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Morning pastry

Here in Denmark, we almost always have Danish pastry on the breakfast table. This recipe can be used for making, among other things, spandauer and many other delicious recipes for the breakfast table. Danish pastry is the epitome of morning pastry.
Author: Fattigfeinschmecker
Course: Baking, Breakfast
Cuisine: Danish
Keyword: Bake, Breakfast, Brunch, Grandma'S Food, Morning Cake
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Metric - US Customary

Ingredients

Basic Dough

  • 200 gram Milk
  • 25 gram Yeast
  • 40 gram Sugar
  • 1 pcs. Egg
  • 250 gram Flour
  • 50 gram Butter
  • 125 gram Flour

Folding the pastry

  • Dough above-mentioned dough
  • 500 gram Margarine

Cake Cream

  • 50 gram Sugar
  • 20 gram Vanilla Sugar
  • 35 gram Cornstarch
  • 0.5 pcs. Lemon grated peel
  • 2 pcs. Egg
  • 500 gram Whole Milk

Mayor’S Paste

  • 150 gram Marzipan
  • 150 gram Sugar
  • 150 gram Margarine

Instructions

Basic dough

  • Mix milk, yeast, sugar, and eggs thoroughly
  • Add the flour and knead. Use a hand mixer with dough hooks
  • Add butter – it should be soft, so give it 10-20 seconds in the microwave
  • Knead for 2-3 minutes until it comes together well
  • Add the rest of the flour and knead for 2-3 minutes
  • Sprinkle the table well with flour
  • Pour the dough onto the table and shape it into a ball (stretch it tightly)
  • Let the dough rest for 30 minutes

Folding the Danish dough

  • Roll the dough into a 30x30 square
  • Flatten the margarine into a square slightly smaller than the dough
  • Place the margarine in the center of the dough
  • Indent a border about 2 cm into the margarine at both ends of the dough
  • Fold the corners of the dough into the margarine, like wrapping a gift, and then fold the entire side into the center
  • Repeat steps 4 and 5 on the last two sides
  • Roll the dough 2 cm thick into a 1:3 rectangle – sprinkle a little flour on the table to prevent sticking
  • Fold the dough in thirds and rotate it 90 degrees Celsius (194 degrees Fahrenheit)
  • Repeat step 7, fold the dough in thirds, and rotate it 90 degrees Celsius (194 degrees Fahrenheit)
  • Repeat step 7, fold the dough in thirds

Make the pastries

  • Roll the dough out so it is about 40cm x 40cm
  • Cut the dough into 16 pieces (10cm x 10cm)
  • Fold the corners into the center of each piece and give the tips a slight press to secure them – if you want to make spandauer, you add the mayor's mixture in the center BEFORE folding the corners in
  • Make an indentation in the center by pressing down with a couple of fingers
  • Allow the pastries to rise for 30 minutes
  • Place a tablespoon of custard in the center
  • Bake the pastries at 180°C (355°F) fan-forced for about 20 minutes
  • Take them out of the oven and let them cool on the baking sheet, then optionally decorate with icing or powdered sugar

Custard

  • Put sugar, vanilla sugar, cornstarch, lemon peel, and eggs in a saucepan and whisk together well
  • Heat it up while whisking and add whole milk a little at a time
  • When the custard is nearing the boiling point, it will begin to thicken – it is important to keep stirring so it doesn't burn, and to ensure the custard boils for 1-2 minutes
  • Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the custard cool. If you need it to cool quickly, pour the custard into a bowl and place it in the refrigerator. Preferably cover with plastic wrap touching the surface to prevent a skin from forming

Mayor's mixture

  • Put sugar and marzipan in a bowl and mix with a hand mixer with dough hooks
  • Add a bit of margarine at a time and stop mixing when everything is combined – do not overmix

Notes

Tip: If you use butter instead of margarine, let the dough rest for 15-30 minutes in the refrigerator between steps 8-11!
When working with Danish dough, I often use these videos:
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