4 minute danish Recipes

almond filling - mandelcreme, soft butter, sugar, egg yolk, rum, almonds -- ground, work butter to a cream. add sugar slowly and beat until fluffy. add the egg yolk and beat well. blend in the rum and fold in the ground almonds., will make about 1/2 cup., apricot glaze - abrikosglasur, apricot jam, place jam in a small, heavy saucepan and bring it to a boil. cook slowly 10 minutes, or until thick. press through a sieve and spread while hot in a very thin film over breads, pastries and cakes., butter cream filling - smorcreme, soft butter, powdered sugar, sherry, coffee, almonds -- chopped, cream butter ., beat in powdered sugar until smooth ., beat in the wine and coffee., use as a filling and/or frosting for any layer cake. sprinkle chopped almonds on top, and spread around the sides of the frosted cake., chocolate filling - chokoladecreme, milk, flour, cornstarch, sugar, salt, unsweetened chocolate, eggs -- beaten, vanilla, scald the milk. mix flour , cornstarch, sugar and salt well and stir very slowly into scalded milk. cook until thick., melt chocolate in top of double boiler over hot water and add to cooked mixture., add eggs. boil 2 minutes ., stir in vanilla. if you wish a glossy filling , stir in 2 tbsp butter after the filling has been removed from the heat., date filling - dadelcreme, sugar, dates -- pitted & ground, water, lemon rind -- grated, almonds -- chopped, mix all ingredients and cook over low heat about 5 minutes, stirring to prevent sticking or scorching. if filling becomes too thick wihle cooking, add a little more water.

unsalted butter, scant 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh compressed yeast, generous 1/2 cup cold water, bread flour , plus extra if needed, salt, granulated sugar, generous 1/2 cup whole milk, room temperature unsalted butter, bittersweet chocolate, chopped, almond cream , recipe follows, hydrated raisins , recipe follows, almond cream , recipe follows, canned fruit, egg yolks, egg, scant 1/4 cup whole milk, place the rolled croissants on a parchment covered baking sheet ; spaced about 2 inches apart. loosely cover the baking sheet with plastic wrap. allow the croissants to proof at room temperature until they have doubled in size and appear light and full of air; about 1 1/2 to 3 hours depending on the temperature of the room and of the dough., preheat the oven to 375 degrees f., make an egg wash by whisking together the egg yolks , whole egg, and milk in a small bowl until well combined. with a pastry brush, very gently coat the pastries completely with egg wash. bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes., leftovers can be stored in the freezer if well wrapped in plastic wrap for up to 2 weeks. thaw at room temperature and warm in the oven before serving., almond cream is always baked to a spongy, cake-like texture and can be used by itself or in combination with nuts or fruits. the addition of starch to this recipe ensures that it will not run out of a pastry shell during the cooking process., room temperature unsalted butter, generous 1/2 cup granulated sugar, generous 1 cup almond flour, egg, scant 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, i like to use hydrated raisins in a lot of recipes. i always keep a jar of them in the refrigerator. the proportion i use for adding the liquor is about to 10 to 20 percent of the weight of the water. if you do not dilute the liquor with water, be prepared for a very strong burst of flavor., raisins, water , as needed, dark rum or flavored liquor

equipment needed, use a stand mixer for this recipe. most hand-held mixers will not hold, up to the strength of this dough ., recipe tidbits, preparation time : 24 hours, croissants or pain au chocolat or pain au raisin or danish, prep time : 6 hours, cook time : 10 minutes, difficulty : expert, ok now the sissy part, lazy to do all of that., i make a 2# batch of bread in my bread machine. well up to the dough part. then i do the buttering and the chilling like jacques says., unsalted butter, loosely packed fresh compressed yeast, cold water, bread flour , plus extra if needed, salt, granulated sugar, whole milk, unsalted butter, room temperature, unsalted butter, room temperature, bittersweet chocolate, chopped, almond cream , recipe follows, hydrated raisins , recipe follows, almond cream , recipe follows, canned fruit, lrg egg yolks i large egg, whole milk