Danish Pastry

Name: Danish Pastry
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: American, European
Ingredients: 4 cups All-purpose flour; 2 tsp Salt; 1 cup Milk (full-fat); 1/4 cup Sugar; 2 1/4 tsp Instant dry yeast ((1 packet)); 1 Egg large; 1 tsp Vanilla extract; 1/4 cup Butter (unsalted); 1 1/2 cup Butter (3 sticks, unsalted, room temperature); 4 tbsp All-purpose flour; 1/2 cup Cream cheese (35% or more); 2 tbsp Sugar; 1 Egg yolk; 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract; 1/2 tsp Lemon zest; 1 cup Milk; 1/2 cup Whipping cream; ¼ cup Sugar; 4 Egg yolks (large); 2 tbsp All-purpose flour; 1 tsp Vanilla bean paste; 1/4 cup Butter (unsalted, room temperature); 1/2 cup Almond meal ((ground almonds)); 1 Egg yolk (large); 1/2 cup Apricot jam; 1/4 cup Water; 1 Egg (beaten); 1/2 cup Jam (I used homemade blackberry)

Instructions

Prep:1hCook:20min

Make your own Danish pastry (also called breakfast pastry) from scratch with a variety of wonderful fillings and shapes. This flaky, buttery, rich pastry is a laminated dough similar to croissants and puff pastry.

Updated at: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 12:23:53 GMT