Danish Pastry Dough Recipe

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Danish Pastry Dough
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
1958
Calories
Total time
65
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Warm milk to 110 degrees.
  2. Sprinkle yeast over milk, let sit for 5 minutes then whisk inches.
  3. Add eggs and vanilla, whisk until just mixed.
  4. Put dry ingredients in food processor and pulse to mix.
  5. Add 3 Tbl of the butter, pulse until butter is well incorporated.
  6. Put dry ingredients in mixing bowl with dough hook, add wet ingredients and knead until just smooth and no dry spots remain.
  7. Don't overknead.
  8. Dough should be slightly wet.
  9. Place dough on lightly floured sheet pan, shape into rough rectangle, dust top with flour, cover with plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  10. Roll dough on lightly floured work surface into a 26x13 inch rectangle.
  11. Position so that short side is closest to you.
  12. Butter should be soft enough to spread, but not so soft that it is melting.
  13. Spread butter by hand over lower 2/3 of dough, leaving a 1/2 inch border around side and bottom edges.
  14. Fold upper 1/3 of dough toward the centerof the rectangle, then fold the lower 2/3 over that.
  15. Crimp short edges and seam with your fingers to seal in butter.
  16. Turn dough so that crimped edge is to your right.
  17. Roll dough to a 21x13 inch rectangle, using only enough flour to keep the dough from sticking.
  18. Brush off excess flour.
  19. Fold top 1/3 of dough toward the middle, then lower 2/3 up over that.
  20. Place on sheetpan, cover and refrigerate for 45 minutes.
  21. Repeat this process 3 more times refrigerating for 30 minutes between each turn.
  22. When all turns are complete, place on sheetpan, cover well with plastic and let dough rest overnight in the refrigerator.
  23. At this point dough can be refrigerated for 2 days or frozen for 2 weeks.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1958.21 Kcal (8199 kJ)
Calories from fat 386.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 42.91g 66%
Cholesterol 127.27mg 42%
Sodium 1795.12mg 75%
Potassium 821.47mg 17%
Total Carbs 341.87g 114%
Sugars 30.26g 121%
Dietary Fiber 13.05g 52%
Protein 47.85g 96%
Iron 5.2mg 29%
Calcium 282.3mg 28%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 292.3 Kcal (1224 kJ)
Calories from fat 57.64 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.4g 66%
Cholesterol 19mg 42%
Sodium 267.96mg 75%
Potassium 122.62mg 17%
Total Carbs 51.03g 114%
Sugars 4.52g 121%
Dietary Fiber 1.95g 52%
Protein 7.14g 96%
Iron 0.8mg 29%
Calcium 42.1mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 41.9
    Points
  • 51
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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