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Arla’s Danish Pastry Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Pastry strips:
• 1 cup flour
• ˝ cup butter
• 1 Tbsp. water

Pastry wash:
• 1 cup water
• ˝ cup butter
• 1 cup flour
• 3 eggs
• ˝ tsp. almond extract

Pastry icing:
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 Tbsp. butter (softened)
• 1 Tbsp. cream
• 1 tsp. almond extract
• ˝ cup chopped pecans (optional - reserved)
Directions:
Directions:
Pastry strips:
Mix above ingredients and roll out slightly, as you would for a thick pie crust. Divide in half and place on a cookie sheet in the form of 2 long pastry strips, about 3” wide each.

Pastry wash:
Bring water to boil. Dissolve butter in boiling water. Remove from burner, add flour and stir in eggs (one at a time) until smooth. Add almond extract, stir. Spread mixture on top of pastry strips.
Bake at 450°F for 10 minutes, then 350°F for 40 minutes until golden brown. Remove to cool.

Pastry Icing:
Mix above ingredients to icing consistency. Spread icing on pastry strips, (optional: sprinkle chopped nuts on top of icing).

Slice pastry strips, diagonally, into 1”- 2” wide pieces. Serve cool or slightly warmed. Enjoy with your favorite cup of coffee, tea, hot chocolate or milk.

 

 

 

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