RecipesCheat's cranberry Danish
Tangy cranberries plus easy puff pastry equals a top treat.
Tangy cranberries plus easy puff pastry equals a top treat.
By Asda Good Living,21st September 2015

Cook: 30 Mins

Serves: 8

Price: 37p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 101g serving contains
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1169kj/279kcal
Ingredients
115g Chosen by you 50% Less Fat Light Soft Cheese
2 tbsp caster sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp light brown sugar
25g butter
1 tsp cornflour, mixed with 1 tsp of water
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
150g fresh cranberries
1 sheet Chosen by you Ready Rolled Puff Pastry
1 egg, lightly beaten
Icing sugar, for dusting
Method
1Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Beat together the cream cheese, caster sugar and vanilla extract. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
2Put the brown sugar in a pan with the butter, cornflour and spices on a medium heat for 2 minutes, stirring until thick. Stir in the berries. Leave to cool.
3Cut 8 pastry squares and put on the trays. Add a dollop of cheese and cranberry compote to the middle of each one.
4Make a diagonal cut from each corner to the filling. Fold every other point inwards to create a pinwheel shape. Brush with the beaten egg to glaze.
5Bake for 12 mins until golden. Cool, then dust with icing sugar.