Raspberry Linzer Cheese Danishes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup marzipan or 1/4 cup almond paste
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 1 large egg, separated
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed and refrigerated
• 4 teaspoons raspberry jam
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 1 -2 tablespoon heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 400°. line a baking sheet with parchment paper. using an electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese and marzipan at high speed for 1 minute. beat in 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar. beat in the egg yolk, vanilla and salt.
• 2 place the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface and roll out to form a 10-inch square; cut into 4 equal squares and place on the prepared baking sheet. dollop the cream cheese mixture evenly in the center of each square; top with 1 teaspoon jam. in a small bowl, beat the egg with a fork, then lightly brush some of it onto the pastry. lift 2 opposite corners of each pastry and cross over the center, overlapping slightly; pinch to seal. brush the tops with more egg and sprinkle with the almonds. bake until golden, about 20 minutes. let cool completely.
• 3 in a small bowl, stir the remaining 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar and the heavy cream with a fork until smooth; drizzle over the cooled pastries.