Buttery, flaky, light-as-air homemade Danish dough is easier than you think with this easy recipe. Perfect for all your sweet Danish breakfast cravings, this recipe isn’t a quick fix but it is simple to make.
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Want to know how to make Danish pastry? The easy way? I did too, so I created this Danish pastry dough recipe that takes just ½ an hour of hands on time and just another 20 to turn it into buttery, flaky breakfast pastries.
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You can also see my bear claw pastry where the pastry is adapted from this recipe but has a slightly different method (a little more like croissant dough).
I can’t begin to tell you how amazing this recipe is. It’s easier than a traditional Danish dough but every bit as delicious. This recipe was actually adapted from my blueberry cinnamon roll dough.
Ten stars! … This was a HUGE success at the office. I’ve already been warned that they will be requested again and again and again. Bring it! This recipe is so easy that I won’t mind making them many times. Ed Anderson
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Laminating dough is the process of rolling butter into dough, then folding and rolling a number of times to create layers. Puff pastry is a type of laminated dough and so is Danish pastry dough. As the butter is not worked into the dough but rolled through in layers, it melts, creating steam as it bakes which lifts and creates the layers.
While not laminated in the traditional way (aka a slab of butter gradually rolled directly into the dough), I use a simplified method (mainly because patience isn’t my thing) and this Danish pastry still results in perfect flaky, Danish pastries.
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Danish pastry is a yeasted, buttery pastry of many layers. Used most often for sweet breakfast or dessert pastries, it’s cooked until crisp and flaky on the outside, while the centre stays soft.
Danish pastry was created in Denmark but it translates to Vienna Bread – this is because it was created by Austrian bakers in the 1840s (source).
Danish pastry ingredients are very few and very simple. You just need 7 ingredients and, if you’ve made bread before, you likely have all of them on hand.
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While this recipe is very easy to make and only needs ½ an hour of hands on time, I don’t want to give the impression that it’s a quick recipe overall. This dough needs chilling time but further down in this post, I’ll give you tips on how to have it ready ahead of time so all you need to do on the day is bake.
When you’re ready to turn your homemade danish dough into Danish pastries, roll the dough out, cut it into shapes, fill and bake. It’s that simple.
A simple square with the corners pulled in will give you a classic shaped pastry or cut rounds like the picture below.
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The baking temperature and time for Danishes will depend on what size you make them and what you bake them in. For instance, if you bake a family sized Danish it will require different temp / time to a palm sized Danish or a Danish cooked in a muffin tin. So it will depend on your creation.
While this post focuses on making the base pastry itself, check out the recipes I’ve linked in the section above to help you create your own baked Danishes.
Yes, this is an easy recipe – not difficult to make and no special equipment required – however, it’s not a super quick recipe. Chilling and resting the dough is vital and there are three stages of this.
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This sounds long winded but you can have breakfast pastries in the oven first thing in the morning, pinky promise! Delicious, buttery Danish pastries, made from scratch, ready to eat for breakfast? Yes and please. So here’s how you do it.
For instance, I made the dough first thing on a Saturday morning (15 minutes). I went about my day then about 4pm I did my roll and folds (15 minutes). An hour later, I assembled my batch of pastries and put them on baking trays in the fridge, covered (20 minutes).
When I woke up Sunday, I turned the oven on and baked them and had fresh baked Danish pastries for a sweet and delicious breakfast treat.
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Danish pastries can also be baked from frozen. Assemble then place on a baking tray and place in the freezer. Once solid, wrap them well and place in an airtight container. Unwrap, then place on a baking tray and bake from frozen.
Yes, you can freeze Danish pastry dough. Form it into a smoothish rectangle on a lightly floured surface. Wrap 2-3 times in plastic wrap and store flat in the freezer for 2-3 months.
Frozen Danish pastry should be thawed overnight in the fridge. On the other hand, if you have already assembled your Danish pastries, they can be baked from frozen, but may take an extra 3-5 minutes.
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There are so many methods to folding Danish pastries. A very simple method is actually no fold at all. Just cut out circles of dough, make an indent in the middle and add a filling. Another simple way is to cut squares, then fold the corners into the centre.
Other methods include braids and pinwheels among many more and I aim to add a post in the near future with a bunch of Danish pastry shapes you can make with this dough.
The difference between Danish pastry and puff pastry is essentially yeast and egg. Danish pastry is leavened whereas puff pastry is not. In addition, Danish has egg in the dough. Danish dough is layered like puff pastry but is crisp on the outside whilst being soft on the inside as opposed to puff pastry that is crisp all the way through.
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Buttery, flaky, light-as-air homemade Danish dough is easier than you think with this easy recipe. Perfect for all your sweet Danish breakfast cravings, this recipe isn’t a quick fix but it is simple to make.
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This post may contain affiliate links that earn me a small commission for my referral, at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting Sugar Salt Magic.Maybe you’ve heard of the Danish concept of hygge? It means coziness and it’s an inherent part of the Danish mentality. It means enjoying the small joys of life and spending time with family and loved ones in a cosy, relaxed setting.
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If you ask a Dane, they will tell you that one of the best ways of creating hygge is by enjoying something sweet together! Here’s a list of some delicious Danish desserts that will give you a true sense of Danish hygge.
Danes delight in getting non-natives to pronounce this dessert. They are teasing, because it is almost impossible to get right. But while getting the words rødgrød med fløde (red porridge with cream) out may be a challenge, tasting the dessert is a straightforward delight for both Danes and foreigners.
The pudding is usually made with a mix of strawberries, raspberries, blackcurrants, and redcurrants, ideally picked from your own garden, and served with heavy cream to compliment the fresh taste of the red berries.
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Ironically, the famous Danish pastry is actually called Vienna bread in Denmark. That’s because the technique for making the Danish pastry was brought to Denmark by Austrian bakers in the 19
Since then the pastry has gradually been adjusted to the Danish taste and tradition, becoming the sweet multi-layered pastry we know today.
Usually the pastry is either filled with custard or jam and topped with either white or chocolate flavoured icing. Just perfect for coffee, or tea-time, in any setting. But beware, you’ll have crumbs all over the place after eating them!
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The name of this dessert literally translates as cold bowl with chamberlains, but it actually refers to a creamy cold buttermilk soup with crumbled biscuits.
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