Sweetened cream cheese filling, topped with fresh raspberries and blueberries and encased in a tender, lightly sweetened pastry.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword danish,raspberry,blueberry,pastry
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Chill Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour20 minutesminutes
Servings 10
Calories 345kcal
Ingredients
Pastry
3/4 ccottage cheese
1/3cgranulated sugar
1/3cmilk
1/4 cvegetable oil
1tspvanilla extract
2call-purpose flour
2tspbaking powder
1/2tspsalt
Filling
8ozcream cheesesoftened
1/2csugar
2lgeggsseparated
2tsplemon peelgrated
2tspvanilla extract
1craspberriesfresh
1cblueberriesfresh
Glaze Topping
3tsplemon juice
1/2cpowdered sugar
Instructions
Pastry Instructions
Process cottage cheese in a blender or food processor till smooth.
Transfer cottage cheese mixture to a large mixing bowl. Add milk, oil, vanilla, and sugar to the bowl. Mix with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to wet ingredients and mix on medium speed until a soft dough forms. Dough will be very soft.
Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead 5-6 times, forming a ball. Place in covered bowl and chill for approx. 30 minutes while you prepare the filling.
Filling and Pasty Finish Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a mixing bowl, mix cream cheese and sugar until fluffy.
Add lemon zest, egg yolks and vanilla. Mix until thoroughly combined.
Turn dough out onto a 13x17 inch piece of parchment paper. Roll out to a 12x16 size.
Leaving dough on parchment paper, transfer both to a flat baking sheet.
Spread filling mixture down length of dough in a 3-1/2 in width, stopping about 1/2 inch before each end.
Sprinkle raspberries and blueberries across the filling.
On the long edges, cut 1-inch strips, going about 3-1/2 inches in toward the center.
Fold strips, at an angle, alternating sides, in toward the center, overlapping each one. Pinch each short end and fold under.
Add 1 tbsp. water to one egg white and whip with a whisk or fork to combine. Brush egg white mixture over dough.
Bake for 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool on wire rack.
Lemon Glaze Instructions
Whisk together powdered sugar and lemon juice. Drizzle over cooled danish.