The Secret to These Craveable Cheese Danishes Is the Homemade Dough

Ingredients

• 8 ounces fromage frais 
• 0.5 cup sugar 
• 1 large eggs 
• 0.3 cup golden raisins 
• 1 tablespoon flour 
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest 
• 0.5  dough 
• 1 large eggs lightly beaten
• 1 serving sugar for sprinkling

Equipment

Directions

1. What kind of cheese is used in a Danish?
2. The cheese used in a Danish traditionally is farmer's cheese, though similar cheeses like ricotta and cream cheese are also common and can sometimes be used as a substitute. If you decide to substitute, keep in mind that farmer's cheese is much drier than these other cheeses.
3. Does cheese Danish have eggs?
4. Yes. There are eggs in both the dough and the filling. An egg wash is also used to brush over the dough before baking.
5. Can I use store-bought pastry for Danish?
6. Yes, you can use store-bought pastry to make Danish but it won't be the same as with homemade Danish dough. Our Danish dough makes a big batch and you only use half of the recipe for make these pastries. Freeze the other half for another time. If you're in a pinch, puff pastry is the closest store-bought substitute to Danish dough.
7. Is the cheese Danish from Denmark?
8. Yes and no, the cheese Danish didn’t actually originate in Denmark, but it was adapted and became well known there. There was a similar pastry in Vienna and Danish bakers put their own twist on this Austrian baked good back in the 1840s.