I've started making fun new things for breakfast every morning. We learned the joy of eating together as a family for breakfast while at James and Liz's house. This was something I made last week. The only complaint was that they couldn't have more. I found this in my wonderful new ood Housekeeping cookbook.

Easy Danish Pastries

2 Tb yeast
1 tsp plus 1/3 cup granulated sugar
4 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup butter or margarine, cut up
4 large eggs
1/2 cup plus 2 Tb heavy or whipping cream
1 cup plus 2 Tb jam or Danish filling (below)

In medium owl, stir yeast and 1 tsp sugar into 1/2 cup warm water; let stand 5 minutes, until foamy. In large bowl, mix flour, remaining 1/3 cup sugar, and salt. With pastry blender (I used my fingers), cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk 3 eggs and 1/2 cup cream into yeast mixture; stir into flour mixture until moistened. Cover; refrigerate overnight.

Preheat oven to 350. Grease 2 large cookie sheets. Divide dough in half. On floured surface, with floured rolling pin, roll half of dough into 12" square. Cut into nine 4" squares. Place 1 Tb jam or filling in center of each square. Fold in one corner 2 inches to cover jam; fold opposite corner to edge. Arrange on cookie sheets and repeat with remaining dough and filling.
In cup, beat remaining egg with 1 Tb water; brush over pastries. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden, switching cookie sheets on oven racks halfway through baking.

Transfer pastries to cooling racks set over waxed paper; cool. In small bowl, mix confectioner's sugar with remaining 2 Tb cream (I had to use a little more) to make thick glaze. Drizzle over pastries.


Danish filling

Almond: In bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat 1 tube or can (8oz) almond paste, 4 Tb margarine or butter softened, 1 large egg, and 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel until smooth.

Cheese: In bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat 1 package (8oz) cream cheese softened, 1/3 cup confectioner's sugar, 1 1/2 tsp vanilla, and 1 large egg yolk until smooth.

Not a good picture, but yummy anyway.