Danish pastry recipe

Danish Pastry recipe

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In this blog post I will guide you thru the steps and ingredients needed to craft this recipe. Grab your favorite apron and let's start.
If you're craving a flaky and buttery treat, look no further than this Danish pastry recipe. With its origins in Denmark, this delectable pastry is known for its light and airy texture. The recipe takes you through the steps of making a rich and tender dough, which is then filled with various sweet or savory fillings like fruit jams, cream cheese, or almond paste. Once baked to golden perfection, these pastries are often topped with a sweet glaze or sprinkled with powdered sugar. Get ready to indulge in a delightful combination of flavors and textures with this classic Danish pastry recipe.

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Danish pastry recipe details

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Ingredients

2 sticks margarine

2 cups flour

1 egg yolk

1 cup sour cream

2 Tablespoons cinnamon

1/3 cup sugar

1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Instructions:

Blend margarine and flour. Beat egg yolk with fork. Add beaten egg yolk and sour cream to flour mixture. Mix the dough (it will be sticky). Put mixture on well-floured waxed paper. Refrigerate 1-1/2 hours or more. Divide onto fourths. Roll each fourth into a circle like a pie. Mix cinnamon, sugar, and nuts. Cover each circle with the mixture and cut into 8 wedges. Roll wedges and place on a cookie sheet.

Bake 22 to 28 minutes at 375 degrees.