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Cheese Danish Recipe
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Cheese Danish Recipe

18 ingredients 16 (5-inch) pastries openrecipes

Many people think of any morning sweet roll as a "Danish." According to master baker Nancy Silverton, co-owner of La Brea Bakery in Los Angeles, a true Danish...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

974
Calories
30g
Protein
37g
Fat
129g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Fruit Preserve not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 envelope active dry yeast
  • 1/2 cup whole milk, heated to lukewarm
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, well chilled and cut into 1/2-tablespoon pats
  • 1/2 pound cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 large egg yolk (save the white for the egg wash)
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Several tablespoons thick fruit preserves, optional
  • 1 large egg white
  • Crystallized sugar such as sanding sugar or turbinado sugar

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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