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Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry.
photo by Susiecat too
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
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1 tray
- Serves:
- 10-20
ingredients
- 4 ounces butter (115g)
- 1 cup flour (250g)
- 2 tablespoons water
- 4 ounces butter (115g)
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup flour (250g)
- 1 teaspoon almond essence
- 3 eggs (whisked)
- walnuts or glace cherries, for decoration
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Icing
- 1 1⁄2 cups icing sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla essence (or a little less extract)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 -2 tablespoon warm water, approximately
directions
- Take the first 3 ingredients only: 4 ounces butter, 1 cup flour, and 2 tablespoons water; rub the butter into the flour; add the water. You will have a soft and slightly sticky ball.
- Spread this mixture out onto an unbuttered baking tray (cookie sheet) to an approximate 5 to 7 mm thickness.
- This recipe makes one tray size pastry that you cut into slices afterwards, rather than individual pastries that I now understand Americans might be used to.
- Take the second quantity of butter and water: 4 ounces butter, 1 cup water; put into a saucepan and bring to a rolling boil.
- Take off the heat, mix in all the second quantity of flour (1 cup) all at once.
- Stir until you have a smooth ball. I use a whisk for this and the following step as it goes much faster than with a wooden spoon.
- Add the almond essence and all the eggs at once and stir until your mixture is a smooth glossy paste.
- Spread the second mixture evenly over the first mixture.
- Bake at 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit) for approximately 45 minutes or until light golden brown and topping is a little bit crisp.
- Cool.
- Glaze with icing. Spread icing over Danish and sprinkle with nuts or other decoration etc. as preferred.
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Reviews
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Delicious! I slightly underbaked on accident, and so the top layer was dense instead of flaky, but still rich. I topped with homemade blueberry jam and the icing (though I did not use the whole recipe). I made the icing with 2 oz of cream cheese added and heavy cream instead of water. Sooo good. My husband has eaten 1/3 of it in about 30 minutes.
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This is so simple, and easy to make. I made this Danish Pastry this afternoon, and its already half gone! I followed the recipe exactly, and it turned out perfect. I wish I had some apples or some cherry sauce to drizzle over top for something different, but the icing in the recipe is pretty darn good just the way it is! Thank you for posting this recipe- its already in my cookbook, and I am sure I will be making it again, and again! :) I recommended making this, most defiantly!
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I was rather intrigued when I first came across this recipe but now I'm seriously glad I made it! It's not too sweet and the almond taste is nice (I did find the egg taste a bit predominant though). I added half a cup ground almonds to the icing and then sprinkled slivered almonds on top. Not only tasty but also pleasing to the eye!
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Delicious! I slightly underbaked on accident, and so the top layer was dense instead of flaky, but still rich. I topped with homemade blueberry jam and the icing (though I did not use the whole recipe). I made the icing with 2 oz of cream cheese added and heavy cream instead of water. Sooo good. My husband has eaten 1/3 of it in about 30 minutes.
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OUTSTANDING, just ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING! I enjoyed making this recipe & much as I did consuming the final product! I used slivered almonds instead of walnuts or pecans, & I did include the cherries! Obviously not something I'd make everyday, but certainly worth making for a special occasion! Thank you very much for sharing this great recipe! [Tagged, made & reviewed in Please Review my Recipe cooking game]
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
kiwidutch
Netherlands