Apple-Cheese Danish

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From Country Living

Straight from your grocer's freezer, the dough for this sweet-and-savory, apple-cheese danish rises to the occasion — no flour, food processor, or kneading required

  • 6

Ingredients

  • 1 package(s) (7.5-ounce) farmer cheese
  • 1/3 cup(s) sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
  • 2 medium Gala apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon(s) lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoon(s) sugar, for apple mixture
  • 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed, cut into 3 strips, then cut in half widthwise
  • Sugar, for sprinkling

Preparation

Step 1

•Combine farmer cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and salt in a medium bowl.
•Toss apples with lemon juice and 2 teaspoons sugar. Set aside.
•Preheat oven to 400°F. Roll each pastry strip to a 6-inch square. Divide cheese mixture among squares. Top with apples, layering slices.
•Fold in 2 opposite corners of dough to meet in middle of pastry. Sprinkle with sugar. Transfer to parchment-lined baking pan. Bake until golden, 20 to 25