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A beautiful breakfast pastry combining flaky puff pastry, sweet cream cheese, and homemade blueberry filling topped with lemon glaze.
Essential Ingredients:
- Puff pastry sheets: Creates flaky base
- Cream cheese: Must be room temperature
- Fresh blueberries: Best for filling
- Lemon juice: Adds brightness
- Powdered sugar: Makes glaze
- Pure vanilla: Enhances flavors
Detailed Instructions:
- Prepare Components
- Make blueberry filling first
- Beat cream cheese until fluffy
- Cut pastry into strips
- Preheat to 400°F
- Form Pastries
- Create twisted pinwheels
- Poke centers with fork
- Space well apart
- Brush with egg wash
- Add Fillings
- Spoon cream cheese mixture
- Top with blueberries
- Keep centered
- Avoid overfilling
- Bake and Finish
- Watch for golden brown
- Cool completely
- Add lemon glaze
- Let set before serving
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The key discovery was that twisting the pastry creates beautiful presentation while keeping fillings contained.
Storage Tips:
Keep refrigerated 3 days. Freezes well up to 1 month.
Perfect Pairings:
Serve with coffee or tea for breakfast or brunch.
Chef's Tips:
- Work with cold pastry
- Don't overfill centers
- Watch baking time carefully
- Cool on wire rack
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Years of pastry making taught me that proper temperature control and careful assembly creates bakery-quality danish at home.
Frequently Asked Questions
- → Can I use frozen berries?
- Yes, cook filling slightly longer to reduce extra liquid.
- → Make ahead tips?
- Make fillings ahead. Assemble and bake fresh.
- → Why twist pastry?
- Creates pretty braided look and better texture.
- → Storage tips?
- Best day of baking. Keep 2 days room temperature.
- → Filling variations?
- Try different berries or fruit preserves.