Raspberry Linzer Cheese Danishes
"This makes such a gorgeous presentation and even a novice can handle the prep. Something for Christmas or Easter morning, brunch, dessert or simply to make any day special. From Rachel Ray."
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄4 cup marzipan or 1/4 cup almond paste
- 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1 large egg, separated
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed and refrigerated
- 4 teaspoons raspberry jam
- 1⁄4 cup sliced almonds
- 1 -2 tablespoon heavy cream
directions
- Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 400°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using an electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese and marzipan at high speed for 1 minute. Beat in 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar. Beat in the egg yolk, vanilla and salt.
- Place the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface and roll out to form a 10-inch square; cut into 4 equal squares and place on the prepared baking sheet. Dollop the cream cheese mixture evenly in the center of each square; top with 1 teaspoon jam. In a small bowl, beat the egg white with a fork, then lightly brush some of it onto the pastry. Lift 2 opposite corners of each pastry and cross over the center, overlapping slightly; pinch to seal. Brush the tops with more egg white and sprinkle with the almonds. Bake until golden, about 20 minutes. Let cool completely.
- In a small bowl, stir the remaining 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar and the heavy cream with a fork until smooth; drizzle over the cooled pastries.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
gailanng
United States
I'm just me, mother, grandmother...friend to many and a Louisianian. My Cajun and French Quarter Italian descent afforded me exposure to some of the best of foods. My passions are my family, decorating, cooking and gardening. Those very passions push me into constant awareness with always looking for something new to delight the senses, thus my favorite idiom...Inspire me, puuuullllllleeeeeeease! ...and I mean it, too. God Bless America!
