Cherry danish recipe

I will never forget the day I came up with this recipe. I was pregnant, and I was craving cherries! I came up with the dough for this recipe by using one of my easy pie crust recipes.

Cherry Danish are perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a snack for any time of the day. They are perfect for adults and children and make a great treat to take with you to a breakfast or brunch potluck gathering.

They do, however, look festive on a platter during the Christmas Holiday and make a perfect Holiday breakfast treat.

You can switch out the cherry pie filling for other flavors for a different look and taste.

Baking with children creates beautiful memories. These cherry danish are a great recipe to use to teach children the basics of baking.

Cherry Danish

Dough:

1 Stick of margarine, cut into pieces

1 Cup of flour

4-6 tablespoons of cold water

2 teaspoons of salt

Filler:

Cinnamon sugar*

Topping:

1 can of cherry pie filling

Drizzle:

1 cup powdered sugar

2 tbsp. of milk or water (more if the icing is too thick)

Line a cookie sheet with no-stick foil or parchment paper.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine all ingredients and form the dough together in a large bowl. Form into a ball.

Roll out dough between 2 sheets of floured wax paper into a circle.

Sprinkle dough with cinnamon sugar.

Cut dough into 4 equal parts.

Roll each part into a roll.

Twist each roll into a swirl and press together with fingers. Then, create a small dip on the top of each roll to hold the fruit.

Add cherry pie filling onto each roll.

Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Top with icing.

Tips:

*You can easily make your cinnamon sugar by taking ½ cup of white sugar and mixing it with 5 teaspoons of ground cinnamon.

You can also buy a small bottle in the spice section at your local grocery store.

Choose your favorite canned pie filling flavor for this danish recipe.

If you prefer a more robust spice flavor, use pumpkin pie spice sugar in the place of the cinnamon sugar in this recipe.

If you like nuts, you can add 1/4 cup of your favorite chopped nuts to this recipe. Then, add them to the dough after you sprinkle it with cinnamon sugar.

If you are craving an even sweeter treat and like to eat chocolate with your fruit, you can add a handful of chocolate chips to the dough after sprinkling it with the cinnamon sugar.

Do you love coffee? Try sprinkling a teaspoon of instant coffee granules onto the dough after sprinkling it with the cinnamon sugar.

If making the dough seems like too much work, you are more than welcome to buy a roll-out, pre-made pie crust from the store. They usually come two to a box, so you can easily double this recipe.

Are you a fan of cinnamon? Add 1/2 teaspoon to the icing recipe to taste more cinnamon in your danish.

Cherry danish tastes best when eaten warm, right out of the oven.

Oven temperatures do vary. Bake as directed and check for doneness. If the dough is not baked through, bake in five-minute increments until it is.

As with any recipe that I share, you can make slight changes to ingredient flavors to make your own recipe. You may not like cinnamon...if that is the case, use ground cloves or espresso powder in its place. The key is to make the recipe your own without making such drastic changes that will affect the bake time.