Chocolate And Cheese Danish Food

EASY CHEESE DANISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line 2 baking pans with parchment paper.
• Beat the whole egg with 1 teaspoon of water in a small bowl; set aside.
• Beat the egg yolk, cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth.
• Lay out the 2 sheets of puff pastry and cut each into 4 squares. Fold the corners of the squares over by about 1 inch to make octagon shapes. Spoon the cream cheese mixture evenly into the center of each (about 2 tablespoons per); do not spread the cream cheese. Brush all of the exposed pastry with the egg wash, then dust generously with sugar.
• Bake until puffed and golden brown all over, about 18 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.

HEAVENLY CHEESE DANISH

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water. In another bowl, mix flour, sugar and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Add milk, egg yolks and yeast mixture; stir to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky). Cover and refrigerate 8-24 hours., To assemble, punch down dough; divide into 4 portions. On a lightly floured surface, pat each portion into a 9x4-in. rectangle; sprinkle each with 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Cut each rectangle lengthwise into four 9x1-in. strips. Twist each strip, then loosely wrap strip around itself to form a coil; tuck the end under and pinch to seal. Place 3 in. apart on greased baking sheets., Beat cream cheese, sugar and egg yolk until smooth. Press an indentation in center of each roll; fill with 1 rounded tablespoon cream cheese mixture. Cover; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°., Whisk egg white with water; brush over rolls. Bake until golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Remove to wire racks; brush with syrup. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.

CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE DANISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla. Set aside.
• Pop open crescent roll dough and unroll, leaving crescents in rectangles. On a piece of parchment paper {or an ungreased baking sheet}, unroll crescent dough being sure to not separate any of the triangular pieces. Press edges together and pinch any holes back together. Dough should be almost the entire length of a half sheet pan.
• Carefully spread cream cheese filling down the center of the dough to be about 2-3 inches wide. Sprinkle cream cheese filling with chopped chocolate. Cut 1 inch diagonal strips up each side of the dough. Fold slats of dough up over filling alternating sides to get a braided pattern. You may have excess dough once you reach the end of the danish, so fold them in as best as you can. Bake for 20 minutes or until filling is set and crescent dough is golden in color. Cool before removing from baking sheet.
• Once danish has cooled, remove to serving platter. In a small bowl, mix together powdered sugar, vanilla and cream to create icing. You may need to add more cream to get the desired consistency. Drizzle icing over danish.
• Cut into pieces and serve.

CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE DANISH

Steps:

• Place frozen puff pastry on the counter for 30 minutes to thaw.
• While you wait for the pastry to thaw, make the chocolate ganache. Pour chocolate chips in a bowl. Heat heavy cream in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Heat until steaming. Pour hot cream over chocolate chips.
• Let sit for 1 minute and 30 seconds. Stir gently until smooth. If any chocolate chunks remain, heat in the microwave for 15 second intervals. Stir well in between. Let sit for 2 hours at room temperature until "pudding like" in texture.
• In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese using a hand mixer. Beat on high for 1 minute. Add in sugar and beat again for 1 minute. Mix in vanilla.
• Place frozen pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface. Use your fingers to push the seams together. Use a sharp knife and cut pastry into thirds. Cut along the seams for 3 long rectangles.
• Cut each rectangle in half to get 6 rectangles. Repeat with the other sheet. Mix the egg and water together. Use a pastry brush and spread the egg wash around the edge of each rectangle.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Place the rectangles on the cookie sheet. 6 per sheet. For each rectangle, use a sharp knife and cut another rectangle shape along each rectangle of pastry leaving a 1/2 inch edge. Don't cut all the way down. This gives the pastry the ability to rise around the filling.
• Spoon 1 TBSP of filling on each square. Spread the filling inside each "box".
• Place 1 sheet in the fridge and 1 in the freezer. Let the sheet in the freezer sit for 5 minutes before baking. This gets the butter in the pastry cold again.
• Bake 1 sheet at a time. Bake for 17-20 minutes. Bake until the pastry is golden brown. Let cool completely and then bake the next sheet.
• Spoon chocolate on top of the cream cheese filling once pastry is cool. Make sure some of the cream cheese is showing around the edges of the chocolate.

CHEESE DANISH

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese, 1/4 cup/32 grams confectioners' sugar, the egg yolk, the salt and the vanilla until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a resealable plastic bag; set aside.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out into a 12 1/2-inch square. Trim 1/4 inch off each edge. Cut the dough into nine 4-inch squares. Brush the corners of each square with a bit of the beaten egg, then fold each corner into the center and press down gently. Transfer the squares to 2 parchment-lined baking sheets.
• Cut the tip off one corner of the filled plastic bag so you have a 1/2-inch hole. Use the bag to pipe the cheese filling onto the center of each dough square. Loosely cover the pastries with plastic wrap and let stand until slightly puffed, about 1 hour to 1 hour 20 minutes. Heat oven to 425 degrees.
• Remove the plastic and gently brush the top and sides of the dough with the beaten egg. Bake for 10 minutes, then rotate the sheets and reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees. Continue to bake until pastries are puffed and deep golden brown, another 6 to 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the remaining 1 cup/128 grams confectioners' sugar and the milk. Let the Danish cool slightly on the sheet then drizzle with the glaze. Serve warm or at room temperature.