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Danish Pastry

A favourite of the Danish people – this rich pastry is an absolute delight. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Danish Pastry
Main Ingredients Croissant, Mixed fruit jam
Cuisine Denmark
Course Snacks and Starters
Prep Time 16-20 minutes
Cook time 26-30 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Sweet
Level of Cooking Moderate
Others Veg
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Ingredients list for Danish Pastry

  • 500 grams Croissant dough
  • as required Mixed fruit jam
  • for greasing Butter
  • for dusting Refined flour (maida)
  • Milk for brushing
  • as required Pineapple jam
  • Sugar icing
  • 2 tablespoons Icing sugar
  • 1-1½ tablespoons Milk

Method

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  1. Preheat oven to 180ºC. Grease a baking tray with some butter and dust some flour.
  2. Dust a worktop with some flour, place the dough and roll out to a thin rectangular sheet.Trim the edges and reserve them. Cut the sheet into equal squares.
  3. Shape 1 – take a square, brush some water in the center and press the two opposite ends in the center. Place it on a greased baking tray.
  4. Shape 2 – take another square, diagonally cut the ends midway, brush some water in the center, press in 4 sides in the center and create a dent in the center. Place it on a greased baking tray.
  5. Shape 3 – take another square, fold the opposite side, make 2 cuts, open the sheet, brush some water in the center and fold the edges over-lapping each other.
  6. Shape 4 – take a trimmed edge, twist it and roll it inside.
  7. Shape 5 – take a square, brush some water over and fold in all the edges.
  8. Shape 6 – take a square, diagonally cut the ends midway, fold the cut edges on the opposite direction. Slit the open sides.
  9. Place the prepared pastries on a greased baking tray, cover with damp muslin cloth and set aside for 5-7 minutes.
  10. Brush some milk on top. Place the baking tray in preheated oven and bake for 12-15 minutes.
  11. Fill the center of baked Danish pastries with pineapple jam and mixed fruit jam. Place back the baking tray in preheated oven and bake for 1 minute.
  12. To prepare sugar icing, take icing sugar in a bowl. Add milk and whisk well. Fill it in a piping bag and pipe it out on top of some Danish pastries.
  13. Serve.

Nutrition Info

Calories 1957
Carbohydrates 409.3
Protein 56.5
Fat 10.3
Other Fiber Zinc- 3mg
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