Danish Pastry Dough Recipe (Easy Method)

This danish pastry is simply the best dough to have on hand for yummy jam or cheese-filled danish desserts. The result will be golden brown, buttery, and flaky perfection.

Course Pastries

Cuisine Danish

Keyword Danish Pastry, Danish Pastry Recipe, Pastry dough

Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Servings pastries

Calories 193kcal

Author Natalya Drozhzhin

Ingredients

1 cup milk, lukewarm
2 tsp dry yeast Instant or Active
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
3 cups all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
8 oz unsalted butter frozen

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Instructions

Warm 1/2 cup of milk to 110°F. Combine warmed milk with yeast and sugar, let it sit for 10 minutes until the yeast blooms.
In a separate dish, add remaining 1/2 cup of milk and egg. Whisk until well combined.
Into a separate large bowl, add flour and salt. Grate frozen butter on the large side of a grater. Toss butter with flour as you grate it in.
Add all the liquid ingredients to the butter/flour mixture. Using a spatula, stir to combine together until you have everything combined. Dough may look rough and sticky, that is normal.
Cover the bowl with a wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
Sprinkle the working surface lightly with flour. Roll out the dough into a rectangular shape, about 1/3 inch thick. Fold dough over like a paper, then roll again to 1/3 inch thick. Repeat 3 times until you reach smooth dough. Work quickly to prevent butter from melting.
Place plastic wrap or parchment paper on the dough and fold it over. Leave to refrigerate for at least 2 more hours.

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