Categories: Breakfast
Ingredients
- 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour, plus more as needed
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- Pinch of sea salt
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 large egg, separated
- 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 sheets puff pastry, thawed
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 400. Line an 11×17-inch rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
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In a medium bowl, combine the apples, granulated sugar, flour, cinnamon, allspice, salt and lemon zest and juice. Set aside.
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In a separate medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, egg yolk, 1/4 cup of the confectioners’ sugar, and the vanilla. Stir with a fork until well blended. Set aside.
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Beat the egg white with a splash of water. Set aside.
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Unfold one sheet of puff pastry onto a lightly floured countertop. Roll the dough into a 10x-12 inch rectangle. Snip off the two top corners at an angle. Cut two notches at the bottom of the dough. Cut 1-inch diagonal strips on the right third of the dough. Repeat this on the left third of the dough.
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Spread half of the cream cheese filling down the center of the dough, leaving a 1-inch border at the top and bottom.
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Spread half of the apple filling over the cream cheese filling.
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Fold the top and bottom pieces of dough over the filling. Fold the strips of dough in a crisscross pattern to make a mock braid covering the filling. When you get to the last strip, dab a bit of the egg wash underneath to keep it secure. Lightly brush the Danish with the egg wash.
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Repeat with the remaining sheet of puff pastry, filling and cream cheese mixture.
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Place the Danishes on the prepared pan. Bake until the pastry is deep golden brown and the filling is bubbling, about 25 minutes.
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In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1 cup confectioners’ sugar and the butter with 1 tbsp of water and whisk until smooth. Drizzle the icing over each Danish. Let sit at least 10 minutes before serving, to allow the filling and the icing to set.