Authentic Danish Pastry Recipe Denmark, Europe

This crispy sweet is made with laminated dough, meaning the yeast-leavened dough is covered with butter and repeatedly folded over itself, which is a process fairly similar to one used to make puff pastry. Depending on the shape and ingredients, there exist various types of Danish pastry, such as frøsnapper, which is pastry twists sprinkled with sesame and poppy seeds, cinnamon rolls kanelsnegle, and poppy seed rolls tebirkes. There is also a chocolate bun chokoladebolle, a chocolate-glazed cinnamon roll direktørsnegl, and many more, as this is just the tip of an iceberg. However, the Danish pastry braid and spandauer, a round pastry filled with custard and jam, are the most popular varieties out of the entire Danish pastry family. All recipes start with making the dough, which is made with flour, butter, eggs, milk, sugar, yeast, and then left to rise up to an hour. It is then rolled out, and slices or shavings of ... Read more