I was probably way more thrilled than I should be to find GF puff pastry at the grocery store... 😄😄😄 This was a BIG hit around the household!
This recipe is enough for 2 Danishes.
- 1 GF puff pastry (2 if making both pastries)
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla (GF)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 Jar of Apple Pie filling
- Coarse sugar for topping, optional
Egg wash
- Preheat oven to 375. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Add egg yolk, vanilla, and lemon juice. Beat until combined.
- Place puff pastry on a lightly floured surface and roll out slightly. With the pastry length-wise, cut two slits in the top and two at the bottom. On the outer third to the left and right, cut inch-long slits to braid the pastry later.
- Spoon 1/2 the cream cheese mixture onto the center. Spoon a layer of apple pie filling on top of the cream cheese mixture. Then top with the cream cheese filling.
- Place the top and bottom pastry pieces onto the cream cheese filling, then braid the remaining strips of pastry.
- Mix egg and water together in a small bowl. Brush egg wash over the pastry. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown.