. Whisk 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons of milk, and a 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Drizzle it on top of the pastries once they have cooled.
  • You can add a dollop of raspberryjam or apricot jam on top of the cream cheese filling to make a fruit and cheese Danish.
  • Make a danish braid instead of individual pastries. After you roll the dough, spread the cream cheese filling in a 3-inch strip down the center of the dough square. Cut the edges of the dough into 10 strips all the way to the cream cheese strip. Lay the strips of dough in an alternating pattern over the filling. Proof and bake as you would the individual pastries.
  • Use this Danish dough to make our Morning Buns!