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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Scandinavian >> Danish

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Combine cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla. | 2. Beat together with a small spatula. | 3. Place dough on a floured surface and lightly sprinkle flour over it. | 4. Using a rolling pin, press the dough in firm, parallel strokes to soften it. | 5. Flour the surface and the dough again if necessary. | 6. Roll dough out to a 12" x 17" rectangle. | 7. Slide dough onto a cookie sheet and refrigerate until firm, about 10 minutes. | 8. Cut a 1-inch wide strip of dough from one of the narrow sides, and set it aside. | 9. Cut remaining dough into 12 4-inch squares. | 10. Leave squares in place and drop a heaping teaspoon of filling in the center of each square. | 11. Fold the four corners of each square in to meet in the center over the filling, overlapping only about 1/4 inch. | 12. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or foil. | 13. Cut reserved pastry into 12 1-inch squares. | 14. Beat the egg and salt together and brush a little in the center of each pastry. | 15. Top with a square of the reserved dough. | 16. Cover and let rise until just starting to puff, about 20-30 minutes. | 17. Preheat oven to 400°F. | 18. Brush pastry all over with egg wash. | 19. Sprinkle with almonds. | 20. Bake until pastry is deep golden and filling is set, about 20 minutes. | 21. Cool on rack. | 22. Combine icing ingredients in a small saucepan and stir to mix. | 23. Cook over low heat until just lukewarm. | 24. Drizzle icing over pastry and let set. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
pastry dough	1	lb		1755.4046	314.7935	20.4117	47.6273
cream cheese	8	ounces	softened	669.06	7.938	16.1028	64.8648
sugar	3	tablespoons		165.18599999999998	41.3172	0.0	0.0
egg yolk	1			54.74	0.6103	2.6962	4.5118
vanilla extract	1/2	teaspoon		6.047999999999999	0.2656	0.0013	0.0013
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
salt	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
almond	1/2	cup	sliced	963.56	0.0	0.0	109.0
confectioner ' sugar	3/4	cup	sifted	-	-	-	-
water	1	tablespoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
vanilla extract	1/2	teaspoon		6.047999999999999	0.2656	0.0013	0.0013

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.