Easy Strawberry Danish

Name: Easy Strawberry Danish
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters confectioners sugar; 227 grams cream cheese, at room temperature; 1 tube Pillsbury Crescent Rolls; 2 egg yolks; 8 servings To make pastry; 3 Tbsps heavy cream; 8 servings To make icing; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters strawberries (about 4 large), sliced (see note); 79 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Easy Strawberry Danish a try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 418 calories, 4g of protein, and 24g of fat each. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have to make icing, strawberries, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Mother's Day. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

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To make pastry: In a medium bowl, whisk cream cheese with sugar until smooth.

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Cream Cheese

Sugar

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Whisk

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Add egg yolks, vanilla, and salt and whisk until combined. Set aside.

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Vanilla

Salt

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Open Crescent

Rolls and remove from container. Unroll crescents onto prepared baking sheet but do not separate the triangles. Use your finger to patch together any holes—you want to have one long rectangle of dough.

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Refrigerated Crescent Rolls

Dough

Roll

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Place rectangle of dough so that one short end faces you.

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Spread filling down the center of the dough to be about 3 inches wide.

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Spread

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Place strawberries along top of filling.

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Strawberries

Use a sharp knife to cut 1/2-inch wide strips up one side of the dough. Repeat on other side. Alternate pulling the just-cut strips of dough from each side towards the middle to form a braid. Tuck in extra end pieces under the braid.

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