Apple Cream Cheese Breakfast Pastry

Cream Cheese Filling:

• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened

• 1/3 cup sugar

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Apple Filling:

• 4 tablespoons butter

• 3 apples, peeled and diced (I used Granny Smith)

• 2 tablespoons flour

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

• 2 - 4 tablespoons water

Frosting:

• 1 cup powdered sugar

• 2 - 3 tablespoons water

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Set aside.

To make the cream cheese filling:

1. Mix cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla until smooth and set aside.

To make the apple filling:

1. In a medium pan, melt butter over medium heat. Add apples, flour, sugar, cinnamon and 2 tablespoons water and cook until apples are soft, about 7 minutes. Add more water one tablespoon at a time if apple mixture gets too thick. Remove from heat and cool slightly.

To make the danish:

1. Place crescent roll dough on lined jelly roll pan, making a rectangle. Use a rolling pin to seal seams and thin dough out slightly. Make 2 inch diagonal cuts about an inch apart on the long sides of the dough.

1. Spread cream cheese filling in the center of the dough. Spoon apple filling on top of cream cheese filling.

1. Pull the top and bottom of dough over filling and then pull the dough from the sides, creating a braided look. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for at least 20 minutes.

To make the frosting:

1. Mix powdered sugar with water in a small bowl until smooth. Add additional water if needed to get to desired consistency. Drizzle over warm danish.

source: https://www.garnishwithlemon.com/easy-apple-cream-cheese-danish/