Name: Danish pastry
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Denmark
Ingredients: 3 cups (375 g) all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup (50 g) sugar; 1 tsp salt; 2 1/4 tsp instant yeast; 1/2 cup (120 ml) milk; 1 egg plus 1 yolk; 3/4 cup (170 g) cold butter in a flat block; Filling: 1/2 cup custard or cream cheese and jam; Glaze: 1 egg beaten; icing: 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 2 tbsp milk

Where it comes from

Known in Denmark as wienerbrod, this pastry is made like a croissant, with layers of butter folded into dough. Bakers in Denmark and around the world fill and ice it in countless ways.

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Recipe

Make Danish pastry at home

Serves 12Time 5 hours (including chilling)

Ingredients

3 cups (375 g) all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (50 g) sugar
1 tsp salt
2 1/4 tsp instant yeast
1/2 cup (120 ml) milk
1 egg plus 1 yolk
3/4 cup (170 g) cold butter in a flat block
Filling: 1/2 cup custard or cream cheese and jam
Glaze: 1 egg beaten; icing: 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 2 tbsp milk

How it's made

Mix flour, sugar, salt, yeast, milk and eggs into a smooth dough; chill 1 hour.
Roll the dough out, place the butter block in the center and fold to enclose it.
Roll to a long rectangle and fold in thirds; chill 30 minutes. Repeat twice more.
Roll to 1/4 inch (6 mm) thick and cut into 4-inch (10 cm) squares.
Fold corners to the center (pinwheel) or make a well; fill with custard or jam.
Let rise 45 minutes, brush with egg, and bake at 400 F (200 C) for 15 to 18 minutes.
Cool and drizzle with icing.