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Strawberry and Goat Cheese Danishes

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Dessert, Breakfast, Brunch, Appetizer – American
By Kelly Djalali – Serves: Makes 4 Danishes
Prep Time: 30 Minutes – Cooking Time: 20 Minutes – Total Time: ~50 Minutes

Simple strawberry compote and tangy goat cheese fill these Strawberry and Goat Cheese Danishes; finished with balsamic glaze and fresh basil.

Ingredients

  • Strawberry Compote
  • 1 lb. Strawberries, washed, stemmed and quartered
  • Zest of 1 Lemon
  • Juice of Half a Lemon
  • 3 tbsp. Sugar
  • Strawberry and Goat Cheese Danishes
  • 1 Sheet Puff Pastry Dough, defrosted
  • 4 oz. Plain Goat Cheese
  • Strawberry Compote
  • 1 Large Egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon water
  • Balsamic Glaze
  • Fresh Basil

Instructions

Strawberry Compote

1

Combine ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir occasionally and cook the strawberries for about 15 minutes, until they have broken down a bit and the sauce has thickened. Pour the strawberry compote into a heat-safe bowl to cool.

Strawberry and Goat Cheese Danishes

2

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

3

Once the pastry is defrosted, but still very cold, place the dough on a sheet of parchment. Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough a little bit more and to seal any cracked parts where the pastry was folded.

4

Then use a bench scraper to make your cuts. Once you make your cuts, slide the parchment (with the pastry squares) onto a sheet tray.

5

Assemble the danishes on the now parchment-lined sheet tray: Place the goat cheese diagonally down the center of each pastry square.

6

Spoon the strawberry compote on top of the goat cheese. Divide the compote evenly amongst the four pastries.

7

Once you have the pastries filled, it's time to fold. Fold one side over the center. Brush that folded side with egg wash.

8

Then fold the other side over the egg-washed side. Do that folding for all the pastries. Then brush egg wash over the tops, sides and the exposed center bits of pastry.

9

Bake for about 20 minutes, until the pastry is puffed and golden.

10

When they come out of the oven, use a spatula to carefully transfer them to a wire rack to cool.

11

Once cool, drizzle balsamic glaze over each pastry.

12

Transfer the pastries to a serving dish and top with a few basil leaves.