Cream Cheese Danish

Serving Size : 24. Apple, Cherry, or Blueberry Pie Filling, canned or cream cheese filling 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons cinnamon, or less if desired Combine scalded milk, sugar, salt, and butter and cool to lukewarm. In a large bowl dissolve yeast and lukewarm water. Stir in almond extract and beaten eggs. Add lukewarm mixture to yeast and then add egg mixture. Gradually add flour. Place dough in a greased 9 x 13-inch pan. Chill in refrigerator, covered, for 1 to 2 hours. Turn chilled dough onto a floured board. Roll to 12 x 16. Spread 1/3 cup butter over 2/3 of dough. Fold unspread portion over 1/2 of the remaining dough. Fold over remaining third. Repeat this procedure twice more rolling to 12 x 16-inches each time. Return dough to refrigerator and chill ocernight. When ready to bake: Divide dough in half. Roll to 14 x 9 - inches. Cut into strips, with a pastry cutter, 14"x 3/4". Twist and form each strip into a roll or circle, building up sides, placing on a greased cookie sheet. Fill shells with apple, cherry, or blueberry filling. Combine sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over pastries. Cover and let rise in warm place, until doubled. Bake at 375-degrees for 12 minutes. Makes 24 to 30. FILLING FOR DANISH PASTRIES Vanilla Custard: 1 cup light cream 1 tablespoon flour 2 egg yolks 2 tablespoons sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla Butter Cream: 1/2 cup butter 1 cup confectioner's sugar, sifted Almond Filling: 1 can almond paste (8-oz.) 1 cup confectioner's sugar, sifted 1 egg Have cool before placing filling in pastry to be baked. For Vanilla Custard: in a saucepan, combine cream, flour, egg yolks, and sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until thickened and smooth. Add vanilla and cool. For Butter Cream: Cream until smooth. For Almond Filling: Mix together until well blended. Cream Cheese Filling Serving Size : 8 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 egg, beaten 1/2 cup sugar vanilla, to taste Beat softened cream cheese. Beat egg until thick; then add sugar and vanilla. Add this to cream cheese and mix well. Spread on dough and bake according to directions.