Danish Pastry Recipe From Scratch

Homemade Danish Pastries Brown Eyed Baker

WebMar 3, 2020 · Brush the exposed edges of the pastries with the egg wash. Bake the Pastries: Bake the pastries, one pan at a time, until golden …

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1. Make the Dough: Cut ½ tablespoon off the ends of each of the four sticks of butter (for a total of 2 tablespoons).
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together the flour, sugar, yeast, and salt. Add the 2 tablespoons cold butter and work it in with a pastry blender or your fingers until no large lumps remain. Add the vanilla, milk, and eggs.
3. Mix with the paddle attachment on low speed until a dough begins to form, then switch to the dough hook and knead until a cohesive, but quite sticky dough forms, about 5 to 7 minutes. The dough won't completely clean the bowl and will stick a bit at the bottom. (You can also complete this step in a bread machine on the dough cycle.)
4. Scrape the dough into a ball, and transfer it to a floured work surface. Cover it with plastic wrap, and let it rest for 10 minutes while you prepare the butter.

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Danish Pastry Recipe King Arthur Baking

WebIn a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, yeast, salt, and cardamom. Add the 2 tablespoons cold butter, working it in with your fingers until no …

1. Begin by cutting 1/4" butter off the end of each of the 4 sticks in the pound; you'll have about 2 tablespoons butter.
2. Set them (and the remaining butter) aside.
3. You'll be using the 2 tablespoons butter immediately, but won't need the remaining butter until after you've made the dough., In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, yeast, salt, and cardamom.
4. Add the 2 tablespoons cold butter, working it in with your fingers until no large lumps remain.

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