Cheese Danish

Ingredients

• •3 ounces puff pastry (2 sheets)
• 🧀6 ounces cream cheese (softened)
• •3 tablespoons divided sugar
• •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• •1 cup fresh blueberries
• 🍋1/2 teaspoon lemon juice (squeezed or bought)
• 🥚1 egg
• •1 tablespoon water
• •1/2 cup powdered sugar
• •2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk

Instructions

1. 1preheat the oven to 400F degrees
2. 2unfold the pastry sheets onto a flat surface and cut along the fold marks to make 3 equal strips, then cut each strip in half to make 12 rectangles and arrange onto an ungreased cookie sheet (about an inch apart)
3. 3with a pairing knife, lightly score a border around the entire edge of the pastry (about 3/4 inch away from the edge) and use a fork to poke holes in the middle of the border
4. 4in a bowl, combine the cream cheese, 2 tablespoons of the sugar, and vanilla extract together well, then spoon the cream cheese mixture onto the middle of the border and spread evenly
5. 5in a separate bowl, toss the blueberries, lemon juice, and the remaining sugar together, then spread on top of the mixture *I added a bit more cream cheese mixture on top of the blueberries*
6. 6in a separate bowl, beat the egg and water together then spread around the outside edge of the pastry *discard any unused egg mixture*
7. 7bake the pastries at 400F degrees for 15-18 minutes and let cool for 10 minutes
8. 8in a separate bowl, combine the powdered sugar and heavy cream (or milk) together to make a drizzle for the pastry *milk makes the mixture thinner whereas heavy cream makes It thicker* if the mixture is too thin, add more powdered sugar, and if It is too thick add more heavy cream
9. 9once the pastries are done cooling, drizzle the icing on top and enjoy!!