Friday, July 30, 2010

Danish Dough

These are pastry's made with danish dough.
Here dough is cut with a round cutter making it into strips.
It is then stretched out, twisted and shaped into either race tracks or figure 8's and egg washed
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After being proofed (allowed to rise in a humid environment) the figure 8's are filled with lemon and raspberry filling and baked.
These are Kleiners.  Danish dough is filled with cinn & sugar, and then small cuts are put in the middle, allowing  the top to go through the cut, and are then egg washed.
After being proofed the centers are filled with apple, and baked.
Pinwheels are made by cutting dough into squares, slit are cut in each corner, and a blob of almond filling is put in the center.  Every other corner is folded into the center, creating a pinwheel.
After being proofed they are filled with cherry, and then baked.
Cheese danishes are made by cutting the dough into squares, a blob of remonce (creamed butter, sugar, and marzipan) is put in the center, and the corners are folded in.  After being proofed they are baked.