Baking these danishes in a muffin or cupcake tin will make these delectable danishes stand out among the other pastries on the table!

White Chocolate Cheese Danishes
- Cooking and Prep: 1 h 20 m
- Serves: 8
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Ingredients (21)
Cheese Filling
Cinnamon Crumble Filling (optional)
Dough
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Prepare the Dough
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Dissolve yeast with sugar and water. Let mixture sit for about 10 minutes until it bubbles.
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Add remaining ingredients and mix dough until smooth and no chunks of butter remain. Do not overmix, or dough will be tough and chewy.
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Set aside dough to rise until it doubles in size. You can refrigerate the dough at this time and prepare the danishes the following day.
Prepare the Cheese Filling
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In the bowl of an electric mixer, mix cream cheese on low speed.
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Add the eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract.
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Drizzle in the melted white chocolate until mixture is smooth. To avoid burning the white chocolate, melt in a glass bowl in the microwave at about 10 second intervals, mixing between each one.
Assemble and Bake
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Divide dough into seven parts.
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Roll out each piece of dough into a rectangle and shmear on cream cheese filling, sprinkle mini chocolate chips throughout.
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Roll up dough jelly-roll style and slice into one to one and 1/2 inch slices.
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Fill up your favorite mini pan (cupcake/muffin/king size muffin or round pan) with slices of dough and let rise for 1/2 hour.
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Brush danishes with egg and bake for 20-25 minutes, depending on the size of the pan you use.
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Brush baked danishes with simple syrup and a sprinkling of confectioners’ sugar for a professional finished look and a sprinkling of confectioners' sugar.
Prepare the Cinnamon Crumble Filling (Optional)
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Mix together Cinnamon Crumble Filling ingredients.
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Sprinkle a generous mixture of cinnamon crumbs on top after brushing danishes with egg.
Bakery Secret: Get Those Twirls
For the unique high cup look, you will need a king-size muffin cup. Line bottom of cup with four slices of dough. At the top, line another four slices against the wall of the pan, leaving a space in the center. Using a piping bag, pipe cheese mixture into the center.
Credits
Photos by Sid Hoetzwell