Raspberry Puff Pastry Danish

This recipe saves on time by using the puff pastry found in the frozen aisle of the grocery store.  Make sure you leave it in the refrigerator for a day to defrost before using.  This is another recipe I found in Joanne Fluke's "Raspberry Danish Murder."

For the pastry
1 box ready made Puff Pastry
 1 egg
1 T. water

For the sauce:
3/4 c. raspberries
2 T. water
1/4 t. cardamom or cinnamon
1 1/2 T. cornstarch
1/2 c. sugar

Cream cheese filling:
8 oz. cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1/3 c. sugar
1/2 t. vanilla

First you will need to make the sauce as it needs to be cool before you can use it.  In a bowl mix the cardamom, cornstarch, and sugar.  In a small saucepan mix the raspberries and water.  Then mix in the cornstarch mixture.  Over medium high heat cook the sauce, stirring constantly.  Bring to a boil and continue boiling for 2 minutes.  Remove from heat and allow to cool.  While it is cooling mix all the cream cheese filling ingredients together well.

Sprinkle a little flour on your working surface and set one of the pieces of puff pastry on the flour.
Using a rolling pin, roll dough out to seal any perforations.  Cut a line down the middle both horizontally and vertically.  This should give you 4 squares.  Set 2 of the squares on a parchment lined baking sheet.  Mix the egg and water.  Brush the inside edges of each square with the egg wash.
Put 1/4 c. cream cheese filling in the center of the square.  Spread over the square leaving a 1/2" edge.
Put 2 T. raspberry filling over the cream cheese and spread out. 

Take the corner of the dough without egg wash and fold it over the filling diagonally to cover just a little over half the dough.  Take the opposite corner with eggwash and pull overlapping the first fold.  At this point if desired brush with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar.  Or not...your choice.

Repeat with remaining squares.  Bake at 375 for 25 minutes.  Repeat with remaining piece of puff pastry dough.   After the pastry has cooled you can sprinkle with powdered sugar, or make a glace and drizzle on top.