Chocolate and Cheese Danish

I'm apart of a new Moms group at our church and this Friday I have to bring some kind of bread. Of course, I thought I'd take this opportunity to try out a couple of new recipes. I saw Giada on the Food Network make these yummy danishes a couple weeks ago and was excited to try it.

The result: They were good. But BIG. I ended up cutting the one pastry sheet into 9 pieces (use the natural folds as a break and then cut each vertical strip into 3 pieces). Just put a little bit of the mixture in the middle, and continue with the fold that she explains below. They'll look small, but don't worry, they'll puff up nice. This is great if you're having people over for either a brunch or for dessert and drinks. My only suggestion would be to do a trial run first to just get a feel of how you make them, how long it'll take you and everything. Enjoy!

Chocolate and Cheese Danish

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.