Cheese-y Mushroom "Danishes"

These danishes are made with puff pastry instead of the traditional yeast raised Danish dough. For this recipe I used half of the batch from the puff pastry dough I made for Sausage Rolls, you can check out that recipe if you would like to make your own puff pastry or you can just use the puff pastry from the freezer section of your grocery store! These little danishes are buttery and full of flavour! You can fill your danish with anything (sweet or savoury!) and they make an awesome and impressive appetizer! I am filling mine with some caramelized onions, mushrooms, ham and swiss cheese!

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Cheese-y Mushroom “Danishes”

Yield: 9 large sized danishes

Preheat your oven to 400*F

• 1 sheet of puff pastry (if buying premade) or 1/2 batch of my puff pastry dough (see Sausage Rolls recipe)

• ~1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard

• ~1 cup grated Swiss Cheese (or your favourite cheese!)

• 2 slices of Ham Deli Slices (or your favourite thinly sliced meat), cut into quarters

• Egg Wash - 1 egg whisked up with a pink of salt and sugar

Mushroom Filling:

• 1 Tablespoon Butter

• 1/2 an Onion, diced

• 1-1 1/2 cups of Mushrooms, chopped

• 1/2 teaspoon Dried Thyme

• 1/2 teaspoon Dried Rosemary

• 1/4 teaspoon Salt

• 1/4 teaspoon Pepper

• 1-2 Tablespoons Wine (white or red), or both or water - anything you have on hand!

• 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce (optional)

1. In a frying pan melt your butter, then add your onions, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat until onions start to brown and caramelize.

2. Add your mushrooms and continue cooking until the mushrooms start to brown and release their juices.

3. Deglaze your pan by pouring a tablespoon or two of wine into the pan and scraping the bottom to release any of those bits that have stuck on. Add your Worcestershire sauce.

4. Cook for a minute or so while stirring until most of the liquid has bee absorbed. Pour into a bowl to cool and Taste and season to your liking!

5. Roll out your puff pastry into a large square about 1/8” thick.

6. Using a pizza cutter or knife, trim the edges and then cut into 9 portions, I did 3 rows horizontally and 3 rows vertically.

7. Going diagonally from on corner to the other, smear a thin layer of dijon mustard down the middle.

8. I sliced my deli ham into quarters, then placed one quarter on top of the dijon mustard.

9. On top of the ham but keeping to the centre area of your square, scoop about 1 tablespoon of the mushroom mixture.

10. Then place a large pinch of shredded cheese on top of the mushrooms.

11. Now you can bake the danish just like this, or make it into a shape!

12. To shape, grab the corner with the least toppings and fold it over so it’s reaching across the cheese and filling. Lightly egg wash, then grab the opposite corner and fold it on top of the first one, so they are “hugging” your filling. Egg wash the other side.

13. Sprinkle the tops of your danishes with coarse salt or pepper (optional)

14. Bake in a preheated 400*F oven for about 25 minutes or until golden brown!

15. Eat!