Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry. Recipezaar Recipe No.81698 by kiwidutch ( photo © kiwidutch)
My Aunty Barbara has been making this amazing dessert ever since I can remember and I now make it regularly because it’s always demolished whenever I take it anywhere. This is also a brilliant recipe because it uses basic ingredients to wonderful effect and is so easy to throw together.
The result looks like you slaved for hours, adding to the Wow factor and it’s refreshingly ” different ” to bring to a gathering in a country where many desserts are gorgeous but often smothered in a thick layer(s) of whipped cream.
I have included step-by-step photos to show you just how easy this recipe is.
If you make it exactly as shown I can assure you of 100% success because this is a recipe that has never let me down in all the years that I have been making it.
I hope that you enjoy it as much as we do !
Auntie Barbara’s Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry
Ingredients:
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4 ounces butter (115g)
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1 cup flour (250g)
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2 tablespoons water
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4 ounces butter (115g)
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1 cup water
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1 cup flour (250g)
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1 teaspoon almond essence
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3 eggs (whisked)
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walnuts or glace cherries, for decoration
Icing
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1 ½ cups icing sugar (powder sugar)
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1 ½ teaspoons vanilla essence (or a little less extract)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1-2 tablespoon warm water, (approximately)
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Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry. Recipezaar Recipe No.81698 by kiwidutch ( photo © kiwidutch)
Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry. Recipezaar Recipe No.81698 by kiwidutch ( photo © kiwidutch)
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. (1/4 inch) Note: This recipe makes one tray size pastry that you cut into slices afterwards, rather than individual pastries that I now understand North Americans might be used to.
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Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry. Recipezaar Recipe No.81698 by kiwidutch ( photo © kiwidutch)
Take the second quantity of butter and water: 4 ounces butter, 1 cup water; put into a saucepan and bring to a rolling boil.
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Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry. Recipezaar Recipe No.81698 by kiwidutch ( photo © kiwidutch)
Take off the heat, mix in all the second quantity of flour (1 cup) all at once.
Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry. Recipezaar Recipe No.81698 by kiwidutch ( photo © kiwidutch)
Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry. Recipezaar Recipe No.81698 by kiwidutch ( photo © kiwidutch)
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.
Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry. Recipezaar Recipe No.81698 by kiwidutch ( photo © kiwidutch)
Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry. Recipezaar Recipe No.81698 by kiwidutch ( photo © kiwidutch)
Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry. Recipezaar Recipe No.81698 by kiwidutch ( photo © kiwidutch)
Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry. Recipezaar Recipe No.81698 by kiwidutch ( photo © kiwidutch)
Spread the second mixture evenly over the first mixture.
Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry. Recipezaar Recipe No.81698 by kiwidutch ( photo © kiwidutch)
Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry. Recipezaar Recipe No.81698 by kiwidutch ( photo © kiwidutch)
Bake at 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit) for approximately 45 minutes or until light golden brown and topping is a little bit crisp.
Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry. Recipezaar Recipe No.81698 by kiwidutch ( photo © kiwidutch)
Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry. Recipezaar Recipe No.81698 by kiwidutch ( photo © kiwidutch)
Cool.
Glaze with icing. Spread icing over Danish and sprinkle with nuts or other decoration etc. as preferred.
Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry. Recipezaar Recipe No.81698 by kiwidutch ( photo © kiwidutch)
Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry. Recipezaar Recipe No.81698 by kiwidutch ( photo © kiwidutch)
Auntie Barbara's Yummy & Easy Danish Pastry. Recipezaar Recipe No.81698 by kiwidutch ( photo © kiwidutch)
