Jam Danish

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4-2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 (5/8 ounce) cube yeast (see note)
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter, at room temperature, cut into chunks
• 2 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature, cut into chunks
• 1/2 cup jam
• 1 large egg yolk
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a food processor or a standing mixer fitted with paddle attachment, whirl or mix 2 cups flour and the sugar, salt, yeast and the milk until a sticky dough forms.
• 2 add butter and cream cheese and pulse or mix on low speed until just blended.
• 3 pulse or beat 1/4 to 1/2 cup more flour, 2 tablespoons at a time, until dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl(dough will look sticky).
• 4 if using food processor, scrape dough into a large bowl, cover bowl and chill at least 12 hours or up to 1 day.
• 5 scrape dough onto lightly floured surface; divide dough in half.
• 6 with lightly floured rolling pin, roll each piece into an oval about 12-inches long and 6-inches wide.
• 7 spoon jam into center of each; fold one long side of each oval over jam, fold over other side, as if folding a letter.
• 8 place each roll about 3 inches apart on a buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12-by 15-inch baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap; let stand 30 minutes.
• 9 in a small bowl, mix egg yolk and 2 tablespoons water, brush rolls lightly with egg mixture.
• 10 bake in a 350°f oven or convection oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.
• 11 with a wide spatula transfer to a rack and cool completely; with a serrated knife, cut roll diagonally into 2-inch-wide slices, sprinkle with powdered sugar.