Easy Cheese Danish (Barefoot Contessa) Recipe

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Easy Cheese Danish (Barefoot Contessa)
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
59
Calories
Total time
20
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
  2. Place the cream cheese and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and cream them together on low speed until smooth. With the mixer still on low, add the egg yolks, ricotta, vanilla, salt, and lemon zest and mix until just combined. Don't whip!
  3. Unfold 1 sheet of puff pastry onto a lightly floured board and roll it slightly with a floured rolling pin until it's a 10 by 10-inch square. Cut the sheet into quarters with a sharp knife. Place a heaping tablespoon of cheese filling into the middle of each of the 4 squares. Brush the border of each pastry with egg wash and fold 2 opposite corners to the center, brushing and overlapping the corners of each pastry so they firmly stick together. Brush the top of the pastries with egg wash. Place the pastries on the prepared sheet pan. Repeat with the second sheet of puff pastry and refrigerate the filled Danish for 15 minutes.
  4. Bake the pastries for about 20 minutes, rotating the pan once during baking, until puffed and brown. Serve warm.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 58.72 Kcal (246 kJ)
Calories from fat 41.43 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.6g 7%
Cholesterol 28.91mg 10%
Sodium 65.22mg 3%
Potassium 22.24mg 0%
Total Carbs 3g 1%
Sugars 1.93g 8%
Dietary Fiber 0.04g 0%
Protein 1.47g 3%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 14.8mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 293.38 Kcal (1228 kJ)
Calories from fat 207.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23g 7%
Cholesterol 144.42mg 10%
Sodium 325.87mg 3%
Potassium 111.12mg 0%
Total Carbs 15.01g 1%
Sugars 9.63g 8%
Dietary Fiber 0.2g 0%
Protein 7.34g 3%
Iron 0.8mg 1%
Calcium 74mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.6
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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