Cinnamon Chip Danish Recipes

DANISH CINNAMON SNAILS

Steps:

• Pour the warm milk into a mixing bowl and mash in the fresh cake yeast. Mix in 6 1/2 tablespoons of soft butter, eggs, cardamom, 2 tablespoons sugar, salt, and 3 1/2 cups of the flour. Use a wooden spoon to mix the dough. If it's very sticky, mix in the remaining 1/2 cup of flour. Cover the bowl and let the dough rise for 30 minutes.
• Cream together the 2/3 cup butter and 1/2 cup sugar. Stir in the cinnamon.
• Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead it until it's firm, about 3 minutes. Divide the dough in half; roll each half into a rectangle no more than 1/2 inch thick. Spread each rectangle with half the filling.
• Stack one layer of dough and filling on top of the other rectangle of dough, filling-side up. Roll the dough up, starting with the edge closest to you, to form a long log. Cut the log into 1 inch-thick slices.
• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, or grease a baking dish or two cake pans.
• Place the rolls on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 3 inches apart. If you like pull-apart rolls, arrange them in a greased baking dish or cake pans, spacing the rolls about 1 inch apart. Place the uneven end pieces on the baking sheet cut-side up for the best presentation. Let the rolls rest 20 minutes before baking.
• Bake the snails in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Pull-apart rolls will take longer to bake: after 10 minutes, reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake the rolls until the sides are fully set, about 10 minutes longer. Cover the baking dish with foil if the rolls begin to get too brown.

DANISH CINNAMON BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat egg; add remaining ingredients except granulated sugar and mix well (use your hands if necessary).
• Press dough into ungreased 13x9x2 inch pan.
• Sprinkle granulated sugar evenly over bars.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes.
• Cool slightly; cut into bars.
• Cool completely; remove from pan and store in airtight container.

CHOCOLATE AND CHEESE DANISH

Steps:

• Put an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
• Filling: In a small bowl, mix together the cheeses, egg yolk, flour, sugar, vanilla and salt until smooth. Fold in the chocolate chips. Set aside.
• Cut each sheet of pastry into 4 equal-sized squares. Put 4 pastry squares on each prepared baking sheet. Spoon about 2 to 3 teaspoons of the filling into the center of each piece of pastry. Fold 1 corner of the pastry diagonally over the filling to within 1-inch of the opposite corner. Using a pastry brush, brush the folded-over section lightly with the beaten egg. Fold the opposite corner over the egg-brushed pastry to form an open-ended Danish. Brush the pastry with beaten egg and bake until puffed and golden, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes before serving.

CINNAMON CHIP DANISH

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, sugar and egg yolk until well blended. Set aside 3 tablespoons cinnamon chips for garnish. Stir remaining chips into cream cheese mixture. Spray board or counter with non-stick cooking spray. Combine rolls and roll into an 18x12-inch rectangle. Spread filling over center-third (lengthwise portion) of rectangle. Cut 1-inch wide strips from edge of filling toward opposite side. Fold bottom row towards filling and finish by stretching last strip and tucking under. Spray baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray. Support braid with both hands and place diagonally on baking sheet. Cover with sprayed plastic wrap. Let rise 25-30 minutes. Remove wrap and bake at 350°F 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. Drizzle with vanilla glaze. Garnish with reserved chips. Vanilla Glaze: Stir together 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1-1/2 teaspoons softened butter and enough milk until of desired consistency. * Reese's Peanut Butter Chips or Hershey's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips can be substituted for the cinnamon chips.

HOMEMADE CINNAMON CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).
• Stir sugar, ground cinnamon, shortening, and corn syrup together in a small bowl until dough comes together. Place dough between two layers of parchment paper; roll to 1/8- to 1/4-inch thick. Transfer to a baking sheet; remove top piece of parchment paper.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden and bubbly, about 35 minutes. Cool completely and break into pieces.