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Homemade Danish Pastry
Flaky, buttery Danish pastries with a cream cheese filling. Weekend baking at its finest.
Prep: 2 hours · Cook: 18 min · Total: 4 hours (+ overnight)12 servingsAdvanced4.7 (19 reviews)340 calories per serving
Last tested: 2026-09-10
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Servings12
📋 Ingredients
👩🍳 Instructions
- 1
Mix flour, sugar, salt, yeast, cold milk, egg, and butter. Knead 5 minutes. Chill 1 hour.
- 2
Laminate with butter: enclose butter block, perform 3 single folds with 30-minute chills between.
- 3
Roll to 5mm thickness. Cut into 15cm/6-inch squares.
- 4
Place a spoonful of cream cheese filling in the center of each.
- 5
Fold corners toward the center, pressing to seal.
- 6
Proof 1-1.5 hours until puffy.
- 7
Egg wash. Bake at 200°C/400°F for 16-18 minutes until golden.
- 8
Drizzle with icing sugar glaze while warm.
🔄 Swap Table
Original: Cream cheese filling
Swap: Almond paste or fruit preserves
Classic alternatives
Original: European butter
Swap: Regular butter (200g)
Less flaky but still good
Original: Egg wash
Swap: Milk wash
Less shiny, still golden
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