Candied Pecan Cheese Danish
- 1 recipe puff pastry dough or 1 box frozen puff pastry
- 1 batch candied pecans
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temp.
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 eggs, separate whites and yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pre-heat oven to 400 F.
- Cut pastry dough into 4 inch squares. Lay out on paper coated baking sheet about an inch apart.
- Place dough back in refrigerator. It has to stay very cold until the moment you bake it.
- Mix cream cheese, sugar, 2 egg yolks and vanilla until combined.
- Sprinkle chopped candied pecans onto dough. (alternatively on top of cheese instead)
- Spoon about a tablespoons of cream cheese mixture to center of pastry dough square.
- For pinwheels, cut slightly in at each corner and fold one corner flap in for each side.
- Brush exposed puff pastry with egg whites.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool and enjoy!
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