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Cheat's cranberry Danish

Tangy cranberries plus easy puff pastry equals a top treat.

Tangy cranberries plus easy puff pastry equals a top treat.

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Cooking Time

Cook: 30 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 8

Cooking Time

Price: 37p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 101g serving contains

Energy
1181kj
282kcal
14%
Fat
17.2g
Med
25%
Saturates
8.7g
Med
44%
Sugars
11.1g
Med
12%
Salt
0.61g
Med
10%
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

1
Preheat 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.
2
Put 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.
3
Cut 8 pastry squares and put on the trays. Add a dollop of cheese and cranberry compote to the middle of each one.
4
Make 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.
5
Bake for 12 mins until golden. Cool, then dust with icing sugar.