The other day I was watching "Giada at Home" (duh, what else would I be watching on my day off?) and she made Chocolate and Cheese Danish. The episode featured several desserts she learned to make at cooking school in Paris. This particular one, she said, was one of her favorites. One she remembered making in her little apartment often. One she holds close to her heart.
While watching her make this dessert, I soon realized that this might be pretty easy for me to make myself. When she took them out of the oven and tasted one, omigosh....It seriously, no lie, looked like she took a bite out of heaven. That danish looked SO fabulously delicious, at this point I knew I HAD to try it. I had no choice in the matter ; )
I was indeed correct in the fact that making the danish, was fairly easy! Preparation and baking took up little time. The filling is simple - all you do is mix together all of the ingredients in a bowl. Of course using the cheeses at room temperature and folding in the chocolate chips. The puff pastry (I love saying puff pastry...) was store bought, so all I had to do was take it out of the fridge and cut it into 4 equal squares and put the filling in the middle. Fold up the pastries with the filling in the center, brush a bit of egg wash over it and voila! Oven ready!!
I was also correct in saying...my first bite of that pastry, was indeed a little 'bite' of heaven. It was so scrumptious...there are no words. Every female (who loves chocolate) will love this pastry!! I know y'all are drooling by now, so here is the recipe!! ENJOY!!
Chocolate and Cheese Danish - Giada De Laurentiis
Ingredients
Filling:
- 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
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 belongs to Giada De Laurentiis and can be found on the Food Network website**
Photo is my own!
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 belongs to Giada De Laurentiis and can be found on the Food Network website**
Photo is my own!
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