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Small-Batch Everything Bagel Danish

By Camila Chaparro

Published on May 21, 2025

Time

50 minutes

Yield

Makes 4 Danish

Small-Batch Everything Bagel Danish

Ingredients

1 (5.2-ounce) package Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs cheese, softened1 (9½ by 9-inch) sheet puff pastry, thawed1 large egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water1 tablespoon everything bagel seasoning 2 teaspoons minced fresh chives

Before You Begin

You can substitute a combination of 1 teaspoon each toasted sesame seeds, kosher salt, and dried minced onion or garlic for the bagel seasoning. To thaw frozen puff pastry, let it sit either in the refrigerator for 24 hours or on the counter for 30 minutes to 1 hour. To freeze and bake: At the end of step 2, place all or a portion of Danish on parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze until firm; wrap Danish individually in plastic wrap, transfer to zipper-lock bag, and store in freezer for up to 1 month. Do not thaw before baking. 

Instructions

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Line rimmed ­baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk Boursin cheese in small bowl until smooth.
  2. Dust counter lightly with flour. Unfold pastry and roll into 10-inch square. Cut pastry into four 5-inch squares. Space pastry squares evenly on prepared sheet. Divide Boursin evenly among pastry squares, mounding filling in center of each square, and spread into 3-inch circle. Brush edges of pastry with egg wash, then sprinkle with bagel seasoning.
  3. Bake Danish until puffed and deep golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through baking. Let Danish cool on wire rack for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with chives and serve warm or at room temperature. (Cooled Danish can be stored at room temperature for up to 4 days; if desired, rewarm in 300-degree oven for about 10 minutes.)
Small-Batch Everything Bagel Danish
Photography by Daniel J. van Ackere. Styling by Joy Howard.

Small-Batch Everything Bagel Danish

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By Camila Chaparro

Published on May 21, 2025

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Time

50 minutes

Yield

Makes 4 Danish

Ingredients

1 (5.2-ounce) package Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs cheese, softened
1 (9½ by 9-inch) sheet puff pastry, thawed
1 large egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon everything bagel seasoning
2 teaspoons minced fresh chives

Ingredients

1 (5.2-ounce) package Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs cheese, softened
1 (9½ by 9-inch) sheet puff pastry, thawed
1 large egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon everything bagel seasoning
2 teaspoons minced fresh chives

Ingredients

1 (5.2-ounce) package Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs cheese, softened
1 (9½ by 9-inch) sheet puff pastry, thawed
1 large egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon everything bagel seasoning
2 teaspoons minced fresh chives

Why This Recipe Works

This savory mash-up combines the best features of two breakfast favorites in one: the allium-forward, nutty crunch of an everything bagel schmeared with cream cheese, plus the flaky richness of a cheese Danish. We start with store-bought puff pastry, which stands in for the laminated dough traditionally used in Danish pastry but that is prepped in a fraction of the time and with minimal effort. A quick dollop of soft and spreadable Boursin cheese, already flavored with garlic and herbs, makes for a creamy center. The pastry then gets the “everything” treatment with a sprinkling of bagel seasoning before baking. Our recipe makes enough for four, but if you’re serving breakfast for just one or two, freeze a couple Danish to bake and enjoy another day.

Before You Begin

You can substitute a combination of 1 teaspoon each toasted sesame seeds, kosher salt, and dried minced onion or garlic for the bagel seasoning. To thaw frozen puff pastry, let it sit either in the refrigerator for 24 hours or on the counter for 30 minutes to 1 hour. To freeze and bake: At the end of step 2, place all or a portion of Danish on parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze until firm; wrap Danish individually in plastic wrap, transfer to zipper-lock bag, and store in freezer for up to 1 month. Do not thaw before baking. 

Instructions

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Line rimmed ­baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk Boursin cheese in small bowl until smooth.
  2. Dust counter lightly with flour. Unfold pastry and roll into 10-inch square. Cut pastry into four 5-inch squares. Space pastry squares evenly on prepared sheet. Divide Boursin evenly among pastry squares, mounding filling in center of each square, and spread into 3-inch circle. Brush edges of pastry with egg wash, then sprinkle with bagel seasoning.
  3. Bake Danish until puffed and deep golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through baking. Let Danish cool on wire rack for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with chives and serve warm or at room temperature. (Cooled Danish can be stored at room temperature for up to 4 days; if desired, rewarm in 300-degree oven for about 10 minutes.)

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