The Perfect Holiday Appetizer: Caramelized Onion & Butternut Squash Danish

• Produce

  • 1 Butternut squash, medium
  • 1 tbsp Thyme, fresh leaves
  • 1 Yellow onion, medium

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 sheets All-buttter puff pastry dough
  • 1 Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

• Dairy

  • 2 tbsp Butter, unsalted
  • 2 oz Roth chipotle havarti, grated

• Other

  • 3 ounces Roth GranQueso thinly sliced or shaved

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Description

Ingredients

• 2 sheets all-buttter puff pastry dough thawed
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 medium yellow onion quartered and thinly sliced
• kosher salt and Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
• 1 medium butternut squash peeled, sliced into cut into thinly sliced half moons (you need about 50)
• 3 ounces Roth GranQueso thinly sliced or shaved
• 2 ounces Roth Chipotle Havarti grated
• 1 large egg lightly beaten

Directions

• Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. Cut the thawed puff pastry into 4-inch-by-4-inch squares and keep refrigerated until ready to use. 
• Heat butter in a medium frying pan over medium heat, add the onions, and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Stir to coat then keep cooking, stirring occasionally, until the onions are golden brown. Stir in the thyme and remove onions from from the heat to let cool down slightly. 
• Remove puff pastry from refrigerator. Assemble the pastries, leaving a bit of a border, by layering each square with a few slices of the GranQueso then top with a place a  small spoonful of onions and top with 3 to 4 pieces of squash then top with and 1 teaspoon grated Chipotle Havarti. Repeat for all pastries. Place in the refrigerator to chill about 15 to 20 minutes (pastries can be made and refrigerated up to 1 day ahead at this point) while you heat the oven.
• Meanwhile, heat the oven to 375°F and arrange a rack in the middle. Remove pastries from the refrigerator and brush pastries with the egg wash. Arrange the pastries on the baking sheets then bake, rotating the sheets once, until the pastries are golden brown and all the cheese is melted, about 20 to 25 minutes.