Description
Delightful Cherry Danish pastry with a flaky crust and sweet cherry filling.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter, cubed
- 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 packet Instant Yeast
- 1/2 cup Milk (whole or dairy-free)
- 1 Egg
- 1 cup Cherries, pitted
- 1 tbsp Cornstarch
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Mix flour, sugar, and yeast in a bowl; add butter and rub in until coarse crumbs form.
- Combine milk and egg, then mix with the dry ingredients until a sticky dough forms.
- Wrap dough in plastic and chill for 20 minutes.
- Prepare cherry filling: Cook cherries with sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla until thickened; cool.
- Roll out chilled dough to 1/4 inch thick; cut into squares.
- Spoon cherry filling onto squares, fold corners to the center, and pinch seals.
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden.
- Cool slightly before serving.
Notes
For a vegan version, use flaxseed egg or aquafaba and coconut oil instead of butter.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Bakery
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pastry
- Calories: 275
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: cherry, pastry, dessert, baking, danish
