Smooth As S I L K Cream Cheese Danish

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 1/2 teaspoons yeast (2 packets)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups flour
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 3 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 mix "dough additives" and set aside to cool.
• 2 sponge yeast, sugar, water; when foamy, add luke-warm/cool sour cream mixture, blend well, then add remaining dough ingredients, mixing thoroughly.
• 3 transfer dough to a large greased bowl; cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• 4 mix filling ingredients in a medium bowl, set aside.
• 5 prepare two cookie sheet pans (grease or use parchment paper); set aside.
• 6 divide dough into four parts; transfer one part to a well-floured surface, pat into a rectangle, then roll into a 14x8 inch rectangle (approx).
• 7 spread one-fourth of the filling over the dough rectangle, lightly roll up (start on the long side closest to you).
• 8 transfer roll to prepped cookie sheet, seam-side down, curve into a cresent shape.
• 9 at one-inch intervals, use scissors to snip about 2/3's into the roll (exposing the roll & cream cheese filling).
• 10 repeat with remaining dough & filling.
• 11 let rise in warm place about 1-2 hours.
• 12 bake at 350 for 20 minutes (golden brown).
• 13 mix icing ingredients in a small bowl, spread over tops of cooled loaves.