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Danish pastries
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Danish pastries

19 ingredients 20 min Makes 18 pastries openrecipes
Danish pastries

Turn the kitchen into your own little patisserie with this step-by-step guide to buttery Danish pastries

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

984
Calories
29g
Protein
29g
Fat
154g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Maple Syrup 1 tbsp (20ml) 52
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Pecan 1 half (4g) 20
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 250g strong white flour , plus extra for dusting
  • 250g plain flour
  • 7g sachet fast-action yeast
  • 50g golden caster sugar
  • 150ml whole or semi-skimmed milk
  • 1 large egg , beaten plus extra beaten egg to glaze
  • 250g pack lightly salted butter , not fridge cold but not soft, cut into 8 even slices
  • 85g pecans , plus a few extra, chopped
  • 50g light muscovado sugar , plus extra for sprinkling
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 25g softened butter
  • 150g tub custard
  • 2 x 320g cans apricots
  • few tsps apricot jam
  • 50g raisins
  • 25g caster sugar
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 50g soft butter
  • 50g icing sugar

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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