Description
Put a new twist on your regular danish with this lemon coconut swirl skillet danish. And don’t forget the cream cheese icing!
Ingredients
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For Danish
- 1 pound store bought Pizza Dough
- 4 Tbsp butter, softened
- 4 ounces Cream Cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1 Lemon, zested
- 1/2 cup Shredded Coconut
- 1/4 tsp Salt
For Cream Cheese Icing
- 4 ounces Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla
- 1/4 cup Milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease the bottom and sides of a 10-inch cast-iron skillet or cake pan.
- In a bowl, stir together cream cheese and softened butter until smooth in a bowl.
- In another bowl, stir together lemon zest, brown sugar, sugar, and salt.
- Roll the dough into a 14 inch square. (If the dough springs back, cover it with a dish towel and let stand 5 minutes before continuing to roll).
- Spread dough with cream cheese mixture and sprinkle sugar mixture on the other half.
- Sprinkle the coconut over the half with the cream cheese mixture and gently press the coconut into the cream cheese.
- Fold other half over sugar and press lightly to adhere. Cut dough lengthwise into 4-5 strips. Tightly twist each dough strip. Starting in the center of greased skillet, wrap strips in a spiral pattern, pinching ends together. Cover and let stand in a warm place, 30 minutes.
- Bake the danish until golden and cooked through, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare Cream Cheese Icing.
- Transfer roll to a serving plate and drizzle with Cream Cheese Icing. Serve warm.
- To make the glaze, stir together all of the ingredients for the cream cheese icing together in a bowl. Whisk together until smooth. If too thick, add more milk 1 tsp at a time until desired consistency is reached.
Notes
Inspired by Country Living’s Twisted Sticky Caramel Pecan Roll