Chocolate and Cheese Danish

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Egg yolk

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tbsp All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup Chocolate chips, mini
  • 1/8 tsp Sea salt, fine
  • 3 tbsp Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract, pure

• Dairy

  • 1/4 cup Cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup Mascarpone cheese

• Other

  • 2 (9-inch-square sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed

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Description

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup (2 ounces) cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup (2 ounces) mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
• 2 (9-inch-square) sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 1 egg, beaten

Directions

• Directions Watch how to make this recipe. Put an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.Filling: In a small bowl, mix together the cheeses, egg yolk, flour, sugar, vanilla and salt until smooth. Fold in the chocolate chips. Set aside.Cut each sheet of pastry into 4 equal-sized squares. Put 4 pastry squares on each prepared baking sheet. Spoon about 2 to 3 teaspoons of the filling into the center of each piece of pastry. Fold 1 corner of the pastry diagonally over the filling to within 1-inch of the opposite corner. Using a pastry brush, brush the folded-over section lightly with the beaten egg. Fold the opposite corner over the egg-brushed pastry to form an open-ended Danish. Brush the pastry with beaten egg and bake until puffed and golden, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes before serving. Recipe courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis CATEGORIES: Chocolate Breakfast Pastry View All Main Ingredient Chocolate Cheese Course Breakfast Brunch Dish Pastry Cooking Style Easy