Homemade Ricotta Cheese Danishes with Lemon Zest
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Alexandra's Kitchen · by Alexandra Stafford★ 4.9

Homemade Ricotta Cheese Danishes with Lemon Zest

NUTRITION · PER SERVING700M COOK
CAL 18%·PRO 15%
CARBS 28G31% OF CAL
3G FIBER9G SUGAR16G OTHER
FAT 25G61% OF CAL
15G SAT10G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Danish pastries filled with homemade ricotta and lemon zest. Light, buttery, and slightly sweet with bright citrus notes. A breakfast or brunch treat that requires overnight dough resting for best results.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 12
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) warm water
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) milk at room temperature
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • 2 1/4 cups (286 g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 package (2.25 tsp. | 7 g) instant yeast
  • 1.5 teaspoons (6 g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons (25 g) sugar
  • 1 cup (250 g) butter, salted or unsalted, cold, cut into thin slices
  • 1/2 quantity of the processor danish pastry
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese (I used homemade bc it’s SO easy and SO delicious)
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 6 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 egg beaten with 2 tablespoons of milk
PREP
660M
SODIUM
418MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.