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Dough: Basic Danish Dough

Source of Recipe

Candy - Adapted from Joy of Cooking


List of Ingredients

2 Eggs, beaten
3/4 c Warm milk (about 110
Degrees)
1/4 oz Package of active dry yeast
4 c Bread flour
1 ts Salt
2 tb Sugar
1 1/2 c Butter
1 1/2 ts Ground cardamom




Recipe

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a mixing bowl whisk the eggs, milk and yeast together. Let the mixture sit for 15 minutes under refrigeration. Using a pastry blender, blend the flour, salt, sugar, and cardamom together. Work the yeast mixture into the flour. Knead the dough until smooth, about 2 minutes.

Form the dough into a ball and allow to rest, about 20 minutes in the refrigerator. Beat 1 1/2 cups butter until smooth.

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and roll into an oblong about 3/8 inches thick. Dot 1/3 of the butter over 2/3 of the dough. Fold the undotted dough over the remaining third of the butter-dotted portion. The dough is now in 3 layers.

Roll the dough out gently into an oblong, 3/8-inch thick. Repeat the folding process two more times. Cover and chill the dough for 2 hours. Roll the dough into the desired shapes. Following the rolling techniques.