This bakery recipe makes light, soft and flaky cream cheese danish pastries entirely from scratch. Fill them with a delicious cream cheese filling and add your choice of fruit filling (if desired).I highly recommend watching the cheese danish recipe video before making these--there are a lot of steps, but it's worth it!This recipe makes 16 large danish. When I'm not serving a crowd I like to freeze half of my unbaked danishes (after they rise on Day Two in step #5 under "Form the Danish Pastries"). I then let them thaw in the fridge overnight the day before baking and serving.