Thursday, April 11, 2013

PASRIES & VARIATIONS: Here are 2 more ways to use Danish pastry dough to turn out delicious products that you might like to serve at breakfast, tea time or any time.



HAZELNUT PASTRIES:

 

 

 

1 quantity of basic Danish pastry, see basic recipe

hazelnut filling:

    1 cup toasted hazelnut                                            
    ¼ cup sugar
    3 tbsp. rum                                                 
    ½ tsp. almond extract
    1 egg white                                                 
 
glaze:

    ¼ cup powdered sugar, sifted                                             
    1 to 2 tsp. rum

egg wash

 

 

 

Divide Danish pastry dough into 2 pieces. Roll each piece into 22 x 9-inch rectangle. Put on baking sheet and refrigerate 15 minutes.

 

Meanwhile, mix filling ingredients well together; then spread mixture over one dough rectangle. Cover with second rectangle. Press edges together to seal.

 

Cut long side of dough into 1-inch wide pieces. Make a 3-inch long slit near one end of each piece. Twist the other end before pulling it through opening. Transfer cut pastries to baking sheets. Cover with towel and let rise in a warm place for 30-60 minutes to double in bulk.

 

Preheat oven to 425 degree F. Brush pastries with egg wash and bake 15 minutes or until golden. Transfer to cool on racks.

 

Make glaze by combining powered sugar with rum. Drizzle glaze over hot pastries.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ROOSTER COMBS DANISH PASTRIES:
 
 
1 quantity Danish pastry, see recipe                                       
almond filling:
    ½ cup ground almonds                                           
    ½ egg, beaten
    3 tbsp. sugar                                                                       
    1-2 drops almond extract
beaten egg                                                                   
2 tbsp. sugar
 
 
 
Roll out pastry to an oblong 3½-inch in width and divisible by 5 inches in length.  Mix filling ingredients together; then place it in a line just below the middle of the length of the pastry. Brush the bottom edge with beaten egg. Fold pastry over, seal edges well. Cut pastry into 5-inch pieces. Make 5 incisions along the outer edge of each piece and bend the pastry into a rooster-comb shape. Place pastries on greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30-60 minutes.
 
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Glaze pastries with beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes.

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