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Cranberry Cheese Danish

Cranberry Cheese Danish

This Low-Carb Cranberry Cheese Danish is made with the famous Fathead dough! My whole family loved it If you’ve never heard of fathead dough before you may be very new to low carb living. It’s a simple dough that is basically made of CHEESE!

Ingredients for Cranberry Cheese Danish

Dough:

4 cups shredded mozzarella

1 cup almond flour

1 egg

1/2 Tsp baking powder

1/4 Tsp vanilla extract

2 Tbsp sweetener

filling:

4 oz Cream cheese

1 egg

3 tbsp sweetener

1/4 Tsp vanilla extract

1 cup cranberry sauce (swipe the pictures )





For egg wash: mixing 1 egg with 1 tbsp water

Instructions for Cranberry Cheese Danish

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

In a microwaveable bowl add the mozzarella cheese, Microwave 1 minute and 30 seconds.Stir until combined.

Whisk flour, egg, vanilla extract and sweetener and baking powder together until combined.

Add this to the cheese and continue to stir or use wet hands to combine.

Spread mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet or use a rolling pin between two pieces of parchment.

Slice on sides of dough at an angle, Set aside to make filling.

Add the filling ingredients to a stand mixer and blend on high until smooth. ( except cranberry sauce)

Spread down middle of dough and add cranberry sauce on top ,fold sides across the middle.

Whisk an egg and brush it over the top of the braid.

Add almonds or other nuts.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Allow to cool about 10 minutes before serving if enjoying warm or cool completely and refrigerate.

Keep refrigerated.