Danish Pastries with Shortcut Homemade Dough

Name: Danish Pastries with Shortcut Homemade Dough
Prep time: 6 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 6 h 20 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 1/4 cup (60ml) warm water (between 100-110°F, 38-43°C); 2 and 1/4 teaspoons Platinum Yeast from Red Star (1 standard packet)*; 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar; 1/2 cup (120ml) whole milk, at room temperature (between 68–72°F, 20-22°C); 1 large egg, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon salt; 14 Tablespoons (196g) unsalted butter, cold; 2 and 1/2 cups (313g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled), plus more for generously flouring hands, surface, and dough; 2/3 cup filling (see recipe notes for options & cheese filling); 1 large egg; 2 Tablespoons (30ml) milk; 1 cup (120g) confectioners’ sugar; 2 Tablespoons (30ml) milk or heavy cream; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

Prep:6hCook:20min

These homemade breakfast pastries use a variation of classic Danish pastry dough. We're working the butter directly into the dough, which is a different method from laminating it with separate layers of butter. Make sure the butter is very cold before beginning. This recipe yields 2 pounds of dough.

Updated at: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:48:49 GMT