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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Danish
YIELD: 8
INACTIVE PREP TIME: 40 minutes
PREP TIME: 15 minutes
BAKE TIME: 18 minutes
1 (17.3-ounce) package puff pastry sheets
8 ounces cream cheese
1/3 cup pumpkin puree
4 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/8 teaspoon allspice
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
pinch kosher or sea salt
Remove puff pastry sheets from the freezer and packaging. Place on counter to thaw for 40 minutes.
Meanwhile, let cream cheese and eggs come to room temperature. Line two cookie sheets with parchment. Set oven rack to the middle and upper third of the oven. Preheat oven to 400.
In the last 5 minutes of the pastry thawing time, make the cream cheese mixture. Beat the cream cheese until fluffy and no lumps remain. Add pumpkin, brown sugar, spices, egg yolk, and vanilla, mixing on medium-low speed until combined. Scrape bottom and sides of the bowl. Increase speed to medium-high and beat until completely smooth.
Unfold puff pastry sheets and roll lightly to smooth the fold lines. (If the pastry is still partially frozen, unfold and let sit a few minutes more.) Cut each pastry sheet into four squares using a pizza or pastry cutter. Place 4 squares on each baking sheet.
Whisk the egg, water, and salt together. Brush egg wash onto the border of each square. Fold in the corners of the squares. Dollop 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture in the middle of each pastry. Brush any exposed pastry dough with the egg wash.
Bake for 18 minutes, rotating the sheets at around 10 minutes.
Place cookie sheets onto wire rack.s Let cool at least 10 minutes before serving. The centers will deflate slightly as they cool. Serve warm or at room temperature. Wrap any leftover danishes in plastic wrap and store at room temperature.
