Cottage Cheese Cherry Breakfast Danishes
Enjoy bakery-style pastries fresh from your kitchen. They bring delightful flavor to your morning and make breakfast feel truly special.
Ingredients
For the Filling
- 3/4 cup Full-Fat Cottage Cheese
- 2 oz Cream Cheese, Softened
- 3 tbsp Powdered Sugar
- 1 Egg Yolk
- 1 tbsp Cornstarch
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 tsp Lemon Zest
For the Pastries
- 1 sheet Puff Pastry (About 9 oz), Thawed
- 1 Large Egg, Beaten
- 1/2 cup Cherry Pie Filling
For the Glaze
- 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 to 2 tbsp Milk
Equipment
- blender
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the cottage cheese in a fine-mesh strainer and let it drain for 10 minutes, pressing gently with a spoon to remove excess liquid.
- Add the drained cottage cheese, cream cheese, powdered sugar, egg yolk, cornstarch, vanilla extract and lemon zest to a blender. Blend until thick and completely smooth.
- Unfold the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface and cut it into 6 rectangles. Transfer them to the baking sheet. Prick the center of each rectangle several times with a fork, leaving a 1/2-inch border untouched. This keeps the center flat while the edges puff up around the filling.
- Brush the borders with beaten egg. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the cottage cheese filling onto the center of each pastry, then top with a spoonful of cherry pie filling.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until the pastry is puffed and deep golden and the filling is set.
- Let the danishes cool for 10 minutes. Whisk the powdered sugar with enough milk to make a thick, pourable glaze and drizzle it over the pastries.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 328kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 8gFat: 16g