Christmas Danish Pastry Recipe

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Christmas Danish Pastry
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp yeast
  • 2 cups warm milk
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 -2 egg
  • 6 cups flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup melted butter

Directions:

  1. Read and Follow Carefully!
  2. Pastry: Place butter and sugar in 4-quart bowl, pour heated milk over fat.
  3. Let stand while yeast dissolves in 1/2 cup water and 1 tbs sugar.
  4. Stir and let stand for 5 minutes.
  5. When yeast is dissolved and bubbly, add eggs and beat well.
  6. Add yeast/egg mixture to cooled milk mixture.
  7. Add salt to flour in sifter and sift in to bowl of above ingredients.
  8. Beat with a spoon until all flour is added to make a soft dough.
  9. Let rise until double.
  10. Custard: Heat milk.
  11. Mix sugar, salt and flour together and stir into hot milk.
  12. Stir until thick, beat egg yolk and gradually add hot mixture TO YOLK until hot and then add back to original mixture.
  13. Cook 1 minute more.
  14. Let cool.
  15. Almond Filling: Beat all ingredients together with mixer.
  16. Crumb Mixture: Combine flour, sugar and walnuts; mix in the 1/2 cup butter until well mixed.
  17. Assembly: Divide dough into 3 portions, or, make up to 12 small pastries.
  18. Roll out to about 1/4 to 1/2 thick rectangles, long side perpendicular to you works best.
  19. Place fillings down center of rectangle in this order: Custard, almond filling, crumb mixture.
  20. Cut equal number of slits on both sides of rectangle, leaving the center 1/3 of dough intact with fillings.
  21. Braid the strips you just cut over the fillings.
  22. Place pastries in foil lined pans, brush with egg white beaten with 2 tbs water.
  23. Place halved maraschino cherries, like buttons, down the top and sprinkle with more crumb mixture.
  24. Bake at 350°F for 20 min for small pastries, 30 minutes for medium, and 35-40 minutes for large.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 847.27 Kcal (3547 kJ)
Calories from fat 359.56 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 39.95g 61%
Cholesterol 82.92mg 28%
Sodium 2054.81mg 86%
Potassium 359.39mg 8%
Total Carbs 108.38g 36%
Sugars 27.97g 112%
Dietary Fiber 9.08g 36%
Protein 14.98g 30%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 8%
Iron 5.3mg 29%
Calcium 329mg 33%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 312.93 Kcal (1310 kJ)
Calories from fat 132.8 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.76g 61%
Cholesterol 30.63mg 28%
Sodium 758.92mg 86%
Potassium 132.74mg 8%
Total Carbs 40.03g 36%
Sugars 10.33g 112%
Dietary Fiber 3.35g 36%
Protein 5.53g 30%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 8%
Iron 2mg 29%
Calcium 121.5mg 33%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 19.5
    Points
  • 23
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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